This website aims to provide information on the situation in Sudan and to present academic work and reports on a range of issues related both to Sudan and to peacebuilding in general, as well as links to other resources. We invite contributions, information and reports from experts and practitioners in relevant fields. These can be sent to sudan@cmi.no
Recently added resources:
Peace and Reconciliation in South Sudan: A Conversation for Justice and Stability
The Sudd Institute, June 2013
Popular sentiment in South Sudan appears to favor a reconciliation process, but questions remain regarding what issues such a process would tackle, how it might be conducted, and who should carry it out. This special report from the Sudd Institute addresses these questions.
Sudanese Revolutionary Front (SRF)
Small Arms Survey, HSBA, June 2013
This update from the Small Arms Survey provides a summary of the leadership, areas of control/activity, status, and alliances of the Sudanese Revolutionary Front's armed opposition groups.
Small Arms Survey, HSBA, June 2013
This report from the Small Arms Survey provides an update of ongoing militia activities in Jonglei, the SPLA's counterinsurgency campaign, civilian impacts, and the status of reintegrating rebel forces.
Small Arms Survey, HSBA, June 2013
As of late May 2013, Yau Yau's forces continued launching attacks against the SPLA in various locations within Pibor county. In April, a presidential order granted pardon to South Sudanese insurgents, including Yau Yau and his forces, but according to the SSDM/A spokesman, Yau Yau has not surrendered.
The need for a functioning civil service
The Ebony Center for Strategic Studies, June 2013
The emergence of a viable economy in South Sudan demands a competent civil service system that is dedicated to the rule of law.
Have we lost the ability to respond to refugee crises? The Maban response
Humanitarian Practice Network, Tiller and Healy, may 2013
In November 2011, fighting in Blue Nile State in Sudan led to the flight of some 25,000 refugees to Maban County, in Upper Nile State in South Sudan. In May 2012, a second wave of 35,000 refugees arrived, in very bad condition. This article assesses the humanitarian response to the emergency.
Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, The Signal Program, May 2013
This is a geospatial-based study where the researchers have used a fusion of remote sensing and previously public event data. Key findings of the study include evidence of the destruction of more than 2,000 civilian dwellings and other structures, targeting and destruction of four humanitarian facilities and mass displacement of civilian populations.
The disappearance of Sudan? Life in Khartoum for citizens without rights
International Refugee Rights Initiative, May 2013
For decades, marginalisation and neglect of the newly independent state of South Sudan, the (now) five Darfur states, and Southern Kordofan state by the government of Sudan has led to conflicts which, in turn, have further exacerbated the economic, political and cultural marginalisation. Millions have moved to Khartoum in search of services and safety. This working paper explores their experiences.
Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 2012, South Sudan
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, April 2013
This report from the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor describes serious human rights abuses in South Sudan.
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2012, Sudan
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, April 2013
This report from the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor describes the current situation in Sudan and points to numerous human rights abuses.
Sudan: Civilians caught in unending crisis in Southern Kordofan
Amnesty International, April 2013
The armed conflict in Sudan's Southern Kordofan state between the Sudanese government and armed opposition group, the Sudan Peoples' Liberation Army-North (SPLA-N), continues unabated, and to the detriment of the civilian population.
Developing Darfur: A recovery and reconstruction strategy
Darfur Joint Assessment Mission, April 2013
The Darfur Development Strategy developed by the Darfur Joint Assessment Mission (DJAM) offers a sequenced, coordinated and holistic plan for equitable, sustainable and participatory development, vital to move Darfur out of a cycle of conflict and poverty, towards a stable and prosperous future. The strategy is presented in this report.
HSBA, April 2013
This new working paper from the Small Arms Survey describes the first year of renewed war in South Kordofan, focusing on the conduct and dynamics of the conflict and the primary armed actors. It also identifies shared weapons and ammunition holdings based on detailed accounts of materiel seized, as well as photographs and first-hand physical inspections.
