Dossiers archive

The Blue Nile holds the key to Sudan's power: the huge Roseires Dam near Damazin. War threatens this megalith and has ravaged the countryside in the state's south.  full dossier
The oil-rich Abyei area remains contested, and hosts UNISFA, an Ethiopian-manned peacekeeping force. full dossier
Caught between Darfur to the west, Abyei to the south, and Khartoum to the north, South Kordofan has been torn by war since June 2011. full dossier
Oil
Once a major driver in the 1983-2005 civil war, oil production now forms the economic basis for peace between Sudan and breakaway South Sudan.  full dossier