Sudan's two military factions and offshoot militias are all part of the intricate web of foreign interests in Sudan and are merely tools to protects these interests

Al Majalla spoke to several female intellectuals from the troubled country's diaspora to gather their views and perspectives on the latest violent crisis raging in their homeland

Whoever emerges the winner must meet certain expectations and understand that backsliding into Islamism is not acceptable or the conflict is at risk of reigniting once more

A breakdown of Sudan's rich resources and the mounting obstacles preventing its economy from getting back on track

A novelist who decried military rule, tracing it to the country's colonial roots, and a poet showing how tyranny destroys itself both resonate afresh as conflict rages in their homeland once more  

Amid little understanding of what started the war, the chances of a clear win for either side are slim in a complex situation. The longer it lasts, the greater the risk of humanitarian catastrophe.

Fighting from Khartoum to Darfur endangers hard-won international support for economic development in one of the world's poorest countries. And there may be worse to come for the Sudanese people.

In early 1991, the late Sudanese writer Tayyeb Saleh penned an essay for Al Majalla lamenting the conditions of his country. We have decided to republish it today as it resonates with current events.

Sudanese intellectuals weigh in on the roots of the conflict and prospects for the future

Known for avoiding politics, the man from the Nile River state insists on only one army in the country. That has set up a clash with a rival leader known as Hemedti and a delay to civilian rule.