Interview – Alex de Waal
Alex de Waal discusses the current crisis in Sudan and escalations in Darfur, the ramifications for international relations, and avenues for lasting change in the region.
Opinion – The Sudanese Conflict and the Abyei Dispute
With the conflict in Sudan, and the ongoing instability in South Sudan, Abyei remains stuck in an uncertain situation between two states in their own forms of uncertainty.
Interview – Kon K. Madut
Kon Madut outlines how ethnic politics has impacted governance in South Sudan, the potential for a ‘sustainable peace’, challenges to promoting reproductive health, and the upcoming 2022 elections.
Review – First Raise a Flag: How South Sudan Won the Longest War but Lost the Peace
A meticulously researched, revelatory, and engrossing account of how South Sudan’s pursuit of statehood became a struggle for survival.
Africa’s COVID-19 Exceptionalism? Same Problems, Different Locations
The virus is hitting African states head-on, but disproportionately, providing lessons for other states about pandemic response – both positive and negative.
Self-Determination as a Process: The United Nations in South Sudan
In South Sudan, self-determination was ensured only to have it violated by external powers. These interferences did not help end the conflict; rather they made it worse.
The Impact of Omar Bashir’s Overthrow on Peace in South Sudan
The revolution in Sudan does not seem to have any radical effect on the South Sudan peace process, however, political dynamics suggest it will be negatively impacted.
The Fall of Omar Bashir in Sudan: A People’s Revolution or a Changing of the Guard?
In the face of sustained pressure for a more comprehensive transformation will Sudan’s transitional leaders reign in their military elements or will they unleash it?
Interview – Prince El-Waleed M. Madibo
Prince Madibo talks about constructing and running a government in Sudan, the importance of coexistence, and theory and practice of development.
Sudan’s President Bashir Was Almost Arrested and We Thought of You
If we are ever going to actually end genocide, we need to intervene while it’s happening, not apologize or regret our lack of action years later, after it ends.
