Welcome to our edited recording of The Sudanese Programme ZOOM webinar held on Saturday 22nd May 2021: Youth, Inclusivity and Participation in Politics, the Economy and Society in the Republics of Sudan and South Sudan. You can listen to each of the individual speaker presentations here. We can only make presentations available to you from those speakers who gave us their approval so not every one of the live presentations is available here. The webinar was chaired by Dr Ahmed Al-Shahi and the Q&A session by Dr Richard Barltrop, both of whom are Trustees of The Sudanese Programme. Further information is available from our website: www.sudaneseprogramme.org

Youth, Inclusivity and Participation in Politics, the Economy and Society

Welcome to our edited recording of The Sudanese Programme Zoom webinar convened on Sunday 20th March 2022. You can listen to each of the individual speaker presentations here and the audience Q&A. The webinar was chaired by Dr Ahmed Al-Shahi and the Q&A by Dr Richard Barltrop, both of whom are Trustees of The Sudanese Programme. Further information is available from our website: www.sudaneseprogramme.org

Guest speakers:
Samahir Elmubarak on The Journey of Liberation of Sudan
Grace Awai Federico on An Indigenous Sudanese Narrative
Hamid Khalafallah on The Resistance Committees of Sudan: From Protest to Power

Reflections on Recent Events in Sudan

Welcome to our playlist comprising the edited recordings of the presentations that contributed to a one-day conference on the theme of ‘Economic, Political and Social Consequences of the Military Confrontation in Sudan’. The conference was convened on Saturday 10th June 2023 at St Antony’s College, University of Oxford and was organised by The Sudanese Programme in collaboration with the Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College. We organised the conference as a hybrid event, with participants (speakers and audience) able to join us in person or online through ZOOM. 

Dr Ahmed Al-Shahi and Dr Richard Barltrop (Trustees of The Sudanese Programme) chaired the conference. 

We are grateful to all conference participants (speakers and audience) who kindly gave their approval for their contributions to be included - everyone was given the option not to be included and to let the programme organisers know if they preferred to opt out. The formal presentations are given by:

Professor Munzoul Assal (Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Khartoum) - The View from Near: Reflections on Recent Events in Sudan
Dr Sara Abdelgail (Paediatric Consultant, Diaspora Engagement Expert) - Sudan. Freedom. Peace. Justice
Dr Amira Osman (School of Politics & International Relations, University College Dublin, Ireland) - War and Disaster in Sudan: Impact on Civilians, their Health and Environment
Ms Eiman Baldo (London Freeland Researcher and Activist) - A Chronicle of Events Foretold: On the Legal Processes that led to the War and the Legal Implications of the War in Sudan
Featuring in the open discussion afternoon sessions: Kholood Khair, Dame Rosalind Marsden DCMG, Geoff Holden, Muhammed Salih Yasin, Alma Ettore and others.

Thank you for watching. If you would like to receive info about future events being organised by The Sudanese Programme, e-mail the Chair of Trustees, Dr Ahmed Al-Shahi at namlas159@gmail.com to receive our e-mail updates or subscribe through the Contact page of our website https://www.sudaneseprogramme.org/contact

Further information is available from our website: www.sudaneseprogramme.org

Economic, Political and Social Consequences of the Military Confrontation in Sudan

Welcome to our playlist comprising the edited recordings of the presentations that contributed to a one-day conference on the theme of ‘Sudanese Diaspora - The Role in Sudan and South Sudan’. The conference was convened on Saturday 10th February 2024 at St Antony’s College, University of Oxford and was organised by The Sudanese Programme in collaboration with the Middle East Centre, St Antony’s College. We organised the conference as a hybrid event, with participants (speakers and audience) able to join us in person or online through ZOOM. 

Dr Ahmed Al-Shahi and Dr Richard Barltrop (Trustees of The Sudanese Programme) chaired the conference. 

