Omar al-Bashir’s removal from power will have long-term effects on Sudan’s political future. Even though domestic considerations forced Bashir’s downfall, his extensive involvement in regional issues means his departure will resonate beyond the confines of Sudan’s borders. This report explores the regional implications of Bashir’s removal and the subsequent role of external actors in Sudan’s internal affairs. Download
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Most people date Sudan’s Islamist turn to 1983, when the decaying government of Jaafar Nimeiri began a controversial experiment with Islamic sharīca law, or to the Islamists’ National Salvation Revolution, led by Omar al-Bashir in 1989. But for Hasan al-Turabi, the leader of Sudan’s Islamist movement for most of its twentieth century existence, Sudan’s Islamist turn, and its first modern experiment in Islamic legislation, began a few years earlier, in August 1977. The Faisal Islamic…
Argues forcefully that the birth of the independent state of Southern Sudan and the threat of further dismemberment of a rump northern Sudan are due to the failure of the approaches and ideologies of the main Sudanese parties, as well as a deeply flawed US-backed peace process that excludes civil society and other rebel groups. Link to publication
The civil war that has intermittently raged in the Sudan since independence in 1956 is, according to Francis Deng, a conflict of contrasting and seemingly incompatible identities in the Northern and Southern parts of the country. Identity is seen as a function of how people identify themselves and are identified in racial, ethnic, cultural, linguistic, and religious terms. The identity question related to how such concepts determine or influence participation and distribution in the political,…
This Migration Profile Report (2011) of Sudan (including Southern Sudan) presents migration and demographic related data. Download
This report examines the explanations of the oil production discrepancies provided by the Sudanese government and CNPC in more detail to see if they stand up to scrutiny, and also examines the transparency commitments made by the Sudanese government to see the extent to which they have been implemented. Download
This report presents an overview of facts and trends in Sudan’s petroleum industry and highlights key challenges for the coming period after the independence of South Sudan. The aim is to make vital information about the industry publicly available, and to contribute towards a constructive dialogue between the country’s national and international stakeholders. Download
This briefing analyzes the negotiations between the North and the South before the 2011 referendum. Download
This article discusses the 2010 elections in Sudan including Southern Sudan. Link to publication
This briefing reports from a two-day policy advisory group seminar on 23 and 24 August 2010, discussing Sudan’s multiple, interconnected challenges as the country fast approaches a historic transition including the South Sudan and Abyei referenda. Download
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