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The UN faces a crisis because of its failure to address the world’s biggest conflicts.
Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced from their homes and might never return.
The world’s youngest nation set a date for its first post-independence elections as intense anticipation reflects both an urgent need for stability and the high stakes involved.
River blindness and the black flies that cause it torment millions in west Africa. The “slash and clear” method is an effective way to eliminate them at source.
Overlapping territorial claims continue to fuel conflict in Abyei, which is claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan.
A major hurdle in South Sudan is the presence of detractors who could undermine the successful implementation of peace agreements.
The political elite have held on to power through power-sharing arrangements rather than the ballot. How will that change?
The interplay between diversity and urban planning in Sudan has created vibrant cityscapes, but also led to segregation and division.
Calls to secede have been heard from time to time in Kenya – most often around elections.
College students learn about people who have dedicated their professional lives to reducing the threat of violence – and their successes and failures.
Peace and security in South Sudan depend on a fully functioning, peaceful and democratic government in Khartoum
The introduction of free education should follow a gradual process, starting with the lowest levels.
Tanzania’s refugee policy in the 1990s is a good example of how geopolitics affects ordinary refugees.
The number of refugees leaving Sudan is particularly high because Sudan was itself host to a million refugees.
Sudan’s location and natural resources have attracted international partners keen to benefit either geopolitically or economically.
The region’s forces are seen as important in addressing the long-running conflict in the DRC – but their involvement is complicated.
Omar al-Bashir fell in 2019, but his military successors have preserved much of the authoritarian infrastructure of his regime.
Violence in Sudan threatens to throw the troubled nation into chaos. A scholar of the region explains what is going on and what’s at stake.
The joint border commission between Kenya and South Sudan is a step in the right direction.
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Senior Research Fellow, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs and Visiting Professor University of Buckingham, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs
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Academic Tutor, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor of History, University of Washington
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Adjunct Professor, University of Juba
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Lecturer, Western Sydney University
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Director, International Development Department, University of Birmingham
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Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
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Professor, Weber State University
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DPhil Candidate, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford
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Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Studies and Governance, University of the Free State
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Research associate at African Centre for Cities, University of Cape Town
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Professor of Democracy, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Politics, University of Birmingham
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Research Professor & Associate Director, Peace Accords Matrix (PAM), Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies and Keough School of Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame
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McKenzie Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
