Sudan
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Amid silence, atrocities in Darfur have restarted
Witnesses say that following clashes with armed rebels, pro-government militias have embarked on a military campaign against civilians. The 14-year conflict in Darfur is now ... -
Photo of the Week: Striking a note for peace in Darfur
On 12 April 2017, the United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) and Youth Union held a peace festival in the Al Salam camp for ... -
Easing Sudan’s sanctions: Lifeline for Bashir or catalyst for change?
What’s behind Obama’s 11th-hour decision to lift sanctions on one of the world’s most isolated regimes? In one of his final acts in office, ... -
Sudan protests: Why it’s in the government’s interests to respond with restraint
With protests against price rises for pharmaceuticals and fuel spreading, Khartoum must act carefully to avoid endangering its recent successes. Since early November, a ... -
Hassan al-Turabi: Sudan’s democrat turned authoritarian (1932-2016)
The core of the Islamist’s ideology can be difficult to pin down, but what united his many conflicting visions was the belief that they could be ... -
Sudan’s Islamist Resurrection: al-Turabi and the Successor Regime
Known fondly as The Sheikh by his followers and as a cunning demagogue by his detractors, the influential al-Turabi is trying to shape Sudan’s ... -
Coming to terms with Sudan’s legacy of slavery
Among northern Sudanese families, slavery continues to be a taboo subject, even though this history has shaped the Sudans for centuries. In the 1940s, ...
