An African-led process would take into account complex regional dynamics – which would lead to a better and more stable peace agreement.
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The Sudan army’s superiority is in its air force and arsenal of ground forces while the rival paramilitary force relies on nimble mobile units.
Sudan’s location and natural resources have attracted international partners keen to benefit either geopolitically or economically.
Sudan’s neighbours are urging restraint, favouring more business, less war. Both generals are aware the longer the situation goes on, the more unsustainable it will become.
The military takeover and arrest of activists may well bring Sudan’s divided opposition together.
Nation-building is hard, but the alternative is worse. In the wake of Sudan’s coup, the rest of the world needs to act fast, before it is too late.
Sudan has needed and will require compromise and principled political goodwill to realise a difficult transition from military rule.
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Associate Professor, United Arab Emirates University
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Associate Professor of International Studies, University of Nottingham
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Director & SARChI Research Chair: Political Economy of Migration in the SADC Region, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Politics, University of Birmingham
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Associate Professor of History, University of Washington
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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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Senior Research Associate, Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria
