Policy and human rights issues on Sudan and U.S. relations.
Highlights issues, provides links to more detailed information on each issue.
Maintained by William Minter. http://www.africafocus.org/east.php
Commentary, articles on South Sudan politics. Editor: Alex de Waal. "hosted by the Royal African Society and the Social Science Research Council. Based in London. [KF] http://africanarguments.org/category/making-sense-of-sudan/south_sudan/
Non profit, NGO based in Africa, London and New York. Monitors human rights violations, promotes legal reform. Publishes the Sudan Human Rights Monitor. http://www.acjps.org/
Full text publications such as
Silencing the New Front: the Emergence of Widespread Torture against the Youth Movement ( (2011)
Rendered Invisible: Darfur Deteriorates as International Pressure Shifts to the Referendum Process (2011)
Widening the Scope: The Expanding Use of Capital Punishment in Law and Practice in Sudan (2010)
"a grassroots organization founded in 1993 to combat slavery around
the world." Accounts of slavery in Mauritania and the Sudan, the work
of American Anti-Slavery Group and Christian Solidarity International to
free slaves in the Sudan. Interviews, news articles. Based in Boston, Massachusetts.
[KF] http://www.iabolish.org/
Voluntary network of American Episcopalians with parishes, dioceses and foundations supporting the Episcopal Church of Sudan. Has a newsletter, Sudan Connections, the proposed Post-war Program by the Bishop of Mundri, letters from an Episcopal Priest serving in the Sudan. Holds an annual conference. Assists Sudanese in the U.S. Links to related sites. Based in Alexandria, Virginia. [KF] http://www.afrecs.org/
Educational videos; has African
studies titles. Distributes A
Great Wonder on the "Lost Boys of Sudan." Based near
Reading, Pennsylvania. [KF] http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/
Information re former U.S. President Jimmy Carter's programs in the Sudan.
Use the SEARCH box to retrieve information on the Sudan. http://www.cartercenter.org/
Reports, videos, interviews on the Sudan 2011 Referendum. Full text for ex. of Sudanese Perspectives
on the 2011 Referendum. CSIS is a "public
policy research institution dedicated to impact on global policy issues,"
based in Washington, D.C. [KF] http://csis.org/
Christian
Aid - Fuelling Poverty - Oil, War and Corruption
Full text report. 52 p. in PDF. May 2003. Includes Angola ("where oil revenues have fuelled
a 30-year civil war, from which the country is only just emerging" "Of the
$5 billion the Angolan government receives in oil revenues every year, it is estimated that more than US$1 billion goes
missing."), Sudan ("a country still gripped by a civil
war that has been fuelled, prolonged and part-financed by oil."). The
web site includes audio and video of Joseph Fiennes' visit
to Angola. [KF]
"human rights organsiation for religious liberty helping persecuted
Christians and other suffering repression, victimised children and victims
of disaster." Has country profiles, trip reports on the Sudan and a
campaign to buy and set free Sudanese child slaves. An article citing UNICEF
criticism of their work appeared in the New York Times, March 12,
1999, page A8. Based in the U.K. [KF] http://www.csw.org.uk
Subscribers only; many universities subscribe. Use their
Search
to locate many full text articles, reports, briefings, by keyword, author,
date, institution. Examples - "Chemical Weapons in the Sudan:
Allegations and Evidence" by Michael Barletta; "Christianity
and Islam in Africa's Political Experience: Piety, Passion and Power"
Ali A. Mazrui; "Religion and Conflict in Sudan: A Non-Muslim
Minority in the Muslim State" by Yehudit Ronen. http://www.ciaonet.org/
"COMESA [formerly the PTA] exists as an organisation of free independent
sovereign states which have agreed to co-operate in developing their natural
and human resources for the good of all their people'. With its 19 member
states and population of 300 million it forms a major integrated trading
block." Has information on customs tariffs by country, road/transport
including road distances, economic profiles for each country (includes
the Sudan) etc. Has the text of Doing Business with
COMESA: the Handbook, legal guides to establishing business, etc.
http://www.comesa.int/
A nonpartisan, nonprofit organization which
does not accept govt. funding. Use their Search
to locate articles on South Sudan. Based in New York city. http://www.cpj.org
"Millions have died or been forcibly displaced from their homes in
Africa's longest running civil war. Massive injections of U.S. and Soviet
arms have kept the war raging between northern and southern Sudan for nearly
a half-century. A new multiethnic and explicitly secular opposition has
arisen to challenge the current Islamist regime." From Foreign
Policy in Focus, October 2005. Published by Interhemispheric
Resource Center (Silver City, NM) and the Institute for Policy Studies (Washington,
D.C.).
