Osman Mirghani

Since the current war in Sudan broke out, everything that has happened at the UN Security Council concerning it has been closely tied to military developments on the ground. It was therefore not surprising that the US move, backed by European states, to expand the arms embargo imposed on Darfur to…

The Sudanese-Sudanese dialogue conference may be the best opportunity, and the best thing that could happen to Sudanese, since the war broke out. The difficult conditions, the worsening suffering, and the dangers facing the country cannot bear the continuation of political wrangling, and do not…

When the Sudanese army and the Joint Forces recaptured the Jabra al-Sheikh area in Kordofan late last month, the most striking sight was not the scale of the military destruction, but what had been done to the area's main hospital. It had been rendered completely inoperable after being subjected to…

The scale of foreign interference in Sudan's ongoing war is no longer a secret. Numerous international reports and media outlets have documented it, and the Sudanese government has raised the issue repeatedly, backing its complaints to the UN Security Council with photographs and documents showing…

In recent days, images showing the falling water level of the Nile in Sudan have been causing concern and raising the alarm. Beyond the appearance of sandbars caused by the river's retreat. In some areas, the Nile has come to resemble a shallow seasonal stream that people can cross on foot. The…

Sudanese people never tire of debating politics, nor do they stop doing so. This may well be one of the afflictions of political life - if not one of its curses. The constant debate over every issue and every detail has made politics an exhausting endeavor in Sudan, complicating consensus-building…

Many Sudanese agree that intra-Sudanese dialogue constitutes the most realistic path for rescuing the country from its current crisis. After years of polarization and division, followed by a war that deepened the wounds and widened the circle of destruction and displacement, it has become clear…

This week, the spotlight fell on two migration-related developments that highlight the paradoxes, complexities, and challenges migration poses for countries around the world. In Britain, the Home Office's announcement of new measures to tighten immigration and asylum policies attracted widespread…

Since the war broke out in Sudan, we have not heard complaints about economic hardship and living conditions as intense as those we hear today. The Sudanese people, known for their patience, appear to have reached the limits of endurance under mounting financial pressures, soaring inflation, and…

It was not surprising, though deplorable, that riots and violence erupted in the Northern Irish capital, Belfast, two nights ago, amidst an atmosphere of incitement following a crime committed by a refugee who had been granted residency. Britain has been experiencing a charged atmosphere for some…