Jairo Munive, DIIS REPORT
This report explores the DDR programme in South Sudan; in particular how it has evolved, what the major challenges have been to its implementation and ...
Getting to Normal with the Two Sudans
Center for Global Development
The time to normalize US diplomatic relations with the two Sudans is now, argues Kate Almquist Knopf in this report from the Center for Global Development.
HSBA, March 2013
With the political positions of Sudan and South Sudan as far apart as ever, and the situation on the ground tense, the Abyei crisis shows no signs of abating.
Railway: A Better Option than Pipeline for South Sudan
SNA Nuyon, SUDD Institute Policy Brief
The frustration over the impasse in the negotiations with Sudan, and the urgent desire to rescue the economy are understandable. However, this should not ...
The Prevalence of Poverty and Inequality in South Sudan: The Case of Renk County
A Ahmed, S Roghim, A Saleh, KHA Siddig, KHA Siddig, Agricultural Economics Working Paper 2013
In this study we use a comprehensive household income and expenditure survey with a sample of 245 respondents representing urban and rural households in ...
John Ashworth, Maura Ryan (2013)
When South Sudan celebrated independence on July 9, 2011, Ken Hackett, then CEO of Catholic Relief Services (CRS), was invited to join the United States del ...
Crossing the line: Transhumance in transition along the South Sudan Sudan border
Concordis International Report, Oct 2012
This report, published by Concordis International with funding from the European Union, aims to document the process of nomadic pastoralism across the ...
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A comprehensive peace agreement was signed between the Sudan government and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement in January 2005. The research and monitoring programme, which was submitted by CMI in cooperation with the University of Khartoum, Al Ahfad University for Women and PRIO, addresses main challenges to peacebuilding in Sudan, with a particular focus on (a) the political economy of the transition, including institutional and governance issues, and (b) the role of third party engagement and issues related to the management and coordination of aid. The programme is multidisciplinary and combines macro level studies with research in selected localities and states. It covers basic research, capacity building (primarily in Sudan) and policy oriented needs.
Overview of CMI's researchers, projects and publications on Sudan
Elhadi Ibrahim Osman (2013) Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute
Liv Tønnessen (2012) Presented at: Sudan workshop, Chr. Michelsen Institutt (CMI), 16th and 17th of January 2012
Abdel Ghaffar Mohamed Ahmad (2010) Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Working Paper SWP 2010: 1) 17 p.
The Women's Quota in Conflict Ridden Sudan: Ideological Battles for and against Gender Equality
Liv Tønnessen and Samia al-Nagar (forthcoming)
in Women's Studies International Forum
Special Issue: "Drivers of Justice"
Elin Skaar and Astri Suhrke (2013)
(Nordic Journal of Human Rights vol. 31 no. 2) 117-288 p.
Justice by Default? Dealing with Accountability Issues in Sudan
Gunnar M. Sørbø and Gunnar M. Sørbø and Abdel (2013)
in Special Issue ofNordic Journal of Human Rights vol. 31 no. 2 pp. 224-247
The Pastoral Fulbe in the Sudan Funj Region. A study of the interaction between State and Society
Elhadi Ibrahim Osman (2013)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute
Sudan
Liv Tønnessen (2013)
in Fellesrådet for Afrika
Between Sharia and CEDAW in Sudan: Islamist women negotiating gender equity
Liv Tønnessen (2013)
in Rachel Sieder and John McNeish: Gender Justice and Legal Pluralities: Latin American and African Perspectives. New York: Routledge-Cavendish
Gender justice and legal pluralities. Latin American and African perspectives
Rachel Sieder and John-Andrew McNeish (2013)
New York: Routledge-Cavendish
Will the Sudanese paradox continue? Insecure investment climate and substantial foreign direct investment inflows
Hassan Ali Gadkarim (2012)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Sudan Report SR 2012:1) 33 p.