Background information on refugees from the Sudan, includes a bibliography
and links to related sites. From the Cultural Orientation Resource Center,
Center for Applied Linguistics, Washington, D.C. http://www.cal.org/co/publications/cultures/sudan.html
Report of an international commission created by the U.S. government.
Full text. April 2002. 35 p. Danforth is the Special Envoy for Peace
in the Sudan of the George W. Bush administration. Chair of the Commission
was Penn Kemble. Other members were George Moose, a former US assistant
secretary of state for Africa; British members John Lyle and Sarah Uppard;
Norwegians Leif Manger and Lars Kvalvaag; and Italian Elena Scisco. [KF] http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2002/05/20020514-11.html
The finding aid for Durham's Sudan Archive which contains the papers
of over 260 institutions and individuals (administrators, soldiers, missionaries
and others who served in the Sudan), from 1883-1956, is online. The finding
aid includes the papers of Robert O. Collins, General Sir Reginald Wingate, Sir Harold MacMichael,
Sir James Robertson, and the Gordon Memorial College Trust Fund. Has some
material from the post-independence period and papers relating to countries
bordering the Sudan. The Sudan Archive includes photographs, films, maps,
museum objects. http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/asc/sudan/
Durham University Library has holdings of books, periodicals and ephemeral
material on the Sudan. See their online catalog: http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/catalogues/
Election - Presidential 2010
[Arman] Yasir Arman In Arabic and English. Yasir Arman's 2010 Sudan Presidential Election site. Arman ran for President of Sudan for the Sudan People's Liberation Movement party. March 31, 2010 Arman announced he was withdrawing from the April 11-13 election due to election rigging. His Party was to participate however in local and parliamentary elections except in Darfur. http://yasirarman.com/
In Arabic and English. Organization charged with conducting elections in the Sudan. Has Presidential candidates lists, full text election information books. Based in Khartoum, Sudan. http://nec.org.sd/ Sudan Electionnaire
Issues and positions of the 16 main parties for the April 2010 elections. From Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) in the Sudan and the Institute for Peace Research, University of Khartoum. http://www.electionnaire.org/ Sudan Votes
In English and Arabic. Media in Cooperation and Transition and its Sudanese partner organisations Teeba Press and the Association of Inter-Media (AIM) project to enhance the quality of media coverage on the elections. Newspaper articles and radio productions by journalists from Northern and Southern Sudan from across the political spectrum. "the first website that translates all English articles into Arabic and vice versa, in order to promote a better understanding across language barriers." Financed by the German Foreign Office. http://www.sudanvotes.com/
Use the Search to locate articles. "Enough is a project of the Center for American Progress, helping to build a permanent constituency to prevent genocide and crimes against humanity." Based in Washington, D.C. http://www.enoughproject.org/conflict_areas/sudan_south_sudan
Statements by the Archbishop regarding political events, pastoral letters, reports of the Bishop's provincial visits, map of the Dioceses, etc. [KF] http://www.sudan.anglican.org/
"Wau Diocese covers two out of the 10 States of Southern Sudan, plus the Abyei Area" Information about the Bishop for Wau, Moses Deng Bol. Many photographs of the Referendum. Many links to other Sudan sites. News, Diocese information / projects. Based in Juba, South Sudan. [KF] http://wau.anglican.org/
From the publication, Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 13th ed. (Dallas, Tx.: Summer Institute of Linguistics, 1996), edited by
Barbara F. Grimes. Provides number of speakers, dialects, linguistic affiliation,
etc. http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=SD
"unites over 50 European organizations working for peace and justice in Sudan." Oil industry news, full text reports, oil map, list
of international oil industry companies. Based in Utrecht, the Netherlands.
