The Comprehensive Peace Agreement represents an important development in the recent history of Sudan. It ended the long-running civil war, laid the foundations for the Interim Constitution, and opened the doors for political participation by instilling the ideal of peaceful

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The Political Parties Council for southern Sudan was officially launched in Juba today. In his introductory remarks, Vice President of the Government of Southern Sudan, Riek Machar, noted the importance of the Political Parties Council, and also said, “We have

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On the eve of the elections, a new report by the Rift Valley Institute explains Sudan’s electoral system, analyses errors in constituency demarcation and warns of potential obstacles to the electoral process. The report highlights the strengths and shortcomings of

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The website, www.electionnaire.com provides an online guide to the parties’ political programmes. It asks you for your position on 30 different issues facing Sudan, from the CPA and national unity to the health services and educational curricula, and depending on

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The British Associate Parliamentary Group Report on Sudan, based on six months’ of hearings and testimonies from a wide range of Sudanese and international stakeholders, was released in London yesterday. The report is entitled On the Brink: Towards Lasting Peace

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The Carter Center issued an assessment of the electoral process in Sudan today, concluding that the elections are generally proceeding well, but there are shortcomings in terms of the candidates’ ability to campaign freely and the National Election Commission’s logistical

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The African Union Panel for Sudan opened a political parties summit in southern Sudan today. The summit is convened in the context of the upcoming elections, in order for the parties to agree and adopt an Electoral Code of Conduct

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A special issue of the journal, Genocide Studies and Prevention, focuses on the case of Darfur. It includes an article by Alan Kuperman, examining the political calculations of the Darfur rebels, focusing in particular on whether the promise of an

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A new report by Johan Brosché of Uppsala University, in tandem with the UN’s Mediation Support Unit, evaluates the CPA, focusing on power-sharing aspects of the accord. Also, the paper seeks to answer what lessons can be learned from the

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Darfur and the Crisis of Governance in Sudan: A Critical Reader, edited by Salah Hassan and Carina Ray, is a compendium of articles by leading social scientists on the Darfur crisis, including extensive appendices of original documents such as the

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