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Posted by Mollie Zapata and Jenn Christian
On May 2, the United Nations Security Council enacted a resolution addressing recent violence that has flared along the poorly defined international border separating Sudan and South Sudan, as well as the nearly year-long conflict between Sudanese government forces and the Sudan Revolutionary Front, or SRF. It was an important move, and a significant one given the political gridlock the...
Posted by Annette LaRocco
Over the last few months, conflict has ignited across the border between the two Sudans, with the potential to escalate even further. A new Enough Project report, “South Sudan and Sudan Back at War: The View from Juba” reflects on these last few months and evaluates the causes and implications of the deteriorating relationship between Sudan and South Sudan.
Amanda Hsiao, Enough Project...
Posted by Jenn Christian
On, May 2, the U.N. Security Council unanimously passed a resolution endorsing last week’s decision from the African Union Peace and Security Council. The resolution calls for, among other things, the immediate cessation of hostilities between Sudan and South Sudan and the two sides’...
Posted by Nenad Marinkovic
BENTIU, South Sudan – On April 29, the 4th division of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army, or SPLA, operating around Panakuac—a South Sudanese town in northern Unity state, located about 23 kilometers away from Heglig where SPLA troops recently withdrew—came under attack from Sudan Armed Forces, or SAF. I...
Posted by Edward Ford
In recent days the renewed hostilities between Sudan and South Sudan have caught the world’s attention. However, the back-and-forth between the two countries has often been difficult to follow. In light of this, the Enough Project has produced a new timeline to chronicle the often confusing events along the border and in the negotiating room.
The timeline details...
Posted by Annie Callaway
Last Thursday, Enough Project Co-founder John Prendergast was on Capitol Hill to brief House members and staff on the current situation in Sudan. Joining him for the discussion were Alan Jury, director of the World Food Programme’s U.S. relations office, Congressmen Frank Wolf (R-VA), Jim McGovern (D-MA), Al Green (D-TX), Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA), the newly appointed co-chair of the Congressional Sudan Caucus, and the Enough...
Posted by John Bradshaw
Editor's Note: This oped co-authored with Mark H. Tuohey, a partner at the Washington, D.C., office of Brown Rudnick LLP, originally appeared on GlobalPost.
Thousands of innocent civilians are living in caves in Sudan’s Nuba Mountains, hiding from government bombs and on the brink of starvation. Hundreds of thousands are stranded in...
The Satellite Sentinel Project, or SSP, released two new reports, documenting the latest developments in the conflict raging on the border between Sudan and South Sudan.
The conflict has become increasingly violent since the Sudan People’s Liberation Army, or SPLA, advanced on Heglig on April 9. Heglig (known as Panthou to the South Sudanese) is a disputed territory, with both nations claiming that it is within their borders. The area provides an...
Posted by Nenad Marinkovic
JUBA, South Sudan – For nearly 10 days following South Sudan’s military occupation of the disputed oil-rich area of Heglig, Sudan and South Sudan were on the verge of war. On Friday, April 20, the Sudan People’s Liberation Army, or SPLA, announced its withdrawal from Heglig, a move regarded by the international community as a positive step toward diffusing tensions between South Sudan and Sudan. However, the two countries are not any nearer to achieving a...
JUBA, South Sudan – South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir announced in a press statement released Friday afternoon that southern forces would unconditionally withdraw from Heglig—10 days after seizing the disputed oil-rich region from Sudan forces—in a gesture that is likely aimed primarily at restoring South Sudan’s declining image before the international community.
“In conformity with the United Nations Security Council Presidential Statement and in response to appeals by world leaders and to create an environment for the...
