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Security - 12 August 2026
Rwanda and Qatar Deepen Military Cooperation Through Training
Gako, August 12, 2026 - Rwanda and Qatar have expanded military cooperation with the completion of a seven-week Military Police and leaders' protection course at Gako Military Academy.
By Amina Kabasele - 2 min read
Security - 12 August 2026
Rapid Support Forces Launch Coordinated Drone Attacks On Major Cities
Khartoum, August 12, 2026 - The Rapid Support Forces launched coordinated kamikaze drone attacks against several major Sudanese cities, including El Obeid, Atbara, Omdurman and Khartoum North, signaling a continued…
By Amina Kabasele - 2 min read
Security - 12 August 2026
Uganda Faces Scrutiny Over Planned Gaza Deployment
Kampala, August 12, 2026 - Uganda's planned participation in an international stabilisation force for Gaza has opened a domestic debate over how far the country should extend its security role beyond East Africa.
By Amina Kabasele - 2 min read
Security - 11 August 2026
Analyst Says Washington Deal Is Political Mineral Gateway, Not Finished Peace
Kinshasa, August 11, 2026 - Analyst Patrick Mbeko criticized the August 7 diplomatic arrangement involving the United States, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, describing it as a political framework…
By Amina Kabasele - 2 min read
Security - 11 August 2026
FDLR Re-Enters Fighting In Eastern DRC Amid Renewed Clashes
Kalehe, August 11, 2026 - Fighting intensified in parts of Kalehe Territory in South Kivu, involving AFC/M23 and forces aligned with the DRC government, including the FDLR, Burundian troops, Wazalendo armed groups and…
By Amina Kabasele - 2 min read
Security - 11 August 2026
ADF Raids Trigger Mourning Strike In Mambasa
Mambasa, August 11, 2026 - ADF attacks across the Babila Babombi area of Mambasa territory caused a new wave of civilian casualties and abductions in early August, prompting local civil society to announce a day of…
By Amina Kabasele - 2 min read
Security - 11 August 2026
Cholera And RSF Blockade Deepen Crisis In North Kordofan
Al-Mazroub, August 11, 2026 - The humanitarian situation in North Kordofan has deteriorated sharply as a cholera outbreak converges with combat, supply shortages and allegations of abuses by the Rapid Support Forces…
By Amina Kabasele - 2 min read
Security - 11 August 2026
Islamist-Aligned Forces Show Signs of Retrenchment
Khartoum, August 11, 2026 - Islamist-aligned armed and media networks backing the Sudanese army are showing signs of a reduced public profile, amid the mounting cost of the war, Western sanctions and regional pressure…
By Amina Kabasele - 2 min read
Security - 11 August 2026
RSF Pushes Into Geisan Near Ethiopian Border
Geisan, August 11, 2026 - Rapid Support Forces fighters seized large parts of Geisan in the Blue Nile region after launching an early morning assault with heavy artillery and drones, while the Sudanese army retained…
By Amina Kabasele - 2 min read
Security - 11 August 2026
RSF-SPLM-N Alliance Attacks Geisan In Blue Nile
Geisan, August 11, 2026 - An alliance of the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North launched a heavy attack on Geisan in Sudan's Blue Nile region, intensifying fighting near the Ethiopian border.
By Amina Kabasele - 2 min read
Security - 10 August 2026
Kinshasa Urges POW Protections At UN Meeting
New York, August 10, 2026 - The Democratic Republic of the Congo used a United Nations Arria formula meeting to press for stronger protection of prisoners of war and other people caught in armed conflict, including…
By Amina Kabasele - 2 min read
Security - 9 August 2026
DRC Urges UN Response to ADF Violence
Kinshasa, August 9, 2026 - The DRC used a United Nations Security Council meeting on August 5 to call for a comprehensive international response to the Allied Democratic Forces, citing massacres, abductions and sexual…
By Amina Kabasele - 2 min read