Music created the networks, identities and spaces of trust that made collective political action possible in Sudan’s 2019 revolution.
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The latest effort shows potential for a temporary humanitarian pause rather than a lasting political settlement.
For universities, investing in flexible systems is a matter of survival.
If the conflict endures, the value of Sudan’s economy will contract by up to 42% – with 7 million more people falling into poverty.
International involvement must be limited to building up Sudan’s capacity to solve its governance problems.
It’s time to rethink how Africa’s public spaces are defined and designed – by listening to how people already make cities public.
Oil’s importance to South Sudan’s economy is often exaggerated – the bigger challenge facing Juba is its inability to secure new loans.
The longer the Sudan war drags on, the higher the risk of fragmentation – turning one conflict into many.
Sudan’s war has triggered a massive displacement crisis, with more than 14 million people forced to flee their homes.
The Sudanese army is tapping into nationalist and xenophobic sentiments to gain domestic support and distract attention from its actions and failures.
The war in Sudan has seen the looting of the country’s museums. Heritage boss Ikhlas Abdel Latief speaks about the losses.
Ancient artefacts tell of some of the most advanced civilisations in history, a touchstone for future generations to understand Sudan’s heritage.
Sudan is the site of one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises, with around 25 million people in need of urgent assistance.
Armed groups looking to infiltrate the state to influence policy first pursue their objectives without openly antagonising the government.
In Sudan, amid a growing humanitarian crisis caused by a year-long and ongoing war, neighbourhood organizations have stepped in as first responders, and to lead the call for peace.
The fate of several colonial statues in Africa continues to be a subject of controversy.
The River Nile is contaminated with microplastics.
Architects give their views on a landmark skyscraper burning as Sudan’s capital is systematically destroyed.
The interplay between diversity and urban planning in Sudan has created vibrant cityscapes, but also led to segregation and division.
Both residents and Sudanese in the diaspora invested in homes to secure the future. Now the conflict is destroying hope.
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Professor of Architecture and SARChI: DST/NRF/SACN Research Chair in Spatial Transformation (Positive Change in the Built Environment), Tshwane University of Technology
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Associate Professor of Urban & Environmental Design, University of Khartoum
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Senior Research Fellow and Program Leader for the Sudan Strategy Support Program, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
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Researcher at the Austrian Institute for International Affairs, Österreichisches Institut für Internationale Politik (OIIP)
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Senior Researcher and Coordinator of the Small Arms Survey's Human Security Baseline Assessment project on Sudan and South Sudan, Graduate Institute – Institut de hautes études internationales et du développement (IHEID)
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Associate Professor of International Studies, University of Nottingham
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Professor, Weber State University
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Lecturer in Political Science, American University School of International Service
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Lecturer in History, Newcastle University
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Research Professor, Political Science, Chr. Michelsen Institute
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Assistant Professor of Architecture, University of Khartoum
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Assistant Professor, Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University
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Lecturer in Criminal and Military law and the Law of Armed Conflict at the Faculty of Military Science, Stellenbosch University
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Researcher, School of Chemistry, University of the Witwatersrand, University of the Witwatersrand
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Founding Director of Program on Intrastate Conflict, Harvard Kennedy School