Sudan’s brutal war is no longer contained. RSF cross-border raids, ethnic tensions, and Chad’s fragile regime risk igniting a wider regional conflict. Is 2026 the year the Sahel explodes?

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Le Monde: https://www.lemonde.fr/en/le-m....onde-africa/article/

Crisis Group: https://www.crisisgroup.org/cm....t/africa/chad-sudan/

Sudan War Monitor: https://sudanwarmonitor.com/p/misteriha-attack

Critical Threats: https://www.criticalthreats.or....g/analysis/chad-rsf-

BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2x1n95z5vo

Sub-Saharan Security Review: https://theafricainsight.subst....ack.com/p/the-sub-sa

DW: https://www.dw.com/en/sudan-is....-chad-becoming-more-

Arab Weekly: https://thearabweekly.com/drag....ged-conflict-chad-cl

Sudan Tribune: https://sudantribune.com/article/311111

Africa Defense Forum: https://adf-magazine.com/2026/....02/rsf-attack-on-cha

Global Initiative report: https://globalinitiative.net/w....p-content/uploads/20