We are grateful to all conference participants who kindly gave their approval for their contributions to be included - everyone was given the option not to be included and to let the programme organisers know if they preferred to opt out. The formal presentations are given by:

Professor Munzoul Assal - Diaspora and the War in Sudan: Malignant or Benign Contributions?
Mr Hashim Mohammed Ahmed - The Role of The Sudanese Trade Unions in the Diaspora
Cllr Mona Adam - Challenges and Opportunities: Empowering the Sudanese Diaspora for Sustainable Change in Sudan and South Sudan
Ms Abiol Lual Deng - Africa Avant-Garde? South Sudan
Mr Elhag Paul - South Sudan Diaspora and Politics at Home
Iman Federico Awi - The Significant Role of the Sudanese Diaspora in the development of both Sudan and South Sudan, particularly in relation to challenges faced by the education sector

Thank you for listening. If you would like to receive info about future events being organised by The Sudanese Programme, e-mail the Chair of Trustees, Dr Ahmed Al-Shahi at namlas159@gmail.com to receive our e-mail updates or subscribe through the Contact page of our website https://www.sudaneseprogramme.org/contact

Further information is available from our website: www.sudaneseprogramme.org

Sudanese Diaspora - The Role in Sudan and South Sudan

Welcome to our edited recording of The Sudanese Programme ZOOM webinar held on Saturday 22nd May 2021. This is an extract from the full recording, of Bush Buse Laki (Programme Coordinator of Whitaker Peace and Development Initiative; Youth Activist; and Co-Founder of Take Tea Together) speaking on The Role of Youth in Nation Building - the Republics of South Sudan and Sudan.

Thank you for listening.
Further information is available from our website: www.sudaneseprogramme.org

Bush Buse Laki - The Role of Youth in Nation Building - the Republics of South Sudan and Sudan

Welcome to our edited recording of The Sudanese Programme ZOOM webinar held on Saturday 22nd May 2021. This is an extract from the full recording, of Amal Osman (Co-Founder of the Creative Writing from The Sudan Project; Writer; and M.A. student in Education and International Development at University College, London University, speaking on The Power of the Creative Arts in Giving Youth a Voice and Path to Political Participation in the Republic of Sudan. Thank you for listening.

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Amal Osman - The Power of Creative Arts in Giving Youth a Voice and Path to Political Participation

Welcome to our edited recording of The Sudanese Programme ZOOM webinar held on Saturday 22nd May 2021. You can listen to each of the individual speaker presentations here. We can only make presentations available to you from those speakers who gave us their approval so not every one of live presentations is available here. Further information is available from our website: www.sudaneseprogramme.org

Moram Nafaa - Women, Young Girls and FGM in the Republic of Sudan

Welcome to our edited recording of The Sudanese Programme ZOOM webinar held on Saturday 22nd May 2021. You can listen to each of the individual speaker presentations here. We can only make presentations available to you from those speakers who gave us their approval so not every one of live presentations is available here. Further information is available from our website: www.sudaneseprogramme.org

This is an extract from the full recording, with Elizabeth Achu C. Jervase (Economist, Research Assistant and a Permanent Fellow of the United States Institute for Peace - USIP) speaking on Foreign Aid in Fragile States; Opportunities and Challenges: The Case of the Republic of South Sudan. 

Thank you for listening.

Elizabeth Jervase - Foreign Aid in Fragile States Opportunities & Challenges Republic of South Sudan

Welcome to our edited recording of The Sudanese Programme ZOOM webinar held on Saturday 22nd May 2021. You can listen to each of the individual speaker presentations here. We can only make presentations available to you from those speakers who gave us their approval so not every one of live presentations is available here. Further information is available from our website: www.sudaneseprogramme.org

This is an extract from the full recording, with Hanin Ahmed Abdullah Ahmed (Founder of Youth Coalition to Support Peace and Economic Development) speaking on Women and Youth Political Participation; Priorities and Challenges: The Case of the Republic of Sudan

Thank you for listening.

Hanin Ahmed Abdullah Ahmed - Women and Youth Political Participation

This is an edited recording of the ZOOM webinar convened by The Sudanese Programme in collaboration with the University of East Anglia on the theme of The Plight of the Merowe Dam-Affected People: Stories from the Manasir. An evening of film and discussion with Dr Valerie Hänsch, anthropologist and director of the highly acclaimed short documentary film Manasirland - Development Refugees (2006), and Azza Dirar, a PhD candidate who has studied the adaptations of life among the Manasir who resettled themselves along the banks of the Merowe dam’s reservoir.

