Donald Trump has offered renewed U.S. mediation over Ethiopia’s GERD dispute with Egypt and Sudan, proposing drought safeguards and energy cooperation as tensions rise over Nile water security.
Ambassadors from Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Sudan left Mogadishu on 17 January 2026 to attend the Northeast Somalia President’s inauguration, underscoring rising foreign support for Somalia’s federal state-building.
The Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been accused of carrying out a drone strike on a children's learning center in Kalogi, Kordofan, killing fifty people—thirty-three of them children. Multiple sources reported that the attack was conducted using unmanned drones, with health and human rights organizations describing the strike as intentional. The incident adds to a growing list of abuses documented in Sudan since the conflict erupted in April 2023, as rights groups warn of worsening atrocities against civilians.
For nearly 39 years, Sudan granted full scholarships to Somali students during some of Somalia’s most challenging periods. “Somalia is now giving back that same support with gratitude,” a Ministry official said.
Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announced a three-month unilateral humanitarian ceasefire on Monday, following the rejection of an international proposal by military leader Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan. RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo “Hemedti” said the ceasefire aims to halt fighting, protect civilians, and ensure delivery of aid. Burhan criticized the plan, saying it would weaken the Sudanese Armed Forces and legitimize RSF control in some areas.
