International Crisis Group

Sudan army men jailed up to 5 years over ‘coup’ | AFP via GlobalPost

Sudan has experienced at least seven coups or attempted coups in its 57-year history.

Following the plot revelations, the Brussels-based International Crisis Group, a think-tank, said that a coup to overthrow Bashir’s crisis-ridden administration could further destabilise the country.

“A coup or a military campaign to topple the regime would be a very dangerous proposition risking even greater violence and further disintegration,” ICG said.

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Photos from Crisis Group’s slideshow accompanying our recent report, Sudan’s Spreading Conflict (I): War in South Kordofan

Photos from Crisis Group’s slideshow accompanying our recent report, Sudan’s Spreading Conflict (I): War in South Kordofan

Photos from Crisis Group’s slideshow accompanying our recent report, Sudan’s Spreading Conflict (I): War in South Kordofan

Photos from Crisis Group’s slideshow accompanying our recent report, Sudan’s Spreading Conflict (I): War in South Kordofan

Photos from Crisis Group’s slideshow accompanying our recent report, Sudan’s Spreading Conflict (I): War in South Kordofan

Check out these stunning images from Crisis Group’s Sudan Analyst, Jérôme Tubiana, when he traveled around the region early last year and read the accompanying report, Sudan’s Spreading Conflict (I): War in South Kordofan

Crisis Group Urges Comprehensive Talks to End Sudan Conflicts | IPS

By Jim Lobe

Amidst ongoing violence and continuing humanitarian emergencies in Darfur, South Kordofan and Blue Nile states, the International Crisis Group (ICG) called Thursday for a comprehensive solution to Sudan’s many regional conflicts.

In the first of a series of reports on the subject, the Brussels-based think tank urged the long-ruling National Congress Party (NCP) to sit down with both its armed and unarmed opposition, as well as civil society groups, to forge a transition to a new governance system designed to resolve conflicts between the central government in Khartoum and its restive regions.

It also urged the international community, including the U.N. Security Council, the African Union, and the Arab League, to join the demand for a single, comprehensive solution to Sudan’s multiple conflicts lest the country fragment further 18 months after South Sudan gained its independence.

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