The webinar took place at 3pm British Summer Time (GMT+1) on Thursday 23rd September 2021. Dr Ahmed Al-Shahi chaired the webinar and Dr Richard Barltrop chaired the Q&A session. Dr Ahmed Al-Shahi is Co-Founder and Trustee of The Sudanese Programme; Dr Richard Barltrop is a Trustee of The Sudanese Programme. Thumbnail photos are provided courtesy of Dr Valerie Hänsch.

The correponding video of this webinar discussion is available on The Sudanese Programme Youtube channel.

For further information about this event or to join us for our future events, please browse The Sudanese Programme website https://www.sudaneseprogramme.org. You can subscribe to receive our updates through the Contact Us page of our website - simply complete the form and press 'subscribe'.

ZOOM Webinar 2021.09.23

Welcome to our edited recording of The Sudanese Programme Zoom webinar held on Sunday 20th March 2022. You can listen to the introduction by Dr Ahmed Al-shahi, each of the individual speaker presentations and the audience Q&A here as one whole recording. The webinar was chaired by Dr Ahmed Al-Shahi and the Q&A by Dr Richard Barltrop, both of whom are Trustees of The Sudanese Programme. Further information is available from our website: www.sudaneseprogramme.org

If you prefer to listen to an individual speaker presentation, we offer you this option within the playlist, simply select the track of the specific guest speaker you wish to listen to.

Guest speakers:
Samahir Elmubarak on The Journey of Liberation of Sudan
Grace Awai Federico on An Indigenous Sudanese Narrative
Hamid Khalafallah on The Resistance Committees of Sudan: From Protest to Power

Reflections on Recent Events in Sudan  (intro, presentationsx3, Q&A)

Welcome to our edited recording of The Sudanese Programme Zoom webinar held on Sunday 20th March 2022. Samahir Elmubarak, one of the invited guest speakers, presents here: The Journey of the Liberation of Sudan.

The webinar was chaired by Dr Ahmed Al-Shahi and the Q&A by Dr Richard Barltrop, both of whom are Trustees of The Sudanese Programme. Further information is available from our website: www.sudaneseprogramme.org

The Journey of the Liberation of Sudan, by Samahir Elmubarak

Welcome to our edited recording of The Sudanese Programme Zoom webinar held on Sunday 20th March 2022. Guest speaker Grace Awai Federico presents: An Indigenous Sudanese Narrative.

The webinar was chaired by Dr Ahmed Al-Shahi and the Q&A by Dr Richard Barltrop, both of whom are Trustees of The Sudanese Programme. Further information is available from our website: www.sudaneseprogramme.org

An Indigenous Sudanese Narrative, by Grace Awi Federico

Welcome to our edited recording of The Sudanese Programme Zoom webinar held on Sunday 20th March 2022. Guest speaker Hamid Khalafallah presents The Resistance Committees of Sudan: From Protest to Power.

The webinar was chaired by Dr Ahmed Al-Shahi and the Q&A by Dr Richard Barltrop, both of whom are Trustees of The Sudanese Programme. Further information is available from our website: www.sudaneseprogramme.org

The Resistance Committees of Sudan: From Protest to Power, by Hamid Khalafallah

Welcome to our edited recording of The Sudanese Programme Zoom webinar held on Sunday 20th March 2022. You can listen to the audience Q&A discussion here. The webinar was chaired by Dr Ahmed Al-Shahi and the Q&A by Dr Richard Barltrop, both of whom are Trustees of The Sudanese Programme. Further information is available from our website: www.sudaneseprogramme.org

Guest speakers: Samahir Elmubarak; Grace Awai Federico; and Hamid Khalafallah

Reflections on Recent Events in Sudan, Q&A discussion

This is a recording of Professor Munzoul Assal (Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Khartoum) on The View from Near: Reflections on Recent Events in Sudan. The recording also includes audience questions.

This presentation is one of several contributing to a one-day conference on the theme of ‘Economic, Political and Social Consequences of the Military Confrontation in Sudan’. The conference was convened on Saturday 10th June 2023 at St Antony's College, University of Oxford and was organised by The Sudanese Programme in collaboration with the Middle East Centre, St Antony's College.

Dr Ahmed Al-Shahi and Dr Richard Barltrop (Trustees of The Sudanese Programme) chaired the conference.

We are grateful to all conference participants (speakers and audience) who kindly gave their approval for their contributions to be included - everyone was given the option not to be included and to let the programme organisers know if they preferred to opt out.

