Marginalisation and violence: Considering origins of insurgency and peace implementation in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan

The document analyzes the conflict in the Nuba Mountains, attributing its origins to systematic marginalization of Nuba communities, inter-ethnic tensions with Baggara groups, and national political-economic deterioration. It highlights the role of the Sudanese government and the SPLM/A in orchestrating the conflict and argues for renewed international pressure on the signatories of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement to ensure its successful implementation in South Kordofan.

• The conflict in the Nuba Mountains is driven by a combination of systematic marginalization of 'African' Nuba communities, tensions with 'Arab' Baggara groups, and broader national political and economic decline that fueled the SPLM/A rebellion.
• Accurately capturing the origins of insurgencies in the Nuba Mountains requires analyzing resource scarcity and disputes within their socio-cultural and political contexts, noting that the Sudanese government and the SPLM/A have largely orchestrated both war and peace.
• To improve the chances of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement's (CPA) successful implementation in South Kordofan, the international community must resume pressure on the agreement's signatories.

APA

Ylönen, A. (n.d.). Marginalisation and violence: Considering origins of insurgency and peace implementation in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan. Institute for Security Studies. https://issafrica.org/research/papers/marginalisation-and-violence-considering-origins-of-insurgency-and-peace-implementation-in-the-nuba-mountains-of-sudan

Chicago

Ylönen, Aleksi. Marginalisation and violence: Considering origins of insurgency and peace implementation in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan. Institute for Security Studies, n.d. https://issafrica.org/research/papers/marginalisation-and-violence-considering-origins-of-insurgency-and-peace-implementation-in-the-nuba-mountains-of-sudan.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{ylnenndmarginalisation, author = {Ylönen, Aleksi}, title = {{Marginalisation and violence: Considering origins of insurgency and peace implementation in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan}}, institution = {Institute for Security Studies}, url = {https://issafrica.org/research/papers/marginalisation-and-violence-considering-origins-of-insurgency-and-peace-implementation-in-the-nuba-mountains-of-sudan}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }