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Sanctions Hit Sudan’s War Chest but More is Needed to End the Bloody Conflict

July 22, 2023

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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Sudan’s Other War: The Place of Gold in War Economics

July 14, 2023

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

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Time for the Security Council to Address Sudan’s Impunity

July 12, 2023

(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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The Banking System During and After the War: Challenges and Policy Recommendations

July 10, 2023

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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Sudan Conflict Monitor # 4

June 19, 2023

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 on the situation in Sudan

June 16, 2023

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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When a Caretaker Government Goes Missing in Action, Shouldn’t a Crisis Government Be the Answer?

June 12, 2023

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

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Sudan Conflict Monitor – Issue No 3

May 31, 2023

May 31, 2023 The Sudan Conflict Monitor update 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 six most important stories in Sudan. Please share it widely. Powered by Ayin, Human Rights Hub and the Sudan Transparency and Policy

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Dividing the divided: The April 15 was and social polarization in Sudan

May 12, 2023

Even before the outbreak of the conflict on April 15, Sudanese were divided. Now they face ever more pressure to divide further. In STPT’s latest piece, Munzoul Assal reflects on some of the risks of polarization and community mobilization in war-torn Sudan. Read the full paper here.

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Sudan Conflict Monitor, Issue #2

May 10, 2023

(May 9, 2023) The SCO update 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 TrackerThis week are

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