[Montréal, Québec, Canada -10°C] Sudan is at a crossroads. Again. January 9, 2010 marked the fifth anniversary of the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) between Sudan’s ruling National Congress Party (NCP) and the southern rebel Sudan People’s Liberation Movement (SPLM). The CPA ended 21 years of civil war. Local drumist, Ajing Deng beats [...]
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Music Inspires Hope for Fair and Peaceful Elections in Sudan
[Montréal, Québec, Canada 3°C] Controversy is nothing new in Sudanese politics. Election songs by Sudanese musicians brings a breath of fresh air to the political wrangling of Sudan’s election campaign. In recent days, we have learnt about the election ballots papers being printed by the governmental currency printer, the threat by Omar al Bashir to [...]
Local musicians feeling sidelined after CPA event in Yambio, South Sudan
by Richard Ruati courtesy SudanVotes One day after the euphoria which galvanized the CPA celebration across Southern Sudan, local artists in Western Equatoria State have expressed anger and dismay with the state organizers of the memorable CPA celebration in 2010. The fifth and probably the last CPA celebrations took place in Yambio, the capital of [...]
