The United Nations has been monitoring the transition process in Sudan and has released a new statement encouraging reforms.
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News about the struggle for democracy in Sudan. Sudan is not a functioning democracy. According to Freedom House, elections are "plagued by irregularities and failed to meet international standards, according to monitors from US and EU". Also check out our section on World Democracy and our articles on South Sudan or Africa.
Victims of Sudan Crackdown On Protests Await Justice
Two years after al-Bashir was removed from power in Sudan, the victims of his crackdown on democracy protests still await justice.
U.S. moves to stop Russia ‘suppressing democracy’ in Sudan
Sudan is having a hard time making a democratic transition ever since Bashir was toppled. The U.S. is moving to stop Russia from derailing this process.
Former Sudanese dictator could be sent to the ICC
Al-Bashir used the cover of presidential power to avoid ICC arrest. Now he may be sent there to answer to crimes against humanity.
Deep state poses threat to Sudan’s democratic transition
Sudan’s deep state still poses a threat to the democratic process and fixing the security question remains a priority for the transition to work, observers.
Can Sudan’s ‘unlikely transition’ beat the odds?
Ashley Quarcoo, an international development practitioner, probes Sudan’s trajectory to transition to democracy and possible inhibiting factors.
Sudan’s former dictator still at large for crimes against humanity
Al-Bashir’s lenient 2-year sentence to a “reform” facility leaves him at large for more egregious crimes including years of mass murder with impunity.
Sudan: new law dismantles al-Bashir’s corrupt junta regime
Sudan’s civilian-led transition under the leadership of H.E. Abdalla Hamdok has dismantled al Bashir’s corrupt junta regime in place since 1989.
US-Sudan relations and progress of the caivilian-led transition
The Atlantic Council’s Africa Center hosts Sudanese Prime Minister Thursday December 5, 2019, to discuss US-Sudan relations and transition in Sudan.
Nigeria’s Militarised Democratic Experiment: lessons for Sudan?
On Sudan’s transition, expert opinion raises the question of whether Nigeria’s militarised democratic experiment should serve as a lesson.