Opinion

Dr. Ismail Sati In wars, the most dangerous thing reported is not a lie… but half-truths. This is precisely what some Arab channels are doing in their coverage of the war in the Sudan: a discourse that appears professional, but…

Osama Mukhtar In a move reflecting China’s commitment to promoting international fairness and equity, the zero-tariff policy for 53 African countries will come into effect tomorrow, May 1st. This policy has not only garnered official…

Dr Inas Mohamed Ahmed The war has now entered its fourth year—bitter years in which millions of Sudanese have endured the full anguish of conflict: displacement, exile, and the collapse of basic services. They have lost loved ones; their…

Mohannad Awad Mahmoud In January 2018, at the height of official concern over deteriorating economic conditions, a five-page analytical report was presented within a specialised policy centre. It offered an early reading of where the…

Habib Allah Abdel Wahab It is well understood among practitioners and observers of foreign trade that banning or restricting the import of certain goods is often a positive trade policy. In most cases, it aims to support domestic…

Fouad Qabbani Sudan is currently going through an extremely difficult phase, marked by tension in many areas. These conditions do not allow for random, individualistic decision-making—especially on matters affecting people’s livelihoods,…

By Rashid Abdel Rahim Is Al-Nour Qubba’s move to join the government a defection from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), or is it part of an agreement with the government? To answer this, we can compare the peace agreements the…

Dr Al-Haytham Al-Kindi Yousif In our previous discussion, after diagnosing the “rentier state” and identifying the structural mechanisms through which it resists change, we now move from defining these mechanisms to addressing…

Dr Huwaida Shabbo Amid the turbulent transformations unfolding in Sudan, economic reform is no longer a theoretical luxury to be debated in seminars or consumed in official rhetoric. It has become a matter of survival, tied directly to the…

Nu’man Yousif Mohammed It is no longer possible to treat the crisis of microfinance guarantees as a temporary malfunction or a passing disruption that can be resolved through procedural fixes. What has now emerged is a…