A fragmented Sudan?
The government has banned the country’s main opposition party following fighting with armed rebels in two states.
The Sudanese government no longer recognises the northern branch of the country’s largest opposition party, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement, known as the SPLM-North.
Khartoum blames the SPLM-North for violence in the Blue Nile and South Kordofan states. There have been accusations of airstrikes on civilians, sending thousands fleeing their homes.
In this episode, we ask: Is Sudan heading for another Darfur-like tragedy? And after the secession of Southern Sudan, can the government stop the country fragmenting even further?
Inside Story, with presenter Felicity Barr, discusses with guests: William Hai Zaza, a communications lecturer at the University of Juba; Hamdy Abdelrahman, a professor of political science at the University of Cairo; and Rabie Abdul Atti, a senior member of Sudan’s National Congress Party and an advisor to the information ministry.