Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have killed at least 50 people in Khartoum over the past week, as fighting with the army for control of the capital intensifies.

The Sudanese army announced it has broken a nearly two-year siege imposed by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the crucial southern state capital of el-Obeid.

On November 18, Russia blocked a United Nations Security Council resolution urging an immediate ceasefire in Sudan. The resolution, drafted by the United Kingdom and Sierra Leone, called for a halt to hostilities between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), safe passage for civilians, and measures to alleviate a worsening humanitarian crisis that has reached catastrophic proportions.

Amid a prolonged crisis and armed confrontation between the Sudanese Army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Sudan's Minister of Energy and Petroleum, Mohamed Abdalla Al-Naai'm, issued a statement that could attract the attention of Russian businesses. Russia has been invited to explore and develop 22 oil fields, most of which are located in relatively secure areas. However, should these prospects be viewed through rose-tinted glasses? Let’s delve deeper.