January 14, 2025 | by Coffee Brief Sudan War: Why did the transition agreement collapse in 2021?The coup in 2021 was not against a democratic transition. No democratic transition was under way in the first place for BurhanLearn more
January 14, 2025 | by Coffee Brief Context building up to Sudan’s 2019 ‘revolution’A background to the climate in which mass protests erupted in 2019 to ultimately topple longtime ruler Omar Al-Bashir.Learn more
July 28, 2023 | by Coffee Brief Palestine’s Mahmoud Abbas invited to temper backlash over Netanyahu invitationErdogan wanted to improve ties with Israel, and invited Abbas to help facilitate.Learn more
July 28, 2023 | by Coffee Brief Bin Salman’s €1 billion euro bid for Kylian Mbappe to play in Saudi300 million offer to PSG, and a 700 million euro salary package to play in Saudi for one year…Learn more
July 3, 2023 | by Coffee Brief The reason Morocco and Algeria do not like each other…Both believe themselves to have been deeply wronged by the other ‘brother’.Learn more
July 2, 2023 | by Coffee Brief When Malaysia challenged saudi and UAE, and caused panic…Mahathir made Bin Salman and Bin Zayed scramble.Learn more
July 2, 2023 | by Coffee Brief Why is Tunisia’s opposition limited in its ability to resist Saied’s coup?Because although ostensibly united, it is riven by division across three factions…Learn more
June 30, 2023 | by Coffee Brief Sudan’s army is struggling against Hemedti’s militia…They have seized the Central Reserve Police HQ in Khartoum…Learn more
June 27, 2023 | by Coffee Brief Saudi and Yemen’s separatists wrestle over Hadhramout provinceSaudi is not averse or against Separatist aims. However, it is averse to the timing…Learn more
June 22, 2023 | by Coffee Brief Bin Salman and Macron struggle to agree…But Bin Salman is not in Paris to see him.Learn more
June 22, 2023 | by Coffee Brief Major escalation in Sudan…Governor of West Darfur is executed by rebels…Learn more
June 22, 2023 | by Coffee Brief Bin Salman rebuffs Biden……and EU offers 1 billion euros to Tunisia’s coup…Learn more