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February 05, 2020 | The Washington Post
The Georgetown Student Who Became Justice Minister of Sudan
He was preparing for life as an academic. A new government in his homeland had bigger plans for him.
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January 31, 2020 | New Vision
Sucked Dry
Huge swaths of land acquired by foreign investors in Africa's Nile River Basin export profits, displace communities
December 09, 2019 | Foreign Policy
The Enemies of Sudan’s Democracy Are Lurking Everywhere
The country successfully toppled a dictator. Now it's in an epic battle to secure freedom.
May 30, 2019 | Water Journalists Africa
Land Grabbing and Its Implications for Sudanese – Views From a Scholar
Investors are increasingly buying vast swaths of fertile land in Sudan. To find out what this means to Sudanese, grantees Fredrick Mugira and Annika McGinnis talked to Stefano Turrini, a scholar involved in the study of land grabs in Sudan.
March 27, 2019 | New Vision
Land Deals Threaten to Impair River Nile
Land deals along River Nile could easily impair its recharging potential if water abstraction is not regulated.
January 25, 2019 | The Boston Globe
Opinion: Eight Years Since Arab Spring, Is There Hope for Middle East Democracy?
Pulitzer Center Executive Editor Indira Lakshmanan evaluates today's political landscape in the Middle East.
August 10, 2018 | Newsweek
Putin's Safari: Russia Pushes Into ‘Free Country for the Taking’ In Attempt to Rival the West
Russia's militarized push into the devastated but mineral-rich Central African Republic is one step toward shifting Africa's power dynamic from West to East.
October 16, 2017 | Pulitzer Center
The Blue Nile: A River in Crisis
Desertification, overpopulation and climate change continue to have an impact on the health of the Nile as it passes through Sudan.
October 10, 2017 | BBC
Death of the Nile
The Nile serves as a lifeline to millions of people across East Africa and Egypt but is under threat from population growth, pollution and climate change.
February 04, 2017 | Rewire
The Peacemakers of Darfur: ‘We Are Your Aunties, and We Are Coming for Mediation’
Over the past three years, 16 women and the local organizations they run in Darfur have intervened in dozens of disputes and brokered solutions.
January 18, 2017 | PRI's The World
For Sudan, Breaking Ties with Its Radical Past Is a ‘Delicate Balancing Act’
A new de-radicalization program provides a window into Sudan's efforts to fight extremism, while maintaining legitimacy with its Islamist base.
December 21, 2016 | Ms. Magazine
Sanctioned Casualties of War
When Dr. Hania Fadl opened the only breast cancer center in Sudan, she didn't expect to have to battle U.S. sanctions, bureaucratic red tape, and cultural norms to save women's lives.
After Dictatorship
The world watched in awe as the Sudanese people brought about the downfall of long-time dictator Omar al-Bashir in April 2019. Can Sudan now excavate itself from 30 years of dictatorship?
Sucked Dry: Land Grabs and Water Access in the Nile River Basin
As world water shortages worsen, foreign companies are scooping up fertile land in the Nile River basin. But how are some of the world’s poorest countries affected? Water Journalists Africa reports.
Sudan's ISIS Problem
Blacklisted as a state sponsor of terror, Sudan is waging its own fight against the Islamic State group. Can a government that's based itself in Islamist rhetoric part with its past and stay in power?
When Militiamen Rule
Less than three years after independence, South Sudan collapsed into civil war. Thousands have died and famine looms on the horizon. Can rebel-leaders-turned-politicians lead the way to peace?
The Lord's Resistance Army: The Hunt for Africa's Most Wanted
Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army, notorious for its use of child soldiers and sex slaves, has stalked Central Africa for decades. How has Kony evaded capture for so long?
Sudan In Transition
"Sudan in Transition” brings in-depth coverage of the cultural, political, economic and legal challenges that loom as Sudan lurches towards likely partition.
East Africa: Access to Water
In much of the developing world, women spend more time fetching water than any other activity in their day. For more than a billion people, the water they do get is unsafe.
Sudan: Challenges Ahead
An internationally brokered peace treaty in 2005 ended decades of civil war between the Arab-dominated government in Khartoum and the black African southern region.
Darfur: Broken Promises
After six years of failed peace initiatives and continuing violence, displaced communities of Darfur are ready to fight.
Sudan: The Forgotten North
Northern Sudan is a region that has largely been ignored, eclipsed by rebellion in Darfur and a civil war in the south that lasted two decades. But in villages along the Nile in the Nubian desert, far from the conflicts in other parts of the country, Sudanese people are...
Sudan: War Child
Two rounds of civil war have engulfed Sudan for the last half century, killing two million people and displacing four million others. A fragile peace agreement signed in 2005 that gave autonomy to the south for six years is currently keeping Khartoum from attacking again, but many predict that...
South Sudan: Rebuilding Hope
Gabriel Deng, Koor Garang and Garang Mayuol, Southern Sudanese "Lost Boys" in the U.S., were forced to flee Sudan as children when their villages were attacked in 1987, finding safety for a time in a refugee camp in Ethiopia until needing to flee once more, this time to Kakuma...