[KF] http://www.ecosonline.org
Reports include -
Deconstructing Engagement. Corporate Self-Regulation in Conflict Zones
– Implications for Human Rights and Canadian Public Policy. By Georgette
Gagnon, Audrey Macklin, Penelope Simons. Jan. 2003. 168 p. in
Adobe pdf.
Assessment from the President’s Special Envoy for Peace in Sudan.
John C. Danforth; Released by the Department of State April 21, 2003
Published by Interhemispheric
Resource Center (Silver City, NM) and the Institute for Policy Studies (Washington,
D.C.). http://www.fpif.org/regions/africa/search?q=sudan
"Founded in 1925 as Germany's first political foundation, the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung is a private cultural non-profit organisation committed to the ideas and basic values of social democracy." Full text peace agreements. Offices in Khartoum and Juba. http://www.fessudan.org/
Full text reports -
Sudan and Somalia - Linchpins on the Horn of Africa (2010)
The dynamics of conflict in the tri-border region of Sudan, Chad and the Central Africa Republik (2008)
Studies on country-related conflict analysis: Sudan (2004)
"exist to further the cause of world evangelisation by missionary
outreach to resistant or neglected areas and groups in Southern Africa."
Has field reports
from Angola, Namibia, Sudan, Zambia, Mozambique, newsletter
reports on Sudan, Zimbabwe, sells books on related topics.
http://www.frontline.org.za
"Winner of both the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival" "explores the indomitable spirit of three “Lost Boys” from the Sudan who leave their homeland, triumph over seemingly insurmountable adversities and move to America" Newmarket Films in association with Silver Nitrate. http://www.godgrewtiredofus.com/
Collections on African Christianity from mainly North American Protestant
missionaries and some African churches and organizations. Most records are
20th century; 75% concern east or central Africa. Collections include those
of the Africa
Inland Mission and individual missionaries. The African Inland Mission
was especially active in Sudan, and other countries. Use the Searchable Online Database. http://www.wheaton.edu/bgc/archives/archhp1.html
News, profiles of South Sudan ethnic groups, full text of South Sudan laws, directory of NGOs / humanitarian groups, full text of peace documents, press releases, reports, maps, Southern Sudan Legislative Assembly members list, directory of South Sudan diplomatic missions, list of primary schools, travel information.
"Gurtong Trust - Peace and Media Project is an independent, not-for-profit, community-based project, which aims at removing all ethnic, political or personal obstacles on the way to unity, peace and mutual respect among South Sudanese." Established 2002. Support from the Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Open Society Institute. [KF] http://www.gurtong.net/
Information about and from traditional leaders in South Sudan. Latest information from c. 2009. "How can the more than sixty ethnic communities living in the South Sudan unite while preserving their diversity and keeping their dignity? How can cultural ignorance be overcome and mutual respect be enhanced for each and every community?" [KF] http://www.houseofnationalities.org/
A project to "preserve and make accessible a set of linguistic
field notes [on the Nuer language] recorded by
Eleanor Vandevort, who was a missionary in the South Sudan between
1949 and 1963." Includes the full text of the book, A
Leopard Tamed, by Eleanor Vandevort, a biography of Eleanor Vandevort,
by Dr. Marion Frank-Wilson, a History of Colonial and Missionary
Linguistics in the Southern Sudan, by Dr. Edward Miner, Pedagogical
Grammar of Nuer, slides of life in Southern Sudan, and
a bibliography. [KF] http://www.dlib.indiana.edu/collections/nuer/
Compiled by Andrews Atta-Asamoah and Jort Hemmer, 30 September 2010. Full text. 6 pages in PDF. Based in Tshwane, South Africa. [KF] http://www.issafrica.org/pgcontent.php?UID=30930
Formerly the Intergovernmental Authority on Drought and Development (IGADD)
created in 1986 by Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan
and Uganda to co-ordinate development in the Horn of Africa. The State
of Eritrea became the seventh member of IGADD in September 1993 after
its independence. Has press releases. Statement on Sudan Referendum. Communiques on Sudan. Based in Djibouti. http://igad.int/
Very fine site. Profiles of internally
displaced persons in over twenty countries (Angola, Burundi,
DRC, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Liberia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda).
