Sudan Studies for South Sudan and Sudan

Sudan Studies for South Sudan and Sudan

Journal, Society for the Study of the Sudans UK

Number 71, January 2025

January’s edition of the Journal is now available! In addition to expert, up-to-the-minute and historical analysis on a range of issues, this month’s publication features articles on The Sudan Railways Museum and Sudan Railways – A Personal Reflection of Travelling in Sudan by Train by Simon Bush. Title photo, at Karima railway station, Northern Province, 1980s, Imogen Thurbon.

The Aims and Activities of The Society for the Study of the Sudans (SSSUK)

SSSUK’s overall aim is to promote the study and understanding of South Sudan and Sudan in all their aspects. It serves the general public in this regard, but provides some specific benefits for members, including exclusive early access to the Society’s twice-yearly journal. Anyone with an interest in South Sudan and/or Sudan, however general or specialized, is welcome to join.

SSSUK holds a Symposium and General Meeting every year, usually in September. The fostering of international links is also important and the Society is in regular contact with other similar societies. SSSUK cooperates with our sister organization, The Sudan Studies Association of North America (SSA) and others in the organization of International Sudan Studies Conferences. These have been held in Khartoum (1988), Durham (1991), Boston (1994), Cairo (1997), Durham (2000), Washington DC (2003), Bergen (2006), Pretoria (2009) and Bonn (2012).

Learn more about the Journal and how to access it here: Sudan Studies Journal

SSSUK’s symposiums have hosted leading figures in Sudanese and South Sudanese cultural and political life and have always pursued constructive, open-minded dialogue, even on the most contentious and painful of issues. They have been annual events to look forward to for more than twenty-five years, weathering and commentating on the many profound changes Sudan and South Sudan have witnessed in recent years.

On a personal level, SSSUK has been an enduring and inspirational presence for nearly thirty years. Some of the most remarkable, brave and knowledgeable people I have had the privilege to know I met for the first time at SSSUK.

Table of Contents, Number 71, January, 2025.

This volume includes a review of Waging Peace’s The Children’s Drawings

Images used with the permission of Waging Peace.