October 12, 2017 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Peter Schwartzstein
Why did the BBC and three photographers think yet another Nile trip was important? Watch this clip of a dishevelled, sleep-deprived journo to find out.
March 24, 2017 | Meet the Journalist
Meet the Journalist: Kira Zalan
Kira Zalan traveled to Sudan to report on radicalization, a problem for many communities in different regions of the African continent.
April 07, 2015 | Meet the Journalist
Meet The Journalist: Ty McCormick
Journalist Ty McCormick discusses his reporting on the U.S. legacy in South Sudan, what he calls "a story of multiple failings."
May 02, 2012 | Education Resources
Pre-visit materials: Jen Marlowe
Materials for teachers and students ahead of filmmaker Jen Marlowe's visit.
March 08, 2013 | General news
This Week in Review: Untouchable
Today is International Women’s Day and the plight of women and children in crisis is a recurring theme in much of the reporting that the Pulitzer Center supports.
December 23, 2012 | General news
2012: A Year in Photos
The Pulitzer Center staff share their favorite photos from 2012.
June 07, 2012 | General news, Project news, News Points
Experts Say Two Sudans Must Solve Their Own Problems
A panel of experts debates the merits of international involvement in the Sudan conflict.
November 30, 2011 | Project news
Magnum Foundation Interviews Cedric Gerbehaye and Rebecca Hamilton on Sudan
The Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund interviewed Pulitzer Center grantees Cedric Gerbehaye and Rebecca Hamilton on the transition occurring in Sudan after the South gained independence July 9.
March 17, 2011 | Project news
Sudan Divided: A Conversation with Rebecca Hamilton
Sudan's North and South: A legal context to the historic referendum, and a closer look at modern Sudanese history.
March 08, 2011
Rebecca Hamilton Addresses Journalism Students About Foreign Correspondence and Sudanese Affairs
Ohio University's Institute for International Journalism (IIJ) hosted Pulitzer Center journalist and Washington Post special correspondent Rebecca Hamilton to talk to students about Sudanese affairs.
February 28, 2011 | Project news
Rebecca Hamilton Delves Into 'Fighting for Darfur'
'How We Got Here', PRI the World's history podcast features an interview with journalist Rebecca Hamilton on her new book, Fighting for Darfur.
February 25, 2011 | News Points
After the Vote: Challenges and Opportunities for a Two-State Sudan
Video highlights from the Pulitzer Center's panel discussion on Sudan held at The George Washington University.
January 20, 2011 | News Points
Lord's Resistance Army Event, with Human Rights Watch
Pulitzer Center/ Human Rights Watch presentation at George Washington University on Lord's Resistance Army. Video highlights.
January 09, 2011 | Project news
Confronting Evil: America and the Lord’s Resistance Army (Event Video)
A National Cathedral Forum event featuring Ida Sawyer and Marcus Bleasdale on the LRA's reign of terror and what the U.S. can do to stop it.
Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army rebels have waged a quarter-century campaign of terror across central Africa. Now America is pledging to eradicate them once and for all. Can it do the job?
July 26, 2010 | News Points
In Focus: Sudan - The Global Fight For (and Against) al-Bashir's Arrest
In the global debate over the ICC's arrest warrant for President al-Bashir, the stability of Sudan hangs in the balance.
July 23, 2010 | Project news
Rebuilding Hope Screens at Rwanda Film Festival
Jen Marlowe and David Morse's documentary Rebuilding Hope screened at the sixth annual Rwanda Film Festival (also known as Hillywood), which shows films both in Kigali and the countryside. The festival took place July 11-28, 2010.
July 24, 2019 | All Grades
Toolkit for Your Next Discussion on the Environment and Climate Change
Climate change—an issue that affects us all, no matter where we are in the world. This guide will help begin a conversation about today's under-reported stories surrounding our global crisis.
September 26, 2016 | All Grades
Jewell: Interpreting Global Issues Through Picasso's "Guernica"
This is a painting lesson that combines Pablo Picasso's famous 1937 Guernica with current day issues presented from The Pulitzer Center.
September 23, 2016 | All Grades
Exploring Fragile States: Sudan
Sudan has been a "fragile state" for more than two decades. Through this webquest, students are able to explore this complex country using several different reporting projects on Sudan.
June 17, 2016 | All Grades
Funston: Interpreting Global Issues Through Picasso's "Guernica"
This is a painting lesson that combines Pablo Picasso's famous 1937 "Guernica" with current day issues presented by the Pulitzer Center.
March 23, 2016 | Middle School, High School
Interpreting Global Issues Through Picasso's 'Guernica'
This is a painting lesson that combines Pablo Picasso's famous 1937 Guernica with current day issues presented by the Pulitzer Center.
October 12, 2015 | All Grades
Museum of Current Crises
This lesson plan outlines a project that allows students the opportunity to connect with a contemporary crisis somewhere in the world.