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Sudan

  • The Trump US-Sudan deal made Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok look weak and may have emboldened militant and Islamist figures. A new approach could instead support the civilian authorities. Credit: International Hydropower Association.
    PoliticsSudanTop story

    Sudan: Trump’s deal could be disastrous. Biden can fix it.

    By Matthew LeRiche
    November 18, 2020
    Instead of undermining Sudan’s democratic transition and drawing it into regional conflicts, a reconfigured US-Sudan deal could do the opposite.  In the weeks running ...
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  • Thousands of refugees and internally-displaced persons, such as those pictured in a South Darfur, Sudan, could return home under the peace deal. Credit: UN Photo/Albert González Farran.
    PoliticsSudanTop story

    The obstacles to Sudan’s landmark peace deal

    By Yaseen Mohmad Abdalla
    October 12, 2020
    The agreement is promising, but two influential rebel groups have refused to sign it, while paying for it will be challenging. On 3 October, ...
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  • The UN peacekeeping mission in Darfur holds a job fair for its Sudanese staff in 2015. Credit: Hamid Abdulsalam/UNAMID.
    SocietySudan

    “They did nothing”: UN peacekeeping missions’ forgotten local staff

    By Tanja R. Müller
    October 8, 2020
    Working for peacekeeping missions like UNAMID can be hugely risky for local staff. Yet they feel they get little protection from their employers. It ...
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  • A still from the breakout Sudanese film You Will Die At Twenty.
    CultureSudanTop story

    You Will Die at Twenty and the Adichie moment that never came

    By Zeena Mubarak
    October 7, 2020
    I am beyond ready for stories that could give the lost little Sudanese girl in the US I once was, a template for loving ...
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  • SocietySudanTop storyTravelling While African

    “Are you sure you still want to go?” Travelling on a Sudanese passport

    By Dallia Abdel-Moniem
    July 27, 2020
    As an Arab-African, Muslim, female, solo traveller, identity is one of the first stumbling blocks to getting a visa to go anywhere. This is ...
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  • Africa InsidersSudan

    Africa Insiders: Why Sudan is turning to the ICC to prosecute al-Bashir

    By Africa Insiders
    February 20, 2020
    The essentials: Last week, an official of Sudan’s transitional government announced that former President Omar al-Bashir could face charges of war crimes and crimes ...
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  • PoliticsSudan

    Sudan needs a lifeline now

    By Seth Appiah-Mensah
    November 20, 2019
    Now is not the time to wait and see. Sudan’s new government needs the support of its international allies, particularly in Africa, immediately. At ...
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  • People gather for an open air film screening in Khartoum, Sudan.
    Editor's PicksSocietySudan

    Charlie Chaplin and the reclaiming of Sudan

    By Samira Sawlani
    November 5, 2019
    Khartoum’s locally-organised open air film screenings epitomise much about Sudan’s ongoing revolution. This article was made possible by the generous “supporter” subscribers of the ...
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    EconomyPoliticsSouth SudanSudanTop story

    Abyei: Sudan and South Sudan’s new chance to solve old disputes

    By John Prendergast & Brian Adeba
    October 21, 2019
    The disputed border area of Abyei has been deadlocked for years. A new approach based on sharing rather than winner-takes-all is needed. In the ...
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  • Mass popular protests led to the removal of President al-Bashir this April. Credit: Ahmed Bahhar/Masarib.
    PoliticsSocietySudanTop story

    From sledgehammer to scalpel: How foreign powers can support Sudan

    By John Prendergast
    September 24, 2019
    During this small window of opportunity for real transformation, the US and others must support the new government and help tackle spoilers. The remarkable ...
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