Extensive historical background, political situation, protection issues,
international response, statistics, graphs, maps, sources used with links
to online sources. From the Norwegian Refugee Council, Global IDP Project,
based in Geneva, Switzerland. http://www.internal-displacement.org/
The ICG is "a private, multinational organisation committed to strengthening
the capacity of the international community to anticipate, understand and
act to prevent and contain conflict." Has many full text reports on the situation in the Sudan. Based in Brussels, Belgium. http://www.crisisgroup.org/en/regions/africa/horn-of-africa/sudan.aspx
Example of reports -
Politics and Transition in the New South Sudan (April 2011)
The EU/AU Partnership in Darfur: Not Yet a Winning Combination (25 October 2005)
Darfur Deadline:
a New International Action Plan (2004 August) -includes a map with regions Sudan:
Now or Never in Darfur (2004 May) Sudan:
Towards an Incomplete Peace (2003 December)
Capturing the Moment: Sudan's Peace Process in the Balance (2002
April)
God,
Oil and Country: Changing the Logic of War in Sudan (2002 January,
275 pp.)
Dialogue
or Destruction? Organising for Peace as the War in Sudan Escalates (2002
June, 31 pp.) Sudan's
Best Chance for Peace: How Not to Lose It.(2002 Sept., 47 p.)
Full text, in Adobe pdf. 45 p. Pub. July 2003. "Sudan’s peace
process is entering its final, most difficult phase and it is essential
that the United States make a clear commitment to its bilateral relationship
with Sudan and remain closely involved in the post-agreement process. The
resolution of outstanding issues such as the status of the national capital,
the presidency and security arrangements will require a ‘grand bargain’
between the government in Khartoum and the SPLA in the South....." http://www.crisisgroup.org/en/regions/africa/horn-of-africa/sudan/065-sudan-endgame.aspx
Full text report, in Adobe pdf. Published June 2003. "The two-party
framework in which Sudan’s peace talks are being held is not adequately
addressing all the country’s current armed conflicts: especially the
long-running rebellions in the “Three Areas”
(Abyei, the Nuba Mountains and Southern Blue Nile) in the North, and the
more recent outbreak of armed conflict in Darfur in western Sudan."http://www.crisisgroup.org/en/regions/africa/horn-of-africa/sudan/B014-sudans-other-wars.aspx
Jal is a Sudanese ex-child soldier turned rap artist. "In Waat, Emmanuel met Emma McCune, an British aid worker who had famously married the rebel commander Riek Machar. She rescued the eleven-year-old Emmanuel - who had by then spent five years with the SPLA - and adopted him. She smuggled him into Nairobi but, tragically, she was killed a few months later in 1993 in a car accident. Emmanuel attended school, which Emma's friends financed, and after forming several music groups he produced his own single" - World Music Network.
Article - "Straight Out of Sudan: A Child Soldier Raps", New York Times, Oct. 2, 2005. http://www.emmanueljal.com/ Facebook Page - http://www.facebook.com/EmmanuelJal Myspace Page - http://www.myspace.com/emmanueljal GUA Africa - http://www.gua-africa.org/ . War Child - Film about Jal - http://www.warchildmovie.com/ TED site with video interview - http://www.ted.com/talks/emmanuel_jal_the_music_of_a_war_child.html
"research institute and advocacy organisation founded in 1999 in London to campaign for human rights and social justice across Africa." The directors are Dr. Alex de Waal, Dr Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem, and Yohannes Ajawin. Full text reports on the Sudan (Darfur), HIV / AIDS, and Security. Justice Africa Sudan section. Blog by the late Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem. Based in London. http://www.justiceafrica.org/
In English, Arabic, German, French. Site for one of the rebel organizations.
