Vol 52 No 10 | SUDAN Indicted war criminal fights election 13th May 2011 Khartoum’s ruling party tries to hold on to its base in Kordofan, a springboard for operations in Abyei and the South It was clear that Ahmed Mohamed Haroun had lost his bid to be elected Governor of Southern Kordofan when the National Congress Party sent Presidential Assistant Nafi’e Ali...
Vol 52 No 10 | SUDAN Usama’s quiet friends in Khartoum 13th May 2011 The May Day killing of Usama bin Laden passed virtually unmentioned by a National Congress Party government that worked hand-in-glove with him when he lived in Sudan in...
Vol 52 No 9 | SUDAN Gosh returns to the shadows 29th April 2011 The 26 April dismissal of Lieutenant General Salah Abdullah Mohamed ‘Gosh’ as Presidential Security Advisor has raised hopes in Sudan of a split in the National Congress Party. The NCP...
Vol 52 No 8 | SUDANISRAEL Hosting Hamas 15th April 2011 Khartoum’s hopes of removal from the United States’ state sponsors of terrorism list took a knock on 5 April when Israel bombed a vehicle near Port Sudan, killing...
Vol 52 No 7 | SUDAN The scramble for the South 1st April 2011 A spate of secret and exploitative land deals may cause instability and more economic hardship in the new state Almost 10% of the land in South Sudan, due to win its formal independence on 9 July, has been sold or leased to foreign and local companies, according...
Vol 52 No 7 | SUDAN Mr. Smile and the militias 1st April 2011 After years of regime denials, Presidential Advisor Mustafa Osman Ismail effectively admitted this week that the National Congress Party (NCP) arms militias in Southern Sudan. ‘We cannot tolerate...
Vol 52 No 7 | SUDAN Some land lease agreements 1st April 2011 Management/Leac for Agriculture and Investment: The most controversial deal in South Sudan is a the 400,000-hectare joint venture in Mayom County, Unity State, of United States’ firm...
Vol 52 No 6 | SUDANUNITED STATES Questions on terror 18th March 2011 Just as the United States was preparing to remove the Sudan regime from its State Sponsors of Terrorism (SST) list, Khartoum has a hosted a conference of international Islamists, including some...
Vol 52 No 5 | SUDAN Democracy heads south 4th March 2011 Political tactics or public relations? The announcement of President Omer’s exit points to jitters in the ruling National Congress Party The prospect of President Omer Hassan Ahmed el Beshir stepping down reflects the ruling National Congress Party’s dilemma over how to tackle growing domestic and regional calls for political change and...
Vol 52 No 4 | SUDAN Militia massacres 18th February 2011 The death of perhaps 200 people this month, mainly civilian returnees, in attacks in Jonglei State, Southern Sudan, show the havoc that one militia can wreak. This militia...