Cameron Hudson
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My latest in @nytimes about the likelihood of multiple new wars breaking out across the Horn of Africa at the same time that the Trump Administration is dismantling America's expertise and institutions that have enabled its previous peacemaking there.@csis
nytimes.com
America’s commitment to helping stabilize the Horn of Africa might have been taken for granted a few months ago. Not anymore.
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The first trickle of aid, from a local group, has finally reached El Fasher since its fall to the RSF in October.
nytimes.com
A local group negotiated permission from the paramilitary force controlling El Fasher, offering a rare glimpse into conditions after a massacre.
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The AU would do well to coordinate a plan with the UN and other bilateral donors interested in supporting an intra-Sudanese political dialogue. That is a space where the US will not be competing to organize.
sudantribune.com
December 11, 2025 (DJIBOUTI) – The African Union and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) have indefinitely postponed consultations between Sudanese political factions scheduled for...
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Should War Return, It Will Be Over Asmara’s Political Fixation, Not Ethiopia’s Geography. Not sure I buy this take.
hornreview.org
The increasingly prevalent narrative predicting renewed conflict between Ethiopia and Eritrea is often filtered through the reductive lens of maritime access. Commentators routinely assert, almost...
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I applaud the UK for sanctioning the actual RSF for the crimes they committed in El Fasher and not just their Colombian mercenaries.
gov.uk
The UK has sanctioned individuals suspected of atrocities including mass killings, sexual violence, and deliberate attacks on civilians in El Fasher, Sudan.
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This statement presumably comes in response to yesterday's @HouseForeignGOP hearing in which the members argued that "UAE is guilty up to their ears" in Sudan: Statement by the Embassy of the UAE in Washington Regarding Sudan. https://t.co/fiQvWx69ee
uae-embassy.org
The Sudanese people have suffered for over two and a half years from a brutal civil war between two Generals, which has resulted in countless civilians killed; hospitals, homes, and health-care...
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This statement presumably comes in response to yesterday's @HouseForeignGOP hearing in which the members argued that "UAE is guilty up to their ears" in Sudan: Statement by the Embassy of the UAE in Washington Regarding Sudan. https://t.co/fiQvWx69ee
uae-embassy.org
The Sudanese people have suffered for over two and a half years from a brutal civil war between two Generals, which has resulted in countless civilians killed; hospitals, homes, and health-care...
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As hunger and displacement in Sudan👆 food rations go👇. Cruel fate.
reuters.com
A war that erupted in 2023 has caused what the U.N. has described as the world's worst humanitarian crisis.
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Eritrea has withdrawn its Membership from IGAD citing "no discernible strategic benefit to all its constituencies and failing to contribute to the stability of the region." Once again, its hard to disagree but further fracturing of the Horn not good either. https://t.co/O9ZluF9GqL
shabait.com
Eritrea has formally informed the IGAD Secretary General of its decision to withdraw from the Organization.Eritrea’s decision stems from, and is predicated, on the following poignant facts and...
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most US thinking on Sudan is driven by opinions formed in the 90s-2000s under Bashir. There's no current understanding of how political, religious, diplomatic or social dynamics evolved in the last 30 years. How can we ever think we will get it right if we are so far out of date?
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- 3, there was an undertone of frustration with Special Envoy Boulos, that he doesnt brief Congress, wasnt testifying today, and that he is not senior enough. Many calls for a Sudan Special Envoy, which I think will go ignored by Trump. - 4, it is clear as I argued before, that
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"SAF and RSF have a common enemy: Christianity" - 2, It is clearly policy of the US Government not to publicly mention UAE in the context of the war. The @AsstSecStateAF official contorted himself repeatedly not to say the world--giving strong Voldemort vibes.
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will result in unhelpful responses. - 1, Sudan is on track now to be listed as a country of particular concern for religious freedom, which wont likely have a specific practical impact but will any kind of engagement track with authorities there more difficult. One member argued:
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If you wondered if the US sees an equivalency between Burhan and Hemedti, Im guessing this "twin butchers of Sudan" label will answer that. Today's hearing was a mostly unhelpful, mostly inaccurate tourists view of the war in Sudan; mostly misdiagnosed the problems; and mostly
Since 2023, two warlords—the “twin butchers of Sudan,” Burhan (SAF) and Hemedti (RSF)—have unleashed mass killings, abductions, and the systematic rape of women and children. All of it continues with near-total impunity.
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US possibly relocating drone operations to Cote d'Ivoire and why that matters. Some thoughts from me on how US intel collection in the region are under strain.
reuters.com
Ivory Coast wants the Trump administration to station U.S. spy planes in the country’s north to carry out cross-border operations targeting Al Qaeda-allied jihadists wreaking havoc across the Sahel,...
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Yes, by all means watch here to see a State Department career employee bend over backwards to avoid saying "UAE" when asked by every congressperson to discuss their role, only to mention the negative role being played by all outside actors in Sudan's war. Wonder how Egypt and KSA
Watch here: "Stopping the Bloodshed: U.S. Response to Crimes Against Humanity in Sudan"
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China withdrawing from Sudan's oil sector is a bigger deal than is being acknowledged. Forget the $2billion/year it brings in, China was once Sudan's biggest protector because of oil. Shows how much has changed in 20 years that they arent relevant today.
sudantribune.com
December 9, 2025 (KHARTOUM) – The decision by the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) to dissolve its partnership in Sudan’s oil sector ahead of schedule has deepened the economic gloom...
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"President Isaias has engineered a system in which prosperity is treated as a threat, regional cooperation as vulnerability, and isolation as a strategy for regime survival. Eritrea’s tragedy is not simply underdevelopment—it is the purposeful construction of poverty, weaponized
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