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Sudan Tourist Guide

This was my first summer of being a tourist in Sudan: my first time in Khartoum, and my second time in Juba since 2007.  Admittedly I did a bit of work in Juba and a conference in Khartoum, but I was...

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“New Sudan”: baton passing?

[once independence is achieved,] those content with the liberation of the South could remain behind while those committed to the liberation of the whole country could continue the struggle. According...

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International Sudan and South Sudan Studies Conference 2012

The Sudan Studies associations of the US and UK – who both accept international members – held their international conference this week in Bonn, Germany, which for the first time dealt with two...

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Semi-officials in Juba: the growth of a state

This is a small aspect of my paper about the national identity process in Juba, South Sudan, presented on Monday at the 9th Sudan and South Sudan studies international conference in Bonn. In the...

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Conference doodles

I do concentrate, I promise! But I also find my notebook – which is a kind of field diary of everything – gets filled with illustrations of the people and conferences I go to, including listeners,...

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Visa men in Khartoum, and the art of conference papers

The international Sudans conference in Bonn was only my second conference paper I’ve presented, and I’m definitely still learning the art of presentation (and still relying too heavily on notes to stop...

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Four freedoms: forever?

I posted the link to the full text of the September 2012 agreements between Sudan and South Sudan. These are being called both predictable and game-changing; I’m not going to get in to that, but I’m...

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Borders: a link set

I’ve been slightly surprised by how many enquiries I get about the borders of South Sudan and Sudan; I’m not a borders expert, and I definitely have no answers.  However, since my rant a few weeks ago...

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Do your homework: the RVI East Africa/Horn of Africa courses 2013

Most people I meet here in Juba are frantically reading about South Sudan; pretty much anything they can get their hands on.  The sheer complexity of living and attempting to work here – let alone run...

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Oil to Djibouti AND Lamu: strategic planning

This week’s New Nation front page: the South Sudan government will truck the oil to Djibouti, and build the pipeline to Lamu.  Two different spokesmen, saying the same thing: that this key plan will...

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Durham University visiting scholars applications open

The Sudanese Studies Programme at Durham University, led by the Departments of Law and History, calls for applications, particularly from Sudan and South Sudan nationals, for three one-term visiting...

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