Oljebrødrene
Gunnar M. Sørbø (2012)
Morgenbladet 19.-25. oktober 2012
Ettåring i faresonen
Gunnar M. Sørbø (2012)
Morgenbladet 06.-12.07. 2012
More complex conflict drivers than environment and climate
Gunnar M. Sørbø (2012)
in New Routes vol. 17 no. 2 pp. 38-41
From impunity to prosecution? Sexual violence in Sudan beyond Darfur
Liv Tønnessen (2012)
(NOREF Report, February 2012)
Freedom of religion in Sudan
Anne Sofie Roald (2012)
in Ed. by Anh Nga Longva and Anne Sofie Roald: Religious minorities in the Middle East. Domination, self-empowerment, accomodation. Leiden/Boston: Brill pp. 149-170
The many faces of political Islam in Sudan: Muslim women's activism for and against the state
Liv Tønnessen (2011)
Bergen: University of Bergen 344 p.
Better the devil you know? Chinese foreign direct investment in Africa
Ivar Kolstad and Arne Wiig (2011)
in Journal of African Business vol. 12 no. 1 pp. 31-50
Nye utfordringer til islamsk feminisme: Kvinneaktivismens mange ansikter i Sudan og Iran
Marianne Bøe and Liv Tønnessen (2011)
in Tidsskrift for kjønnsforskning vol. 4 no. 4 pp. 327-342
Sudan country case study: Child rights
Samia al-Nagar and Liv Tønnessen (2011)
Sida (UTV Working Paper no. 2011:3) (Commissioned by Norad and Sida)
Beyond numbers? Women's 25% parliamentary quota in post-conflict Sudan
Liv Tønnessen (2011)
in Journal of Peace, Conflict and Development vol. 17 pp. 43-62
Supporting child rights. Synthesis of lessons learned in four countries
Arne Tostensen, Hugo Stokke, Sven Trygged and Kate Halvorsen (2011)
Stockholm: Sida (Joint Evaluation no. 2011:1) 258 p.
Supporting child rights: Synthesis of lessons learned in four countries
Arne Tostensen, Hugo Stokke, Sven Trygged and Kate Halvorsen (2011)
(Available from Sida)
Nationality and citizenship questions in Sudan after the Southern Sudan referendum vote
Munzoul A.M. Assal (2011)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (Sudan Report SR 2011: 1) 15 p.
Feminist interlegalities and gender justice in Sudan: The debate on CEDAW and Islam
Liv Tønnessen (2011)
in Religion and Human Rights: An International Journal vol. 6 no. 1, pp. 25-39
Challenges facing Sudan after referendum day 2011. Persistent and emerging conflict in the north-south borderline states
Abdalbasit Saeed (2010)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (Sudan Report SR 2010: 1) 27 p.
Oil, peace and development: The Sudanese impasse
Hassan Ali Gadkarim (2010)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (Sudan Working Paper SWP 2010: 2) 31 p.
Local violence and international intervention in Sudan
Gunnar M. Sørbø (2010)
in Review of African Political Economy vol. 37 no. 124 pp. 173-186
Learning to build a sustainable peace: Ownership and everyday peacebuilding
Ole Jacob Sending (ed.) (2010)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Report R 2010:4)
Utenriksanalyse: Vestlig press styrker Bashir
Ingrid Samset (2010)
Morgenbladet 16-22 April
Sudan peace agreements: Current challenges and future prospects
Abdel Ghaffar Mohamed Ahmad (2010)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Working Paper SWP 2010: 1) 17 p.
The Politics of Women's Representation in Sudan: Debating Women's Rights in Islam from the Elites to the Grassroots
Liv Tønnessen, Hilde Granås Kjøstvedt (2010)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Report R 2010: 2) 46 p.
The Paradox of Representation in Sudan: Muslim Women's Diverging Agendas
Liv Tønnessen, Hilde Granås Kjøstvedt (2010)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Brief vol. 9 no. 1) 4 p.
