Author: Amanda Hsiao

On the eve of South Sudan’s independence referendum, international hip hop star Emmanuel Jal is calling out to the world to say, “We want peace,” with the help of friends like Alicia Keys, Peter Gabriel, and George Clooney ...
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A recurring character in a global arms trading network connecting some of the world's most unsavory actors is, according to U.S. cables unveiled by Wikileaks, Sudan ...
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As South Sudan’s referendum kicks into gear and Abyei’s does not, Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile states’ popular consultations – another important component of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement – are slowly moving forward ...
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As international mediators push Sudan’s presidency toward a political agreement on Abyei in the hopes of giving the region a chance at peace, a flurry of activity is also taking place on the ground ...
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After months of delay, voter registration for South Sudan’s referendum belatedly began yesterday in Sudan and in the eight countries around the world that host the largest southern Sudanese populations ...
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As Sudanese and international actors scramble to pull together preparations for a vote that could allow South Sudan to secede, a quiet chorus of U.N., U.S., and Sudanese voices has emerged to raise awareness over the lack of funds for the important exercise ...
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U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s latest quarterly report on Sudan highlighted some concerning trends in the political and security situation leading up to the referenda and the end of the CPA period ...
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The large likelihood that the results of the southern referendum will be disputed should prompt international coordination now, rather than later ...
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No breakthroughs over the contentious issues of border demarcation, oil-sharing, and Abyei emerged as a result of the meeting, but the parties cut through much of the war-mongering rhetoric between North and South officials that international media has made much of in the last month ...
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After an extended five-day conference between South Sudanese political parties, civil society, and religious groups in Juba, a faint vision of the type of state southern secession may bring has emerged ...
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