... contradictions between the parties vying for power
have led
to armed clashes between the army and the so-called Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The speed of escalation and scale of the fighting indicate that the country is now faced with a real prospect of civil war, which could indefinitely postpone the transit of power to the civilian government, turning Sudan into one of the hottest spots in the world for many years to come.
What caused the current conflict
Nikita Panin:
When Africa Is Just Around the ...
... negative trends in the world economy, social and property polarization, the deepest crisis in international relations and the insufficient effectiveness of socially-oriented programs of national development, the prerequisites for coup d’état and civil war in various countries arise. For example, Africa
reached
last year an annual record (4) in the number of successful military coups in the 21
st
century. Currently, dozens of civil wars, minor internal conflicts, a skirmishes and clashes are ...
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