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Cash and contradictions: On the limits of Middle Eastern influence in Sudan

By Alex de Waal
August 1, 2019

Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt have been heavily involved in Sudan following al-Bashir’s downfall. But not everything is going their way. In Sudan, ...

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Beautiful Game Culture Sudan Zimbabwe

Cape Town to Cairo: a 50-day journey to see the beautiful game

By Enock Muchinjo
July 25, 2019

A football-mad fan risks visa restrictions, protests, soldiers, travelling through the desert to support his favourite team. While most foreigners have managed to steer ...

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Editor's Picks Politics Society Sudan

A child’s death sentence highlights the fight over Sudan’s legal system

By Suraiya Zubair Banu
July 3, 2019

In both the courtrooms and on the streets, activists are calling for Sudan’s legal system to uphold human rights. On 27 August, 2013, two ...

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Politics Society Sudan Top story

“I’m against all of the laws of this regime”: What Sudan’s women want

By Samia al-Nagar and Liv Tønnessen
July 2, 2019

We interviewed 64 female protesters about why they are demonstrating. Here’s what they said. Throughout Sudan’s ongoing revolution, women have led the chants for ...

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Algeria Into Africa Podcast Politics Sudan Uganda

Podcast: There’s No One-Size-Fits-All Transition

By Into Africa
June 21, 2019

We are delighted to introduce you to the first episode of the Into Africa podcast to be created in partnership with African Arguments. Into ...

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Editor's Picks Egypt Politics Sudan

This is how our revolution in Egypt failed. Sudan, please be warned.

By Osama Gaweesh
June 5, 2019

After Egypt’s 2011 revolution, the military soon acted to retake power. Today, Sudan’s military is behaving and talking in the exact same way. A ...

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Editor's Picks Politics South Sudan Sudan

What al-Bashir’s removal means for South Sudan’s fragile peace

By Matthew LeRiche
April 30, 2019

Sudan’s former president was central to South Sudan’s latest peace process. Elites in both countries may sense opportunity in his absence. One of the ...

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Society Sudan Top story

Sudan sit-in: How protesters picked a spot and made it theirs

By Amira Osman
April 29, 2019

For over three weeks, protesters have transformed the space outside the military HQ and made it a microcosm of the future they want. Where ...

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Politics Sudan Top story

Sudan in transition: Two broad factors that will determine what happens now

By Michael Jones
April 25, 2019

How will infighting among Sudan’s vested interests play out? Can the protesters be divided? Sudan’s courageous protesters have already forced incredible change since 6 ...

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Africa Insiders Sudan

Insiders Insight: Change continues – incrementally – in Sudan

By Africa Insiders
April 16, 2019

African Arguments is and always will be freely-accessible to everyone. But we also have a separate spin-off product called the Africa Insiders Newsletter. It consists of weekly emails with additional ...

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