Kandaka — The Sudan Knowledge Platform

Named for the Kandakas — the warrior queens of ancient Nubia — this site brings their spirit of clarity and resolve to today's questions about Sudan. Articles and analysis on the country's economy and development, alongside reflections on its past, culture, and the people who shape its future.

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A Century of Agricultural Investment in Sudan: Why Has Development Failed?

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How a Sudanese refugee became a head teacher in a Chadian camp

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Sudan in Images

Traditional Nubian wall painting
Traditional Nubian wall painting © Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 4.0
Group of Nubian women and children resting by the Nile at Korti, Sudan. Coloured lithograph by Louis
Group of Nubian women and children resting by the Nile at Korti, Sudan. Coloured lithograph by Louis © Europeana — CC BY 4.0
Exploration of the Nile tributaries of Abyssinia : the sources, supply, and overflow of the Nile; th
Exploration of the Nile tributaries of Abyssinia : the sources, supply, and overflow of the Nile; th © Library of Congress — Public Domain / No Known Restrictions (verify on source page)

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Sahel Rail: Connecting the Sahel by Rail

Andrew Newberg; Mark Robert Waldman

Proposal and feasibility overview for a trans-Sahel railway network connecting landlocked West African states …

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Sudan's Agricultural Problems

CIA Reports

Survey of the key structural, institutional, and environmental problems constraining agricultural development …

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Food, Poverty and Vulnerability Index for the Nile Basin Region 2009

Freda McManus; Gillian Butler · 2009

Spatial analysis of food poverty and vulnerability across Ethiopia, Kenya, and Sudan in the Nile Basin region.

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