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The African Union has several reasons to get involved in Sudan’s peace process.
An expert on civil conflicts explains why the international community has so far failed to create peace in Sudan, and what new opportunities lie ahead.
Architects give their views on a landmark skyscraper burning as Sudan’s capital is systematically destroyed.
The interplay between diversity and urban planning in Sudan has created vibrant cityscapes, but also led to segregation and division.
Sudan is riven by conflict and once again, women are the targets of the sexual violence that is rooted in the patriarchal nature of Sudanese society.
An African-led process would take into account complex regional dynamics – which would lead to a better and more stable peace agreement.
Both residents and Sudanese in the diaspora invested in homes to secure the future. Now the conflict is destroying hope.
Sudan’s civilian protesters have gained a form of political power that traditional elites have struggled to attain.
There is a risk that Sudan’s conflict could spill over into neighbouring countries.
Sudan was formed by conquest, and its politics and, increasingly, its wealth have been controlled by the military ever since.
The Rapid Support Forces were created by former president Omar al Bashir to protect his regime from rebels - but they soon became a threat to both him and the future government.
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Professor of Architecture and SARChI: DST/NRF/SACN Research Chair in Spatial Transformation (Positive Change in the Built Environment), Tshwane University of Technology
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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 Post-harvest Biotechnology & Nutrition and Director, Centre of Excellence for Post-harvest Biotechnology (CEPB), University of Nottingham
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Senior Research Associate, Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria
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Professor of History, Colgate University
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Associate Professor of International Relations of the Middle East, University of Birmingham
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Professor of International Development Studies, University of Portsmouth
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Adjunct Professor of International Affairs, George Washington University
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Associate Professor of Urban & Environmental Design, King Abdulaziz University
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Assistant Professor of Architecture, University of Khartoum
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Associate Professor of Architecture, University of Khartoum
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Texas A&M University
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Professor of History, Durham University
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Professor, Weber State University
