This COI Focus describes the situation of Darfuris and Nuba outside their own region of origin in Sudan. It is an update of the COI Focus Soedan. Darfoeri in Khartoem (Sudan. Darfuris in Khartoum) of 10 April 2018 and the second part of the COI Focus Soedan. Veiligheidssituatie in de Two Areas / Situatie in Khartoem van personen afkomstig uit de Two Areas (Sudan. Security situation in the Two Areas/Situation in Khartoum of persons from the Two Areas) of 22 January 2019. The research is focused in particular on the period between April 2019 and March 2021. The research was concluded on 26 April 2021.
The term Nuba is a collective name for different ethnic groups of African origin living in the Nuba Mountains in South Kordofan or originating from that region. In this document, therefore, the term Nuba refers to those communities in their entirety and/or to persons in the Nuba Mountains or beyond who belong to those communities.
The term Darfuri is used in this document as a collective name for the various ethnic groups of African origin who live in Darfur and/or to persons outside Darfur who belong to those communities.
The security situations in Darfur and the Two Areas are the subject of separate reports, specifically the COI Focus Soedan. Veiligheidssituatie in Darfoer (Sudan. Security situation in Darfur) of 28 January 2021 and the COI Focus Soedan. Veiligheidssituatie in de Two Areas (Sudan. Security situation in the Two Areas) of 28 January 2021.
Since the military coup of April 2019 and the formation of a transitional government in August of that year, Sudan has been in a fragile phase of transition. At the time this Focus was completed in March 2021 it was difficult to say whether and to what extent the altered political landscape will change the situation of Darfuris and Nuba in the country.
This document is a translation of the thematic paper bearing the original title Soedan. De situatie van Darfoeri en Nuba buiten hun herkomstregio’s and published on 28/06/2021. This is a translation from Dutch into English by the UK Home Office.