Pursuing justice in Darfur
Gunnar M. Sørbø (2009)
in Nordic Journal of Human Rights vol. 27 no. 4 pp. 393-408
Land issues and poverty reduction: Requirements for lasting peace in Sudan and Afghanistan
Gunnar M. Sørbø and Arne Strand (2009)
in The poorest and the hungry. Assessments, analyses, and actions. Wash.D.C.: IFPRI, pp. 219-226.
Kleskamp i Sudan
Liv Tønnessen (2009)
Dagbladet 30.08.2009
The comprehensive peace agreement in the Sudan: Institutional developments and political trends in focus areas
Samson S. Wassara (2009)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (Sudan Working Paper SWP 2009: 1) 21 p.
The impact of the international financial crisis on the economy of the Sudan
Medani M. Ahmed (2009)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (Sudan Report SR 2009: 1) 30 p.
Confronting corruption in humanitarian aid: Perspectives and options
Peter Walker, Daniel Maxwell (2009)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (U4 Brief 2009:3) 4 p.
Gendered Citizenship in Sudan: Competing Debates on Family Laws among Northern and Southern Elites in Khartoum
Liv Tønnessen (2008)
in Journal of North African Studies vol. 13 no. 4 pp. 455-469
One Against All: The National Islamic Front (NIF) and Sudanese Sectarian and Secular Parties
Abdel Ghaffar M. Ahmed (2008)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (SWP Working Paper SWP 2008: 6) 14 p.
Post-Conflict Peace-Building and Socio-Economic Integration Issues in Southwest Kordofan
Abdalbasit Saeed (2008)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (Sudan Report SR 2008: 3) 48 p.
External Debts, Growth and Peace in the Sudan. Some Serious Challenges Facing the Country in the Post-Conflict Era
Medani Mohmed Ahmed (2008)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Report SR 2008: 1) 76 p.
Can the Sudan Achieve the MDGs Given its Past and Present Expenditures Allocation Patterns?
Medani Mohmed Ahmed (2008)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (Sudan Report SR 2008: 2)
Is it the Fault of NGOs Alone? Aid and Dependency in Eastern Sudan
Munzoul A. M. Assal (2008)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (Sudan Working Paper SWP 2008: 5) 19 p.
Kan vi gjøre noe?
Gunnar M. Sørbø (2008)
Dagbladet 05.05.08
Communal Land Rights and Peace-Building in North Kordofan: Policy and Legislative Challenges
Mustafa Babiker (2008)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (Sudan Working Paper SWP 2008: 3) 14 p.
Peace without Unity: The Dilemma of Reconciling Divergent Perspectives in Post-Conflict Sudan
Atta El-Battahani (2008)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (Sudan Working Paper SWP 2008: 4) 18 p.
The Politics of Local Boundaries and Conflict in Sudan. The South Darfur Case
Yousif Takana (2008)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (Sudan Working Paper SWP 2008: 2) 20 p.
Transforming Pastoralism: A Case Study of the Rufa'a al Hoi Ethnic Group in the Blue Nile State, Sudan
Abdel Ghaffar M. Ahmed (2008)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (Sudan Working Paper SWP 2008: 1)
Arab Foreign Aid: Disbursement Patterns, Aid Policies and Motives
Espen Villanger (2007)
in Forum for Development Studies vol. 34 no. 2
Land Issues and Poverty Production: Requirements for Lasting Peace in Sudan and Afghanistan
Gunnar M. Sørbø and Arne Strand (2007)
Washington DC: IFPRI (2020 Focus Brief on the World's Poor and Hungry People) 4 p.
Discrimination in the Name of Religious Freedom: The Rights of Women and Non-Muslims after the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in Sudan
Liv Tønnessen, Anne Sofie Roald (2007)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Report R 2007: 5) 50 p.
Competing Perceptions of Women's Civil Rights in Sudan
Liv Tønnessen (2007)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Brief vol. 6 no. 4) 4 p.
