Regions / Africa / Sudan
Articles about Sudan, ordered by date. 
When it comes to sharing
Rivers cross political borders without so much as a ‘by your leave’. Which can cause some sticky situations for the humans who depend on them, as Yali Banton-Heath explains.
Mothers of the Revolution
In 2019, Sudanese strongman Omar al-Bashir was brought down in a revolution orchestrated largely by women. But while the dictator might have gone, the divisions wrought by his 30-year rule endure. Lucy Provan and Alice Rowsome meet the women who helped bring down Sudanese dictator Omar al-Bashir and discover a movement for change in full swing.
Mixed Media: Books
A Line in the River by Jamal Mahjoub; Political Tribes by Amy Chua; Building and Dwelling by Richard Sennett; Deport, Deprive, Extradite by Nisha Kapoor;
Between Sudan and a hard place
Eritrean refugees who try to escape into neighbouring Sudan are caught up in a deadly stand-off between East Africa’s big powers – as European Union (EU) money aimed at keeping them there continues to roll in all the while writes Sally Hayden.
No promised land
As of February, Sudanese and Eritrean asylum seekers have begun receiving deportation notices from the Israeli government. What awaits them is either a prison sentence or a journey to Libya’s ‘brutal’ camps, as Nishtha Chugh reports.
Arms trade loophole
Shell companies are aggravating some of the world’s worst conflicts, writes Steven Shaw.
Worldbeaters: Sava Kiir Mayardit and Riek Machar
Richard Swift takes aim at Sava Kiir Mayardit and Riek Machar, once friends but now foes at the pinnacle of violent South Sudanese politics.
Education otherwise
The world is full of extraordinary schools. We feature three inspirational stories about courageous teachers, second-chance education and progressive pedagogy in Yemen, South Sudan and Colombia.
Sudan targets Darfuri students
Amnesty Interantional states that at least 10,000 Darfuri students have been arbitrarily arrested or detained since 2003, writes Maina Waruru.
Country profile: South Sudan
Eleanor Hobhouse considers the state of Africa's newest nation, five years after independence.
Building protest in Sudan
Magdi el Gizouli offers a low down on the range of groups challenging the regime of President al-Bashir.
Articles in this category displayed as a table:
| Article title | From magazine | Publication date |
|---|---|---|
| Transition in turmoil | Railways | September, 2022 |
| When it comes to sharing | Rivers of life | July, 2022 |
| Rolling coup | Romani lives matter | January, 2022 |
| Mothers of the Revolution | Covid-19 lessons from the pandemic | September, 2020 |
| Mixed Media: Books | Black Lives Matter | March, 2018 |
| Between Sudan and a hard place | Black Lives Matter | March, 2018 |
| No promised land | Black Lives Matter | March, 2018 |
| Arms trade loophole | Clampdown! Criminalizing dissent | December, 2017 |
| Worldbeaters: Sava Kiir Mayardit and Riek Machar | Brazil's soft coup | October, 2017 |
| Education otherwise | Bad Education | September, 2017 |
| Sudan targets Darfuri students | Populism rises again | April, 2017 |
| Country profile: South Sudan | The coming war on China | December, 2016 |
| Country profile: Sudan | The transgender revolution | October, 2015 |
| War-torn again | Commodities - the pitfalls of resource wealth | March, 2014 |
| Building protest in Sudan | Illegal drugs | September, 2012 |
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