In this content, we will take a short journey with you to Sudan, the continent's gateway to the Middle East, located in the basin of the Nile River, the lifeblood of Africa. The main stop of this journey is the city of Khartoum, the scene of the most contentious events of the last days. This is where the Blue Nile originating from Ethiopia's Lake Tana and the White Nile originating from Uganda meet and turn into a single river, the Nile.The Nile travels throughout Sudan and life flows with the Nile in this city. Sudan is the second largest country in East Africa by area. It has the longest coastline of the Red Sea. Therefore, the Suez Canal is strategically important on the way to the Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf. For the countries that do not have a coast in Africa, we can say that the ports of Sudan are a gateway to the outside of the continent. As you can imagine at such an important point, all kinds of crises are inevitable. So, what was the starting point of the events that dragged Sudan into civil war? Who are the parties to the political crisis? Is a step expected to end the crisis? Let's take a closer look.