Minoriteter i «muslimske land»
Liv Tønnessen and Hilde Kjøstvedt (2007)
Bergens Tidende 30.06.2007
Norsk kvinnekamp i verden?
Liv Tønnessen (2007)
Klassekampen 31.03.2007
Opprørere må sendes til Haag
Ingrid Samset (2006)
Aftenposten 06.07.06
Mannen bak Darfur-konflikten
Liv Tønnessen (2006)
Ny Tid No. 19, 2006
Spillet om Darfur
Gunnar M. Sørbø (2006)
Aftenposten 06.10.2006
Hassan al-Turabi: Maktsyk Agitator eller Kvinnevennlig Demokrat?
Liv Tønnessen (2006)
Morgenbladet 8-14 September 2006
Glemte Konflikter i Sudan
Liv Tønnessen og Inger Johanne Tjoflaat (2006)
Bergens Tidende 25. 07. 2006
Sudan: Prospects for Peace. The Role of the International Community
Gunnar M. Sørbø (2005)
in Forced Migration Review no. 24 November pp. 13-14
Islamism and Democracy: An Inquiry into the Political Thought of the Sudanese Islamist Hassan al-Turabi
Liv Tønnessen (2005)
Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfilment of the Cand. Polit. Degree. Bergen: Department of Comparative Politics. University of Bergen 159 p.
Fred i Sudan?
Gunnar M. Sørbø (2005)
Bergens tidende 16. mars
Peacebuilding in post-war situations: Lessons for Sudan
Gunnar M. Sørbø (2004)
Bergen: Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI Report R 2004: 13) 25 p.
Prospects for peace, security and human rights in Africa's Horn
Gunnar M. Sørbø and Siegfried Pausewang (eds.) (2004)
Bergen: Fagbokforlaget 168 p.
Pastoral ecosystems and the issue of scale
Gunnar M. Sørbø (2003)
in Ambio vol. 32 no. 2 pp. 113-117
Kvinner og den arabiske våren
(2013)
Historiedagene på Songdal 05.05.2013
Kvinners rettigheter og den arabiske våren: To steg tilbake heller enn ett fremover?
Liv Tønnessen (2013)
Lillehammer Yrkeskvinners Klubb 31.01.2013
Women's political representation
Liv Tønnessen (2012)
Presented at: Conference on Women in Public Life at Center for Women's Studies, at Jordan University in Amman, Jordan, November 25-28, 2012.
Konflikt i Sudan
Liv Tønnessen (2012)
Presentasjon for studenter fra sjøkrigsskolen 25.10.2012
Between Sharia and CEDAW in Sudan: Islamist women negotiating gender equity
Liv Tønnessen (2012)
Presented at: American Anthropology Association, November 14-18 2012 in San Fransisco
Civil society and the armed forces
Liv Tønnessen (2012)
Presented at: Agents or Guardians:Military-civilian relations in Latin America and the Middle East
Islam and State in Moderation? Post-Islamism in Sudan (1989-2011)
Liv Tønnessen (2012)
Presented at: Sudan workshop, Chr. Michelsen Institutt (CMI), 16th and 17th of January 2012
Kvinnepolitikk i Sudan
Liv Tønnessen (2012)
Religionsvitenskap
How to account for the centrality of contests relating to women's rights in projects of Islamization?
Liv Tønnessen (2011)
Trial lecture, University of Bergen December 1, 2011
From impunity to prosecution
Liv Tønnessen (2011)
Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs November 11, 2011
Kvinnekamp i Sudan
Liv Tønnessen (2011)
NORAD January 26, 2011
Sharia: Hva er Islamsk lov?
