As conflict grips Sudan yet again, the country's instability relates to insecure national foundations of interlocking treaties between a complex range of ethnic and tribal rivals

As Sudan plunges into conflict, the prospect of a long-term war becomes a likely scenario.

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

Why Washington prioritised shutting down the embassy and sending its staff home over helping US citizens escape the dangerous situation unfolding in Sudan

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  

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