Social Science Research Council

“Sudan: Attraction of Unity and Challenges of Separation” was the theme of a two-day workshop organised by the National Civic Forum in Justice Africa’s Sudan office Conference Hall on 15-16 August 2009. The main objective of the workshop was to look at ways of making unity attractive for the people of South Sudan in the [...]

Due to the Court of Arbitration decision in The Hague, around 1460 square kilometers which were inhabited by two clans of the Missiriya tribe (Mazaghna and Awlad Kamal), have become part of Abyei. This means if the people of Abyei decide in 2011 to be part of the south and vote in the referendum, [...]

‘Abyei beyond the decision of the International Court of Arbitration (ICA)’ was the theme for a meeting held in Justice Africa Sudan offices in Khartoum on 29 July to discuss the implication and ramification of the ICA’s decision. The ICA decision raised more questions than answers. The main question is who is [...]

For a free and fair election there is strong need for creating a conducive environment. We are only nine months away from the election date and far too little has been done.
Many laws which contradict the Interim National Constitution (Bill of Rights) are still in place with no serious intention from the National Congress [...]

By looking at the results of the last two democratic elections in Sudan, we can use them to predict the outcome of the forthcoming election next year. The circumstances of the previous four democratic elections and next year election are different as all the previous democratic elections came after the overthrow of dictators, but [...]

The National Election Commission (NEC) has officially announced the time frame for Sudan’s general elections, with a seven months’ delay in respect to the timetable of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA). However, I think the delay is justifiable and will give all the parties concern time to prepare themselves.
The election is the most important [...]

Since 4 March 2009, when the ICC announced its decision to indict President El Bashir, the ICC issue has become the only issue in Sudan. The Sudan Government has organised many rallies and demonstrations and turned the whole issue into a question of patriotism, claiming that the country is facing new type of colonialism and [...]

In the last ten years, the Sudanese economy has undergone a drastic change. Instead of been an agriculture-based economy it has turned into an oil-dependant economy which in turn has marginalized agriculture. At a time when the world is suffering a food crisis, which is especially afflicting Africa, food production should offer the main productive [...]

Human rights violations against civilians in Darfur have continued to be the focus of many reports, including the UN Human Rights Special Repporteur, the UN Under-Secretary for Humanitarian Affairs and most recently the report of the Darfur Consortium. These reports come almost four years after the main two reports into the crimes committed in [...]

Yesterday it was reported in al Rayaam newspaper that there is a new rebellion in the Nuba mountains. In fact the rebellion has been going on for some time. Two months ago one of Sudan Liberation Movement’s commanders on a visit to London told me that they have been approached by a commander from the [...]