The other presentations are available on SoundCloud and also The Sudanese Programme YouTube channel as edited videos.

If you would like to receive info about future events being organised by The Sudanese Programme, e-mail our Chair of Trustees, Dr Ahmed Al-Shahi to receive our e-mail updates or subscribe through the Contact page of our website https://www.thesudaneseprogramme.org/contact

The View from Near: Reflections on Recent Events in Sudan

This is a recording of Dr Sara Abdelgalil(Paediatric Consultant, Diaspora Engagement Expert) on 'Sudan. Freedom. Peace. Justice.' The recording also includes audience questions.

This presentation is one of several contributing to a one-day conference on the theme of ‘Economic, Political and Social Consequences of the Military Confrontation in Sudan’. The conference was convened on Saturday 10th June 2023 at St Antony's College, University of Oxford and was organised by The Sudanese Programme in collaboration with the Middle East Centre, St Antony's College.

Dr Ahmed Al-Shahi and Dr Richard Barltrop (Trustees of The Sudanese Programme) chaired the conference.

We are grateful to all conference participants (speakers and audience) who kindly gave their approval for their contributions to be included - everyone was given the option not to be included and to let the programme organisers know if they preferred to opt out.

The other presentations are available on SoundCloud and also The Sudanese Programme YouTube channel as edited videos.

If you would like to receive info about future events being organised by The Sudanese Programme, e-mail our Chair of Trustees, Dr Ahmed Al-Shahi to receive our e-mail updates or subscribe through the Contact page of our website https://www.thesudaneseprogramme.org/contact

Sudan. Freedom. Peace. Justice.

This is a recording of Dr Amira Osman (School of Politics & International Relations, University College Dublin, Ireland) on War and Disaster in Sudan: Impact on Civilians, their Health and Environment. The recording also includes audience questions.

This presentation is one of several contributing to a one-day conference on the theme of ‘Economic, Political and Social Consequences of the Military Confrontation in Sudan’. The conference was convened on Saturday 10th June 2023 at St Antony's College, University of Oxford and was organised by The Sudanese Programme in collaboration with the Middle East Centre, St Antony's College.

Dr Ahmed Al-Shahi and Dr Richard Barltrop (Trustees of The Sudanese Programme) chaired the conference.

We are grateful to all conference participants (speakers and audience) who kindly gave their approval for their contributions to be included - everyone was given the option not to be included and to let the programme organisers know if they preferred to opt out.

The other presentations are available on SoundCloud and also The Sudanese Programme YouTube channel as edited videos.

If you would like to receive info about future events being organised by The Sudanese Programme, e-mail our Chair of Trustees, Dr Ahmed Al-Shahi to receive our e-mail updates or subscribe through the Contact page of our website https://www.thesudaneseprogramme.org/contact

War and Disaster in Sudan: Impact on Civilians, their Health and Environment

This is a recording of Ms Eiman Baldo (London Freelance Researcher and Activist) on 'A Chronicle of Events Foretold: On the Legal Processes that led to the War and the Legal Implications of the War in Sudan'. The recording also includes audience questions.

This presentation is one of several contributing to a one-day conference on the theme of ‘Economic, Political and Social Consequences of the Military Confrontation in Sudan’. The conference was convened on Saturday 10th June 2023 at St Antony's College, University of Oxford and was organised by The Sudanese Programme in collaboration with the Middle East Centre, St Antony's College.

Dr Ahmed Al-Shahi and Dr Richard Barltrop (Trustees of The Sudanese Programme) chaired the conference.

We are grateful to all conference participants (speakers and audience) who kindly gave their approval for their contributions to be included - everyone was given the option not to be included and to let the programme organisers know if they preferred to opt out.

The other presentations are available on SoundCloud and also The Sudanese Programme YouTube channel as edited videos.

If you would like to receive info about future events being organised by The Sudanese Programme, e-mail our Chair of Trustees, Dr Ahmed Al-Shahi to receive our e-mail updates or subscribe through the Contact page of our website https://www.thesudaneseprogramme.org/contact

Chronicle of Events Foretold: Legal Processes that led to War and Legal Implications of War in Sudan

This is a recording of part of the afternoon open audience discussion session. Kholood Khair and Dame Rosalind Marsden DCMG feature. . The recording also includes audience questions.