Background on the Darfur rebellion. A translation in English of The Black Book: Imbalance of Power and Wealth in the Sudan. In
the Black Book, "Using statistics, the authors claim that Sudan is
controlled by only one Region (Northern Region) with just over 5% of Sudan’s
population. Within this hegemonic Region, power is monopolised by only three
ethnic groups. The Book then gave detailed statistics about the hegemony
of the Northern Region over the whole the county." Article - Counter-Insurgency
on the Cheap, by Alex de Waal. http://www.sudanjem.com/
Prof. Kevane's commentary, articles on the Sudan. Kevane was President of the Sudan Studies Association (U.S.) 2002-2005. Includes his chapter on the Sudan 2001-2002 for Africa Contemporary Record. Also link to the syllabus for his class, African Economic Development. http://lsb.scu.edu/~mkevane/sudan.shtml
"Koinonia Nuba is an offspring of Koinonia Kenya, a Christian Community founded in 1988 by Father Renato Kizito Sesana, a Comboni Missionary." It is an organization of lay Christians....." Based in Gidel, Nuba Mountains, Sudan. [KF] http://koinoniasudan.org/
For older news on the Sudan, from Koinonia Community (Kenya), see Sudan Report 2002, 2003, 2004.
Has most of the full-text of the Army Area Handbooks long used as basic
reference sources. Information on the history, society, economy, politics,
national security of each country. Covers the Sudan.
One can search across all countries or any combination of countries
and browse the table of contents for a specific country.
Sudan: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/sdtoc.html
Award-winning documentary film about two Sudanese refugee boys and their experiences in U.S. society. Producer / Directors: Megan Mylan and Jon Shenk. Study guide with classroom ideas and essays by Sudanese refugees and Sudan experts. Ideas for assisting refugees and victims of Darfur. The 87 minute film, in English and Dinka with subtitles, may be purchased. Site based in San Francisco, California. http://www.LostBoysFilm.com
"It was supposed to be a storybook tale of young refugees triumphing against all odds. But an alarming number of Sudan's "Lost Boys" have spiraled into alcohol abuse, crime and even fratricide. What went wrong?" Article in Salon.com the online magazine. You need to click on their ad to read the article unless you subscribe to Salon.com http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2005/08/25/lost_boys/index_np.htm
"a (501 c 3) ....registered non profit organization found in 1992 by the first (24) Lou immigrants in the United States of America......its members entirely consist of people from three GOSS established counties, of Akobo, Nyirol, and Uror in Jonglei State Southern Sudan." List of chiefs, Lou Nuer students in the US and UK, Based in Des Moines, Iowa. [KF] shttp://www.lounuer.org/
Martell is the correspondent for Agence France-Presse and the BBC in South Sudan. Reports from South Sudan (from July 2010 to date), great photographs, video, links to blogs and related sites. [KF] http://www.petermartell.com/
MERIP is a a non-profit, non-governmental organization, over 30 years
old. Use the Search to locate articles on the Sudan such as "Migration,
Modernity and Islam in Rural Sudan" by Victoria Bernal and
"Sudan's Opposition
and the US," by Dan Connell. [KF] http://www.merip.org/
Information on grants for pro democracy projects in Sudan and South Sudan. NED is "a private, nonprofit foundation dedicated to the growth and strengthening of democratic institutions around the world. Each year, NED makes more than 1,000 grants to support the projects of non-governmental groups abroad." Based in Washington, D.C. [KF] http://www.ned.org/where-we-work/africa/sudan
In Arabic and English. Organization charged with conducting elections in the Sudan. Has Presidential candidates lists, full text election information books. Based in Khartoum, Sudan. http://nec.org.sd/
Information on the internet and networking in Sudan. Has full text documents
providing a history of the internet in Sudan. NSRC, run by Randy Bush, John
Klensin, Steven Huter, Michael Downhill, is a major site for information
on electronic networking
in Africa. http://www.nsrc.org/db/lookup/ISO=SD
"founded in 1997 for the express purpose of collecting and disseminating
information about the worldwide incidence of Christian persecution, with
particular focus on Africa." "Persecution Project Director Brad
Phillips is a frequent guest on conservative and Christian talk radio programs
aired around the country." Based in Vienna, Virginia. http://persecutionproject.org/
PHR "mobilizes the health professions and enlists support from the
general public to protect and promote the human rights of all people." Use the Search box to locate articles on Sudan. AIDS campaign, Darfur, Sudan Survival Campaign. Based in Boston, Massachusetts. http://www.phrusa.org/index.html
Directory of Sudan political parties and organizations web sites. From the Stanford University Libraries.