Liv Tønnessen (2011)
Senioruniversitetet, Fana kulturhus November 8, 2011
Women's fight against violence and for justice in northern Sudan
Liv Tønnessen (2011)
Ahfad University for Women, Omdurman Sudan May 16, 2011
The Politics of women's representation in Sudan: From the elites to the grasroots
Liv Tønnessen and Hilde Kjøstvedt (2010)
PRIO, Oslo March 2, 2010
Bargaining with patriarchy in Sudan: The art of reimagining Islam
Liv Tønnessen (2010)
Presented at: Transnational/Global Feminism: Issues, Contestations, Challenges
The Moderation of the Islamist Movement in Sudan
Liv Tønnessen (2010)
Presented at: The annual norwegian political science conference
Power and the Gendered Interview: Bargaining with Patriarchy
Liv Tønnessen (2009)
Presented at: Sharia and Human Rights
Election Observation in Sudan - Possible Challenges
Hilde Kjøstvedt (2008)
Sudan Elections 2009 - a seminar organised by the Norwegian Support Group for Peace in Sudan June 13, 2008
Er islam og demokrati forenlig?Moderate islamisters nytolkning av Sharia
Liv Tønnessen (2007)
Fagernes 09.11.2007
The Myth of a Reformist? Hassan al-Turabi and Women's Civil Rights within the Islamic Family Law in Sudan
Liv Tønnessen (2007)
Presented at: The seventh Nordic conference on Middle East Studies in Helsinki,Finland 21-23 September 2007 "The Middle East: Diversity - Variation - Interpretation
Gendered Citizenship in Sudan: Competing Interpretations of Women's Civil Rights within the Family Laws among Northern and Southern Elites in Khartoum.
Liv Tønnessen (2007)
Presented at: Plural Legalities Workshop
Islamisme i Sudan
Liv Tønnessen (2006)
FN-Sambandet, Oslo
Staff and students from the following institutions are involved:
Allahu Akbar: A Friday in Khartoum
I am sipping to my coffee as I am listening to the local imam through the loudspeaker as he addresses his congregation inside the mosque.
Ikke mer fred å få
Ingen viktige fredsavtaler er inngått i verden de siste åtte årene. De fleste «intern-konflikter» er ikke det de gir seg ut for å være. De er deler av internasjonale konfliktsystemer der eksterne aktører spiller helt sentrale roller, skriver Gunnar M. Sørbø i en utenriksanalyse i Morgenbladet.
South Sudan's Kiir says Khartoum using pipeline as 'weapon of threat'
June 17, 2013 (JUBA) - South Sudan president Salva Kiir has strongly dismissed allegations that his ...
CAR's new president in Khartoum for talks on bilateral ties
June 17, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – Michel Djotodia, new president of Central African Republic (CAR), ...
Unrest as SPLM sacks official in South Sudan Lakes state, suspends two others
June 17, 2013 (RUMBEK) - The South Sudan ruling party (SPLM) has sacked its assistant secretary for ...
U.S. condemns shelling in S. Kordofan that killed UN peacekeeper
June 17, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The United States on Monday issued a condemnation of the shelling ...
Sudan says Mbeki's proposal contains no new elements
June 17, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – Sudan's ruling National Congress Party (NCP) said today that proposals ...
Advocacy group warns of conflict in Abyei region
JUNE 17,2013 (JUBA) - An advocacy group has warned of a possible outbreak of conflict in disputed ...
The arming of rebels in Sudan and South Sudan: what is the evidence?
By Eric Reeves 17 June 2013 - News reporting in general, a great deal of analytic writing, and virtually ...
By Deng Vanang June 17, 2013 - No one whether locally or internationally can still argue there is ...
Egyptian foreign minister in Ethiopia for talks over Nile water
By Tesfa-Alem Tekle June 17, 2013 (ADDIS ABABA) - Ethiopian foreign Minister Tedros Adhanom on Monday ...
South Sudan television sacks head of English department
June 17, 2013 (JUBA) - South Sudan Television (SSTV) has sacked head of English department following ...
Sudan: Anatomy of a Conflict
Disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration in South Sudan. The limits of conventional peace and security templates