Author: Amanda Hsiao

A key democratic process in the volatile Sudanese border state of Blue Nile has suffered from manipulation by the two ruling Sudanese parties, the Carter Center recently warned. The process, known as popular consultations, is mandated by the 2005 peace agreement, or CPA, that ended the North-South civil war, and is meant to ascertain whether the people of two border states, Blue Nile and South Kordofan, accept their part of the peace agreement—and the economic, security, and political arrangements included—as the final resolution of their long-standing grievances against Khartoum ...

Two months since South Sudan’s overwhelming vote for secession, a debate has heated up over the type of political arrangements that will govern the soon-to-be new state. The conversation—largely between the ruling Sudan People’s Liberation Movement, or SPLM, and opposition parties and civil society—has centered around who and what will govern the South during its transitional phase, which lasts from independence on July 9 until new elections are held ...

As Sudan’s northern and southern governments hurl accusations about who is responsible for recent flare-ups along the disputed border, U.N. officials issued a principled reminder to both governments of their responsibility to protect their people. In a joint statement issued yesterday, the U.N. secretary general’s advisers on genocide prevention and the responsibility to protect, Francis Deng and Edward Luck, reiterated common concerns among international actors this week on the volatile situation in Abyei ...

In the aftermath of a wave of violence in Abyei, tens of thousands of civilians have fled while residents still in town are angry, disillusioned, and anxious, according to on-the-ground reporting and visuals from Enough photographer Tim Freccia ...

Four days of intense fighting in Abyei region continued into today, in a strong reminder that a political solution to the region’s highly disputed status is urgently needed ...

The use of rape and sexual violence against women as a tactic of war and suppression has long been documented in the multiple conflicts waged by the Sudanese government against opposition movements in conflict. Now, this tactic is being used in Khartoum against Sudanese women agitating for change in government ...

A “21st century statesman” is what Newsweek is calling actor George Clooney for his long-standing efforts to push for high political engagement in Sudan—the most recent of which was detailed in the magazine’s cover story this week ...

In a segment that was aired by local news stations across the country, Enough’s Sadia Hameed and Sasha Lezhnev explained how electronics consumption in the U.S. is linked to pervasive conflict in the Congo ...

The number of people killed in violent clashes between renegade general George Athor’s forces and the South Sudanese army is double what was previously known, according to media reports citing southern officials ...

Intense fighting broke out in South Sudan on Wednesday and Thursday, killing over 100 people, according to various news reports ...