Sudan

Sudan is situated between Egypt and the Horn of Africa on the Red Sea. The country is predominately Muslim, with both historical and contemporary ties to the Arab world. Over the last few decades, the country has suffered civil war, genocide, and almost thirty years of repressive rule under former President Omar al-Bashir. Bashir’s forced exit in 2019 has reinvigorated the possibility of a political and economic opening.

Pham: Time to Revisit America’s Sanctions on Sudan

Report
Jan 23, 2025

Could Ankara and Cairo develop a more effective diplomatic approach to Sudan’s civil war?

By
Nebahat Tanriverdi Yasar

The ousting of Omar al-Bashir in 2019 ushered in a period of profound political instability in Sudan.

Africa
Security & Defense

Pham: Time to Revisit America’s Sanctions on Sudan

MENASource
Dec 17, 2024

Sudan is caught in a web of external interference. So why is an international response still lacking?

By
Emadeddin Badi

Sudan needs a unified international strategy, combining economic, political, and diplomatic pressure.

Africa
Conflict

Pham: Time to Revisit America’s Sanctions on Sudan

MENASource
Sep 25, 2024

Sudan has a famine. The gridlock on peace and security must end.

By
Maha Tambal

The international community’s continued fumbles to establish a durable solution to the humanitarian crisis in Sudan mirror its long-standing miscalculations in addressing its internal and regional geopolitics.

Africa
Conflict

Content

In the News

Dec 16, 2015

Pham: Time to Revisit America’s Sanctions on Sudan

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham writes for The Hill on the United States’ sanctions against Sudan falling on the vulnerable citizens of the nation instead of the country’s real decision makers: 

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MENASource

Dec 1, 2015

Sudanese Refugees on Egypt’s Border

By Tom Rollins

With 15 Sudanese refugees or migrants gunned down on Egypt’s border with Israel on November 15, and another five killed by Egyptian border guards a week later, Egypt is witnessing the worst case of violence against Sudanese refugees since 2005. At the time, police brutally dispersed a sit-in, where refugees were protesting UNHCR’s decision to […]

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Event Recap

Sep 3, 2015

Roundtable with Sudan’s National Assembly Speaker

By Africa Center

On Thursday, September 3, the Africa Center hosted a luncheon roundtable with H.E. Ibrahim Ahmed Omer, Sudan’s National Assembly Speaker. Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham gave a welcome and introduction, noting that the visit by the Speaker and those accompanying him—the highest-level Sudanese government delegation to come to Washington in a number of years—comes […]

Sudan

In the News

Aug 13, 2015

Pham on Sanctions Harming Cancer Patients in Sudan

By J. Peter Pham

Daily Nation quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on how sanctions imposed by the United States on Sudan are costing civilian lives and hurting vulnerable groups:

Sudan

In the News

Jul 6, 2015

Pham on Sudanese Sanctions

By J. Peter Pham

Sudan Vision Daily quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on the impact of US economic sanctions in Sudan:

Sudan

In the News

Jun 19, 2015

Pham on the Sudanese President Fleeing South Africa

By J. Peter Pham

International Business Times quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on reports that South African President Jacob Zuma helped Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir flee South Africa to avoid outstanding charges brought by the International Criminal Court:

Sudan

In the News

Jun 16, 2015

Pham on Bashir’s Visit to South Africa

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham joins CNN to discuss Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir’s visit to South Africa and the tensions between the International Criminal Court and the African Union:

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In the News

Jun 10, 2015

Pham on South Sudan Conflict

By J. Peter Pham

The World Politics Review quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on why despite the current stalemate between the government and rebel groups, only the rainy season is slowing fighting in South Sudan:

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In the News

May 28, 2015

Pham: The Human Cost of America’s Not-So-Smart Sudan Sanctions

By J. Peter Pham

Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham writes for the Huffington Post on how US sanctions are harming the Sudanese people:

Sudan

AfricaSource

May 4, 2015

Nile Accord Opens Opportunity

By J. Peter Pham

Amid the attention recently focused on the Nigerian presidential election and the resulting democratic transition in Africa’s most populous country as well as on the brutal al-Shabaab terrorist attack on Kenya’s Garissa University College, an equally momentous event that took place at roughly the same time passed relatively unremarked. On March 23, the leaders of […]

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