Sudan

Sudan is currently undergoing a major transition following the April 2019 overthrow of Omar al-Bashir and subsequent establishment of a civilian-military transitional government in August 2019.

Since then, there have been renewed initiatives aimed at resolving the long-standing and deadly conflicts in Sudan, including in Darfur, and the two areas of South Kordofan and Blue Nile. In August the transitional government and several major armed groups signed a peace agreement that will open humanitarian aid routes into areas cut off by conflict. For the country to move towards lasting peace, a Sudanese-led approach that includes the voices and perspectives of civil society and learns from the lessons of the past is needed. Civil society has a vital role to play in creating and shaping opportunities for peaceful resolutions of internal conflicts and governance reform in Sudan.