- Balaji S. Srinivasan (born May 24, 1980) is a Singaporean entrepreneur and investor. He is the author of The Network State: How to Start a New Country and the founder of the Network School, a retreat for entrepreneurs and technicians in Malaysia. Previously, he was the co-founder of the genomics company Counsyl, the chief technology officer (CTO) of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, and a general partner at the venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz.
- War in Sudan (2023) (Wikipedia)
A war between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) under Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) under Hemedti, rival factions of the military government of Sudan, began on 15 April 2023 during Ramadan. Fighting has been concentrated around the capital city of Khartoum and the Darfur region. As of October 2023, between 9,000 and 10,000 people had been killed and 6,000 to 12,000 others injured. As of 23 December 2023, over 5 million were internally displaced and more than 1.5 million others had fled the country as refugees, and many civilians in Darfur have been reported dead as part of the 2023 Masalit massacres.