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The counting of votes has just started in Sudan in elections that are so crucial to the future of the country. We can here provide a couple of ‘on the ground’ updates on the Sudanese elections from local peacebuilders, one from Juba, one from Jonglei: Juba As the voting kicked off on the 11th of [...]
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Archive: Sudan
Sudan Election Updates from Juba and Jonglei State
Sudan’s April Elections
National elections in Sudan are due to be held in April. Although despite being a key part of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), elections have been delayed three times already, and the April date is by no means guaranteed. Many believe that the US is pressing the parties of the CPA to postpone the election, [...]
CfPS: Building Peace Across Sudan
The work of the Collaborative for Peace in Sudan (CfPS) involves local groups working for peace across the country, Rasha, local correspondent for Sudan, shares stories of their success. Blue Nile Sheikh Hummaidah lives in La-yoonah village, some 3 kilometres from Geissan in Blue Nile State. His son was killed in a conflict( 2 herders [...]
Mubidaroon
Mubadiroon work on a range of conflict resolution and peacebuilding projects throughout Sudan. They have worked on community security and the training of demobilized soldiers. Mubidaroon has also provided training on conflict resolution for Native Administration and community leaders in Sudan, and also on capacity building for community-based organisations. A focus of this area of [...]
Rabi’a al ‘Adawiyhah Society
The Rabi’a al ‘Adawiyhah Society operates in Damazin and nearby villages in Blue Nile State, Sudan. Since 2006, they have run symposia and workshops on peacebuilding with local communties. In their work, the Rabi’a al ‘Adawiyhah Society have at times had to challenge local traditions. For one example, when a local man tried to ban [...]
Organisation for Rural Women’s Development
Established in 2001, The Organisation for Rural Women’s Development now have 180 people working in the field of peacebuilding in all localities of Blue Nile State. They work on general development issues that support the economic development of rural women in the Blue Nile State, but have also undertaken seminars on conflict resolution, and have [...]
Key People and Parties
Parties & Groups Chad: Thousands of displaced persons from Darfur reside in the neighbouring country of Chad and they accuse Sudan of funding militia cross-border strikes into UNHCR camps. In return, in May 2008, Sudan accused Chad of arming and assisting rebels who attacked Khartoum cut diplomatic relations. International Crimal Court (ICC): In March 2009 [...]
‘Women for Peace’ Initiative in Bow, Sudan
Like other towns in the Blue Nile, Bow suffered a great deal during the Civil War in Sudan. The effects of the conflict can still be felt in the town, where the local population share the very limited provision of services with a large number of formerly Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). The town has in [...]
The Native Administration and Peace Committees in Kurmuk
Kurmuk is one of the largest towns in the Blue Nile State of Sudan, and has greatly suffered from the Civil War. Control over the area changed hands many times in the course of the war, finally ending up in the hands of the rebel army of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLM). After the [...]
ICC to consider genocide charges against al-Bashir
The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Court has today ruled that the decision not to consider charges of genocide against Omar al-Bashir, President of Sudan, was wrong. In March last year the Pre-Trials Chamber of the ICC (the division responsible for the confirmation of charges & issuing of arrest warrants), decided to issue an arrest warrant against [...]