Prendergast, John - Resolving the Three Headed War from Hell in Southern Sudan, Northern Uganda, and Darfur
8 p. in PDF. (Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Africa Program, Occasional Paper, No. 3, Feb. 2005. http://www.wilsoncenter.org/topics/pubs/OP0033.pdf
May have transcripts of broadcast stories on the Sudan. For those with
sound cards has a RealAudio version as well. Has a keyword search facility
for the entire site. http://www.pbs.org/newshour/search.html
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/africa/africa.html
About the film. Includes a lesson plan for the film the Lost Boys of Sudan. See also the 19 page guide in PDF. http://www.pbs.org/pov/lostboysofsudan/
Radio - South Sudan
Miraya - a 24 hour, 7 day a week radio station operated by the United Nations Mission in Sudan in partnership with Fondation Hirondelle, a Swiss non-governmental organization. News. Listen to radio news in English and Arabic. Referendum 2011 results. Based in Juba & Khartoum. [KF] http://www.mirayafm.org/
Sudan Catholic Radio Network - News, documents re politics, etc. "initiated in 2006 by the Comboni Missionary Institutes and the Sudan Catholic Bishops' Conference." "SCRN is an apolitical body." Links to related sites. Based in Juba. [KF] http://sudancatholicradio.net/
Sudan Radio Service - Independent station. "SRS is a project of Education Development Center, an international NGO, with support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)." News. Audio news in English & Arabic. Based in Juba & Nairobi, Kenya. [KF] http://www.sudanradio.org/
In Arabic and English. Radio station by Darfuri for Darfuri, operating since 1 December 2008. Current news. Audio in in Darfur Arabic. "a project of the Radio Darfur Network, a coalition of Sudanese journalists and international (media) development organizations" Links to related sites. [KF] http://radiodabanga.org/
United Nations Mission in the Sudan - The UN magazine, In Sudan, has a special issue on the Referendum, November 2010 (20 p. in PDF). http://unmis.unmissions.org/
An independent association based in Kenya and the United Kingdom, founded
in 2001 to support research, publishing and educational initiatives in the
African Rift Valley region: North-East Africa, the Horn, the Great
Lakes, East Africa and South Central Africa. "Fellows of the
Institute include academic specialists from Africa, Europe and the Americas
and local and international practitioners in the fields of aid,
development, environmental conservation and human rights."
Has a Sudan
Abductee Database which can be consulted in Kenya or London. [KF] http://www.riftvalley.net/
"an athlete-driven international humanitarian organization that uses sport and play as a tool for the development of children and youth" in Liberia, Chad, Benin, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Mozambique, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and other countries. The President is Johann Olav Koss (Olympic Gold Medalist speed skater from Norway) . Joey Cheek donated the funds from his speed skating gold medal (500 m) at the 2006 Winter Olympics to Right to Play for children in Darfur, Sudan. Based in Toronto, Canada. [KF] http://www.righttoplay.com/
"The Coalition was formed in 2004 by members of each of the Bosnian-Herzegovinian Center of San Francisco, Jewish Community Relations Council of San Francisco, and New Sudan Generation. The Coalition now has over 40 member organizations and numerous individual members." http://www.darfursf.org/
Project supported by actor, George Clooney and John Prendergast (Enough Project), Google, U.N. and others to monitor the border area between northern and southern Sudan prior to and after the Southern Sudan January 9, 2011 referendum on independence. Maps, reports, petition, etc. [KF] http://www.satsentinel.org/
Very good resource. News, commentary, maps, extensive Media section, legislation,extensive links to related sites. "David Widgington started this SouthSudanInfo blog project to inform himself about post-war Southern Sudan." [KF] http://southsudaninfo.net/
"independent website for South Sudan Secession & National Independence since 2003" News, commentary, historical chronology, John Garang speeches, http://www.southsudannation.com/
Old, inactive U.S. State Department site. Has security updates (1996-97), some maps. Provided for relief workers and linke to relief organizations in
the Sudan. Site sponsored by the U.S. Dept. of State. "The U.S. govt.
