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A UN Panel Puts Colombian Contractors at the Centre of Sudan’s War
A UN Panel Puts Colombian Contractors at the Centre of Sudan’s War By Amina Diarra · September 4, 2026 · 7 min read Africa Intelligence SUDAN · GEOPOLITICS Key Facts —What… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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UN report details foreign networks fueling war in Sudan
The United Nations said in a report Thursday that foreign networks are helping fuel the brutal war in Sudan that has raged between the army and the paramilitary group Rapid Security Forces since 2023, killing at least 59,000 people, displacing some 13 million and pushing many parts of the African nation into famine. Continue reading
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Fuelling Sudan’s conflict: weapons, fighters and external support networks
Fuelling Sudan’s conflict: weapons, fighters and external support networks Advance unedited version Distr.: General 1 September 2026 Original: English Human Rights Council Sixty-third session 7 September–9 October 2026 Agenda item 2… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Sudan: External support networks are fuelling conflict and civilian harm, UN Fact-Finding Mission warns
Foreign recruitment and external support networks are fuelling the war in Sudan, strengthening the military capabilities of the country’s warring parties and enabling increasingly sophisticated military operations with devastating consequences for civilians, the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan said in a new report today. Continue reading
High Commissioner Türk: We need an effective international framework to regulate the activities of private military and security companies
High Commissioner Türk: We need an effective international framework to regulate the activities of private military and security companies 27 April 2026 Delivered by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
JOVANA JEZDIMIROVIC RANITO
Dr. Jovana Jezdimirovic Ranito is a Serbian-born scholar of international security and the private use of force who occupies an unusual dual position: a tenured-track academic post at the University of Twente’s honours college, University College Twente (UCT/ATLAS), and, concurrently, one of the most consequential international human-rights mandates dealing with privatized force — Chairperson-Rapporteur of the UN Human Rights Council’s Working Group on the Use of Mercenaries. Continue reading
A/HRC/60/27: Role of mercenaries, mercenary-related actors and private military and security companies in the exploitation of natural resources,
A/HRC/60/27: Role of mercenaries, mercenary-related actors and private military and security companies in the exploitation of natural resources You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
A/80/329: Role of mercenaries, mercenary-related actors and private military and/or security companies as proxies, enablers and facilitators
A/80/329: Role of mercenaries, mercenary-related actors and private military and/or security companies as proxies, enablers and facilitators You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to subscribe
UN report says Libyan territory used in covert air route supplying Sudan’s RSF
UN report says Libyan territory used in covert air route supplying Sudan’s RSF by SafaAlharathy Sat, 01/08/2026 – 14:28 A United Nations panel of experts has found that a covert air… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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A New Draft UN Report Confirms Reuters’ Findings and Proves the Use of Boeing Aircraft to Transport Weapons, Ammunition, and Mercenaries to Sudan
A New Draft UN Report Confirms Reuters’ Findings and Proves the Use of Boeing Aircraft to Transport Weapons, Ammunition, and Mercenaries to Sudan News On Jul 31, 2026 Sudanhorizon – Agencies… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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