Cameron Hudson

Cameron Hudson is an independent analyst focused on African peace, security and governance. He previously worked on Africa at the CIA, State Department and the US National Security Council.

Washington has picked a side in Ethiopia’s new war

‘Commercial diplomacy’ won’t protect Red Sea security or counterterrorism goals if the Horn of Africa collapses into a regional conflict.

Armed men on armoured vehicles drive through Alamata, Ethiopia.

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What Sudan can teach Ethiopia as Eritrea conflict looms

Both sides have a lot to lose and diplomacy is a less costly option.

Sudan’s colonial-era Republican Palace in ruins due to conflict. Cameron Hudson.

Sudan has an opportunity to turn the corner on war

On the second anniversary of a deadly conflict, the Sudan army is well-placed to make a strategic peace move but it’s more likely to risk a “perennial state of war.”

Sudan army members walk near a destroyed military vehicle and bombed buildings as some displaced residents return to the ravaged capital Khartoum in March 2025.

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Dismantling US Africa Command could create a damaging power ‘vacuum’

Reports that the Trump administration will shutter a US military unit that protects American interests on the continent threatens US-Africa diplomacy.

Members of a Malian special operations unit conduct an equipment inspection as two US Navy SEALs look on, on Feb. 26, 2010, near Gao, Mali.

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