Sudan’s Gold Curse, Briefing Paper No. 2 (August 29, 2023) Since April 15, 2023, the war in Sudan has further weakened the capacity and will of the government to control dangerous substances such as cyanide and thiourea which have already caused significant health and environmental damage and which has the potential to do more catastrophic […]
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These are the top stories in this issue: ● Spreading war. Fighting is intensifying both in Khartoum and other key locations across the country.● The Islamist influence. Islamist leaders are conducting a recruitment campaign in eastern Sudan.● Mounting atrocities, sexual violence, and attacks on activists. Ongoing documentation efforts are showing targeting of civilians trying to
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(July 24, 2023) After months of tireless work to create a broad-based consensus with diverse components, a Sudanese coordination group reported that it had reached a joint declaration of principles agreed upon by dozens of civil society organization, trade unions, youth and women’s groups and resistance committees. They represent a broad spectrum inside and outside
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The war that erupted on April 15 between the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) is devastating Sudan and its people, killing thousands, displacing an estimated 2.8 million and exposing 25 million Sudanese to hunger. What both belligerents thought would be a lightning campaign has turned into drawn-out urban warfare that has
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The Economic Impact of the War in Sudan No. 2 Since April 15, 2023, the war in Sudan has devastated the country and displaced its people, subjecting them to arbitrary killing, looting and deprivation of the most basic necessities of life. The main driver of this conflict is a war economy instilled under the kleptocratic rule of the Bashir
Sudan’s Other War: The Place of Gold in War Economics Read More »
(July 12, 2023) Tomorrow, Thursday, July 13, 2023, ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan will brief the UN Security Council on the progress of the International Criminal Court in Darfur. Although the prosecutor has been carrying out such briefings biannually since 2005, this time, he will be doing so against the backdrop of an ongoing tragedy in
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Since April 15, 2023, the war in Sudan has devastated the country. The deadly contest is primarily driven by a hidden war economy which was planted under, and grew in strength during, the kleptocratic rule of the Bashir regime and continued after to capture the vital sectors of the national economy in the transitional period.
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June 19, 2023 The Sudan Conflict Monitor is a rapid response to the expanding war in Sudan written through a peacebuilding, human rights and justice lens. Bi-weekly, we try to capture the five most important stories in Sudan. Please share it widely. Powered by Ayin, Human Rights Hub and the Sudan Transparency and Policy Tracker
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Open Letter to the United Nations, African Union, Intergovernmental Authority on Development, European Union and their member states, and other regional and international actors concerned about the situation in Sudan, including the US, UK, Canada, Egypt, and the Gulf Cooperation Council June 15, 2023 We, the undersigned organizations, write to alert you to the escalating
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Munzoul A. M. Assal June 12, 2023 While war is raging in Sudan, there is a complete absence of government, especially in Khartoum. Sudan adopted a federal system of government in 1994 and, ideally, the states should be able to function independently of the center. But the April 15 war demonstrated that the federal system