does not guarantee the validity of information on the site.". http://www.state.gov/www/issues/relief/index.html
"Founded in 1994 by Wal and Julia Duany, and based in Bloomington,
Indiana..." Works on peace making and community development. "Though
we are guided by Christian principles, SSFI is not affiliated with any religious
or political entity." Has full text documents from conferences such
as the Dinka-Nuer
West Bank Peace and Reconciliation Conference held in Wunlit, Bahr el
Ghazal, Sudan from February 27 - March 8, 1999 and resolutions from the
Liliir People-to-People Peace and Reconciliation Conference, May 2000. Full
text articles on oil
companies and on slavery
in the Sudan, annotated directory of web sites, a few issues of Southern
Sudanese Lens, their newsletter, photographs of Southern Sudan life. [KF] http://southsudanfriends.org
SAFE was established in 1985 as a non-profit by "concerned American and Sudanese business persons, academics, and government officials." Collects and delivers donated books to university, college, and public libraries throughout the Sudan. Based in Arlington, Virginia. http://www.sudan-safe.org/
Older site, up to September 30, 2007. "monitors living conditions of refugees in the Great Lakes Region in Africa and advocates for their rights. In Northern Uganda and South Sudan the organisation empowers refugees by training Paralegals..." Based in Kampala, Uganda. http://www.sudanhumanrights.blogspot.com/
Edited by Dr. Yasin Miheisi as an "independent electronic newsletter
working to advocate peace, human rights and humanitarian aid for the Sudan"
is also at the Univ. of Pennsylvania African Studies web site. http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Newsletters/SNV_Main.html
"full-text database of historical and contemporary books and documents" on the Sudan. Includes government documents, dictionaries, photographs, a directory of Sudan web sites, etc. "designed and implemented by the Kenya and UK-based Rift Valley Institute" http://www.sudanarchive.net/
Official site. Its Chairman was the late John Garang.
News, speeches, historical background, Declaration
on the Final Peace Phase, various protocols and agreements, the Machakos
protocol, photographs, South Sudan coat of arms, national anthem and flag, etc. http://www.splmtoday.com/
Published analytic briefs and advocacy writings (c 2002 to date) on Sudan by Eric Reeves. Reeves is Professor of English Language and Literature, Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts. "He has spent the past twelve years working full-time as a Sudan researcher and analyst" Photographs, maps. http://www.sudanreeves.org/
"an independent professional society founded in the United States
in 1981. Membership is open to scholars, teachers, students, and others
with interest in the Sudan." Publishes a newsletter, SSA
Newsletter. [KF] http://www.sudanstudies.org/
"established in 1987 to encourage and promote Sudanese studies in
the United Kingdom and abroad in all disciplines and levels." Publishes Sudan Studies, offers other publications, holds an
annual symposium. [KF] http://www.sssuk.org/
" a movement of individuals from all religious backgrounds and identities working to facilitate the reconciliation efforts of all Sudanese" "facilitates efforts of Southern Sudanese in Southern Sudan to provide education, health care and community development." [KF] http://www.sudansunrise.org/
An independent non-profit based in England. "...an information and
referral service for individuals and organisations seeking a politically
non-aligned briefing on the situation in Sudan." Covers education (book-burning,
attacks on higher education and the arts), oil, women's situation, refugees,
slavery, problems of the Darfur region, the Beja, the people of the Ingessana,
discrimination against the Coptic Christian community, the Uduk, press freedom,
etc. They publish a newsletter, Sudan Update. [KF] Old Site: http://www.kimito.free-online.co.uk/suweb/about.htm
New site: http://www.sudanupdate.org/
Three issues of Sudan Update are on the Univ. of Pennsylvania
site. Vol.
10, No. 8, 5 May 1999: http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Newsletters/supdate5599.html Vol.
10, No. 9, 25 May 1999: http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Newsletters/supdate52599.html Vol.
