This Q&A is an explainer on the rapid political changes that have taken place in Sudan over the last month. All 4 contributors are close collaborators with the Rift Valley Institute. Questions were posed by Magnus Taylor, RVI’s Senior Publications Manager. Alden Young and Naomi Pendle are co-directors of RVI’s Sudan and South Sudan field course, held this year in Ethiopia. For more information click here.

Political Economy of Cash and Markets in Sudan
The research provides a snapshot of the war in Sudan in the period from February to April 2025. However, the war is dynamic, with political