This edited recording is one of several contributing to a one-day conference on the theme of ‘Economic, Political and Social Consequences of the Military Confrontation in Sudan’. The conference was convened on Saturday 10th June 2023 at St Antony's College, University of Oxford and was organised by The Sudanese Programme in collaboration with the Middle East Centre, St Antony's College.

Dr Ahmed Al-Shahi and Dr Richard Barltrop (Trustees of The Sudanese Programme) chaired the conference.

We are grateful to all conference participants (speakers and audience) who kindly gave their approval for their contributions to be included - everyone was given the option not to be included and to let the programme organisers know if they preferred to opt out.

The other presentations are available on SoundCloud and also The Sudanese Programme YouTube channel as edited videos.

If you would like to receive info about future events being organised by The Sudanese Programme, e-mail our Chair of Trustees, Dr Ahmed Al-Shahi to receive our e-mail updates or subscribe through the Contact page of our website www.thesudaneseprogramme.org/contact

Open discussion session featuring Kholood Khair and Rosalind Marsden

This is a recording of Dr Ahmed Al-Shahi (Co-founder and Chair of Trustees, The Sudanese Programme) introducing the conference and it's speakers participating on the overall conference theme of ‘Sudanese Diaspora - The Role in Sudan and South Sudan’. The conference was convened on Saturday 10th February 2024 at St Antony's College, University of Oxford and was organised by The Sudanese Programme in collaboration with the Middle East Centre, St Antony's College.

Dr Ahmed Al-Shahi and Dr Richard Barltrop (Trustees of The Sudanese Programme) chaired the conference.

We are grateful to all conference participants who kindly gave their approval for their contributions to be included - everyone was given the option not to be included and to let the programme organisers know if they preferred to opt out.

The other presentations are available on SoundCloud and also The Sudanese Programme YouTube channel as edited videos.

If you would like to receive info about future events being organised by The Sudanese Programme, e-mail our Chair of Trustees, Dr Ahmed Al-Shahi at namlas159@gmail.com to receive our e-mail updates or subscribe through the Contact page of our website https://www.thesudaneseprogramme.org/contact

Introductions to the 1-day Conference: Sudanese Diaspora, the role in Sudan and South Sudan

This is a recording of Professor Munzoul Abdalla Assal (Professor II, University of Bergen, Senior Researcher, Chr Michelsens Institute, Bergen, Norway) on 'Diaspora and the War in Sudan: Malignant or Benign Contributions?'.

This presentation is one of several contributing to a one-day conference on the theme of ‘Sudanese Diaspora - The Role in Sudan and South Sudan’. The conference was convened on Saturday 10th February 2024 at St Antony's College, University of Oxford and was organised by The Sudanese Programme in collaboration with the Middle East Centre, St Antony's College.

Dr Ahmed Al-Shahi and Dr Richard Barltrop (Trustees of The Sudanese Programme) chaired the conference.

We are grateful to all conference participants who kindly gave their approval for their contributions to be included - everyone was given the option not to be included and to let the programme organisers know if they preferred to opt out.

The other presentations are available on SoundCloud and also The Sudanese Programme YouTube channel as edited videos.

If you would like to receive info about future events being organised by The Sudanese Programme, e-mail our Chair of Trustees, Dr Ahmed Al-Shahi at namlas159@gmail.com to receive our e-mail updates or subscribe through the Contact page of our website https://www.thesudaneseprogramme.org/contact

Diaspora and the War in Sudan: Malignant or Benign Contributions?

This is a recording of Mr Hashim Mohammed Ahmed (Civil Engineering Consultant; President of the Sudanese Engineers Trade Union in the UK & Ireland) on 'The Role of The Sudanese Trade Unions in the Diaspora'.

This presentation is one of several contributing to a one-day conference on the theme of ‘Sudanese Diaspora - The Role in Sudan and South Sudan’. The conference was convened on Saturday 10th February 2024 at St Antony's College, University of Oxford and was organised by The Sudanese Programme in collaboration with the Middle East Centre, St Antony's College.

Dr Ahmed Al-Shahi and Dr Richard Barltrop (Trustees of The Sudanese Programme) chaired the conference.

We are grateful to all conference participants who kindly gave their approval for their contributions to be included - everyone was given the option not to be included and to let the programme organisers know if they preferred to opt out.