10, No. 10, 1 June 1999: http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/Newsletters/supdate6199.html
In English and Arabic. Media in Cooperation and Transition and its Sudanese partner organisations Teeba Press and the Association of Inter-Media (AIM) project to enhance the quality of media coverage on the elections. Newspaper articles and radio productions by journalists from Northern and Southern Sudan from across the political spectrum. "the first website that translates all English articles into Arabic and vice versa, in order to promote a better understanding across language barriers." Financed by the German Foreign Office. http://www.sudanvotes.com/
In English and Arabic. For the Sudanese Diaspora living outside Sudan. Many links to web sites about the Sudan - statistics, refugee camps, Darfur, essays/papers/reports, etc. Based in Australia. http://sora.akm.net.au/
Article in S & F Online, Issue
2.2, Winter 2004. Published by The Barnard
Center for Research on Women. http://www.barnard.edu/sfonline/reverb/printmtu.htm
Bergen, Norway: Centre for Development Studies, University of Bergen,
2002. Purchase online. 2 vols. Has sample sections online. http://www.svf.uib.no/sfu/orderframe.htm
Works in Sudan and other African countries. Promotes women's empowerment and gender equality, funds projects, has
African regional offices, annual reports online, supports the African Campaign
to Eliminate Violence Against Women Formerly UNIFEM. [KF] http://www.unwomen.org/
"modules for teachers in high school, college, and universities to integrate into their courses." Covers history, political economy, ecology, societies and cultures, literatures in indigenous and colonial languages, arts and music, and scholarly work. Video. Created by Drs. Michael Kevane,
Martha Saavedra, and Mariane Ferme. [KF] http://www.understandingsudan.org
"The Security Council established the United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS) for an initial period of one year, starting from 9 July 2011." http://www.un.org/en/peacekeeping/missions/unmiss/
Full text of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement for Southern Sudan, Security Council resolutions, resolutions and information on Darfur, the African Union in Sudan, press releases, situation and other reports, photographs, job vacancies. Based in New York city and Khartoum. [KF] http://unmis.unmissions.org/
Site has closed. Use the Search to locate Operation Lifeline Sudan articles. "The work of UNICEF and the World Food Programme." "established
in April 1989. It is a consortium of two UN agencies -- UNICEF and the World
Food Programme -- as well as more than 35 non-governmental organizations"
Has photographs of the "relief operation in Thiekthou and Ajiep, Sudan, by UN photographer Eskinder Debebe in August 1998." http://www.un.org/
World Refugee Surveys. Use the Search to find reports. Asylam Research information. The U. S. Committee
for Refugees is a private non-profit organization based in Washington,
D.C. [KF] http://www.refugees.org/
United
States. Congress. House. Committee on International Relations. Subcommittee
on Africa.
Hearing: America's Sudan Policy: A New Direction? March 28, 2001. 71 pages in PDF. Speakers - Honorable Edward R. Royce, Michael K. Young, Mr. Eric Reeves, Mr. J. Stephen Morrison, Mr. Roger Winter, Pastor Gary I. Kusunoki. Also in Hathi Trust for libraries which belong. http://democrats.foreignaffairs.house.gov/archives/107/71428.pdf
Maps of Southern Sudan, Darfur, Nuba Mountains. "Reports, hard copy maps, digital map files and individually compiled desktop maps..." High resolution maps, print maps can be ordered. Based in Bern, Switzerland. [KF] http://www.cde.unibe.ch/tools/sudan/mapshop/
In
French and English. Organization, based in Paris, which provides information on human rights
and liberties in the Sudan. Has some issues of their newsletter online. http://www.vigilsd.org/
"a 501(c)(3) registered non-profit book series.....Using oral history as a foundation, the series depicts human rights crises around the world through the stories of the men and women who experience them." Published books on Zimbabwe and the Sudan. Based in San Francisco, California. http://www.voiceofwitness.com/out-of-exile
"a network of local, regional and international non-governmental organizations
working to protect the security and rights of children in armed conflicts." Has reports on Angola, Burundi, DR-Congo, Liberia, and Sudan (and map of
Sudan with regional boundaries).
The 6-member steering committee includes CARE, and World Vision. Based in New
York city. [KF] http://www.watchlist.org/
Support for the July 9, 2011 independence of South Sudan using social media. For non-profit organizations working to build the foundations of the new country. Follow on Twitter. http://www.welcome193.org/
Full text report. 42 p. in PDF. Pub. by Harvard University, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs,
John F. Kennedy School of Government, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2006. (Belfer/WPF Report No. 42.) http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/publication/2124/sudan.html
Older sources c 1997. WorldViews (formerly Third World Resources) based in Oakland, California
is a non-profit organization covering Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the
Middle East. Its Africa World Press Guide has a section on the Sudan.
http://worldviews.igc.org/
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