Opinion

Nu'man Yousif Mohamed Over the past few weeks, a growing number of customers at bank branches in the states of Khartoum and Al Jazirah have complained about slow banking procedures, prolonged waiting times, disruptions to certain banking…

Rashid Abdel Rahim The Quintet meeting scheduled for today is nothing more than an attempt at political manoeuvring designed to fulfil every ambition and interest except those hoped for and desired by the Sudanese people. The…

Ramadan Ahmed The debate over secularism and its role in the governance of the state and society resurfaces periodically throughout the Muslim world. It tends to intensify whenever Muslim societies face political, economic, or social…

By: Mohamed Osman Adam I read and appreciated Ambassador Alobeid A. Murawih’s article, “Is the Fragmentation of the RSF the Safest Solution?” His analysis centred on splitting the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and, rather than resorting to…

Dr Al-Haytham Al-Kindi Yousif Relations between Sudan and Ethiopia in the post-colonial era have been characterised by cautious cooperation and the exchange of leverage. Despite geographical proximity and strong people-to-people ties, the…

Mustafa Abdelaziz Al-Batal The general elections held in Ethiopia yesterday, Monday, 1 June, were marked by the conspicuous absence of major parts of the country from the electoral process. The entire Tigray region was excluded,…

Al-Muslami Al-Bashir Al-Kabashi Be patient, colleague Rashan Oshi. Undoubtedly, you are enduring the harshness of imprisonment and the loneliness of a prison cell. Yet your case places everyone—those in authority, politicians, journalists,…

Dr Ismail Sati In his insightful two-part article entitled “The Fragmentation of the Rapid Support Forces: Is It the Safest Solution?”, Ambassador Al-Obeid Ahmed Marrouh offered a coherent and profound reading of the Rapid…

Obeid Ahmed Murawih In the first part of this article, we discussed the background to the establishment of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in 2013. We argued that President Omar al-Bashir’s decision to create these forces was not made in a…

Rashid Abdul Rahim On more than one occasion—and indeed many times—General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Chairman of the Sovereignty Council, has announced the prospect of a Sudanese dialogue. At times, he has outlined some of its…