(first published on ke.boell.org and boell.de) Civil society has always played a key role in Sudan’s long ongoing struggle for political reform and the National Congress Party, which has ruthlessly clung to power for nearly 30 years, is cognisant of this. Very few political analysts could have predicted what has transpired in Sudan over the […]
Revolution continues as protesters and military at a standstill
The Sudan Professionals Association suspended talks with the Transitional Military Council this week, accusing the latter of upholding the former regime and ignoring the wishes of the people. A mediation committee between the military and the Association has been set up and the Military Council has made a commitment not to attack the on-going protesters, […]
Sudan’s state-supported smugglers
[published first on Mail & Guardian] Human trade: Sudan’s eastern border town of Kassala in front of the Taka Mountains. Security forces are supposed to have intensified their patrols along the border with Eritrea in a bid to curb migrant smuggling (Ashraf Shazly, AFP) Hussein Salman seemed to live a charmed life. Despite driving around […]
