Abdel Fattah Burhan

Rebuilding Khartoum

The same old tale of power and exclusion

While Sudan's de facto government focuses on reviving the capital, its reconstruction policies follow a familiar pattern: channelling resources to the centre while neglecting the marginalised, war-torn periphery.
Sudanese music in Cairo

Finding joy in the face of war

While war rages at home, for Sudanese wedding singers in exile in Cairo, celebration has become a form of resistance.
Sudanese protesters demand immediate civilian control

Protests in Sudan continue, despite promises from the new head of the country's military council, Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah Burhan, following this week's coup. He has vowed to "uproot the old regime". But demonstrators remain unimpressed.