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Case Study: Sudan

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Sudan at a glance:

  • Humanitarian crisis: Civil war in Darfur region is seen as “one of the worst nightmares in recent history”. Sudan allows a small African Union force in Darfur but refuses to accept a large-scale UN peacekeeping deployment.
  • Politics: Omar al-Bashir heads a unity government formed after a peace deal ended 20 years of southern civil war. An independence referendum in the south will follow a six-year period of autonomy.
  • Economy: Oil production and revenues are rising.
    • Source:

BBC Country profile: Sudan


A selection of organisations operating in Sudan:

Foreign governments & international bodies:

Private Security Companies in Darfur:

Sudanese government websites:

  • The Sudanese Ministry of Interior (website in Arabic)

GFN-SSR Document Summaries

The GFN-SSR Document Library contains a number of summaries of articles either focussing specifically on Sudan, or using Sudan as one of several case studies.

  • African Security via Police, Justice and Intelligence Reforms
  • Designing an Integrated Strategy for Peace, Security and Development in Post-Agreement Sudan
  • International Engagement in Sudan after the CPA
  • Minority Rights, Early Warning and Conflict Prevention: Lessons from Darfur
  • No Ownership, No Peace: The Darfur Peace Agreement
  • Preventing Violent Conflict
  • Protecting Civilians Through Peace Agreements: Challenges and Lessons of the Darfur Peace Agreement
  • Protection of civilians in African peace missions: The case of the African Union Mission in Sudan, Darfur
  • Service Delivery in a Difficult Environment: the Child-friendly Community Initiative in Sudan
  • State structure and electoral systems in post-conflict situations