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The determinants of food security in Sudan: the case of Kassala state

This paper focuses on the determinants of food security in Kassala state, Sudan. The study uses the Household Food Insecurity…

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November 13, 2023 | Liv Tønnessen, Reem Abbas
Tokens of peace? Women’s representation in the Juba Peace Process

This paper examines women’s representation in the Juba Peace Process in Sudan. It discusses the challenges faced by women negotiators,…

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November 13, 2023 | Hussein Sulieman, Abdel Ghaffar
Land appropriation in east Sudan: the case of the Lahaween ethnic group

This paper is a study on the impact of land appropriation on the migratory patterns of pastoral communities in east…

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November 05, 2023 | Øystein H. Rolandsen
Trade, peace-building and hybrid governance in the Sudan-South Sudan borderlands

This paper explores the relationship between trade, markets, and conflict resolution in the Sudan-South Sudan borderlands. The author argues that…

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November 05, 2023 | Ali Jammaa Abdalla
People to people diplomacy in a pastoral system: a case from Sudan and South Sudan

This paper explores the concept of ‘people to people diplomacy’ in the context of pastoral communities in Sudan and South…

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November 05, 2023 | Lina Hemmeda, Alaa S. Ahmed, Maryam Omer
Sudan’s armed rivalry: a comment on the vulnerable healthcare system catastrophe

This paper discusses the healthcare system crisis in Sudan due to the ongoing armed conflict. The conflict has destroyed the…

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November 05, 2023 | Holi Ali, Awad Alhassan, Ishaq Burma
An investigation into the interpreters’ challenges in conflict zones: the case of Darfur region in Sudan

This study investigates the challenges faced by local interpreters and language assistants working for UN peace-keeping missions in conflict zones,…

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Traditional judiya leaders in sudan as actors of humanitarian diplomacy: are they eligible to fulfill these roles in the Darfur humanitarian crisis?

This article explores the potential of traditional judiya leaders in Sudan as actors of humanitarian diplomacy in the context of…

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November 04, 2023 | Tanja R. Müller, Zuhair Bashar
“UNAMID is just like clouds in summer, they never rain”: local perceptions of conflict and the effectiveness of UN peacekeeping missions

This article considers how local perceptions of conflict dynamics interact or fail to interact with incident reporting in UN peacekeeping…

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November 04, 2023 | Kilian Spandler
UNAMID and the legitimation of global-regional peacekeeping cooperation: partnership and friction in UN-AU relations

The ‘hybrid’ United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) was initially hailed as a model for peacekeeping cooperation between the…

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