The other presentations are available on SoundCloud and also The Sudanese Programme YouTube channel as edited videos.

If you would like to receive info about future events being organised by The Sudanese Programme, e-mail our Chair of Trustees, Dr Ahmed Al-Shahi at namlas159@gmail.com to receive our e-mail updates or subscribe through the Contact page of our website https://www.thesudaneseprogramme.org/contact

The Role of The Sudanese Trade Unions in the Diaspora

This is a recording of Cllr Mona Adam (Parliamentary Candidate for Kensington and Bayswater) on 'Challenges and Opportunities: Empowering the Sudanese Diaspora for Sustainable Change in Sudan and South Sudan'

This presentation is one of several contributing to a one-day conference on the theme of ‘Sudanese Diaspora - The Role in Sudan and South Sudan’. The conference was convened on Saturday 10th February 2024 at St Antony's College, University of Oxford and was organised by The Sudanese Programme in collaboration with the Middle East Centre, St Antony's College.

Dr Ahmed Al-Shahi and Dr Richard Barltrop (Trustees of The Sudanese Programme) chaired the conference.

We are grateful to all conference participants who kindly gave their approval for their contributions to be included - everyone was given the option not to be included and to let the programme organisers know if they preferred to opt out.

The other presentations are available on SoundCloud and also The Sudanese Programme YouTube channel as edited videos.

If you would like to receive info about future events being organised by The Sudanese Programme, e-mail our Chair of Trustees, Dr Ahmed Al-Shahi at namlas159@gmail.com to receive our e-mail updates or subscribe through the Contact page of our website https://www.thesudaneseprogramme.org/contact

Challenges & Opportunities: Empowering Sudanese Diaspora for Sustainable Change, Sudan & South Sudan

This is a recording of Ms Abiol Lual Deng (Political Scientist and International Relations Expert) on 'Africa Avant-Garde? South Sudan'.

This presentation is one of several contributing to a one-day conference on the theme of ‘Sudanese Diaspora - The Role in Sudan and South Sudan’. The conference was convened on Saturday 10th February 2024 at St Antony's College, University of Oxford and was organised by The Sudanese Programme in collaboration with the Middle East Centre, St Antony's College.

Dr Ahmed Al-Shahi and Dr Richard Barltrop (Trustees of The Sudanese Programme) chaired the conference.

We are grateful to all conference participants who kindly gave their approval for their contributions to be included - everyone was given the option not to be included and to let the programme organisers know if they preferred to opt out.

The other presentations are available on SoundCloud and also The Sudanese Programme YouTube channel as edited videos.

If you would like to receive info about future events being organised by The Sudanese Programme, e-mail our Chair of Trustees, Dr Ahmed Al-Shahi at namlas159@gmail.com to receive our e-mail updates or subscribe through the Contact page of our website https://www.thesudaneseprogramme.org/contact

Africa Avant-Garde? South Sudan

This is a recording of Iman Federico Awi (PhD Researcher, University of Leeds) on 'The Significant Role of the Sudanese Diaspora in the development of both Sudan and South Sudan, particularly in relation to challenges faced by the education sector'.

This presentation is one of several contributing to a one-day conference on the theme of ‘Sudanese Diaspora - The Role in Sudan and South Sudan’. The conference was convened on Saturday 10th February 2024 at St Antony's College, University of Oxford and was organised by The Sudanese Programme in collaboration with the Middle East Centre, St Antony's College.

Dr Ahmed Al-Shahi and Dr Richard Barltrop (Trustees of The Sudanese Programme) chaired the conference.

We are grateful to all conference participants who kindly gave their approval for their contributions to be included - everyone was given the option not to be included and to let the programme organisers know if they preferred to opt out.

The other presentations are available on SoundCloud and also The Sudanese Programme YouTube channel as edited videos.

If you would like to receive info about future events being organised by The Sudanese Programme, e-mail our Chair of Trustees, Dr Ahmed Al-Shahi at namlas159@gmail.com to receive our e-mail updates or subscribe through the Contact page of our website https://www.thesudaneseprogramme.org/contact

Role of Sudanese Diaspora in development of Sudan & South Sudan - education sector challenges

Promoting Knowledge and Understanding of Sudan and South Sudan. The Programme's remit is above politics, ethnicity and religion.