University of Zalingei, cooperating partner during study in Central Darfur State. The University was temporarily closed due to student demonstrations against the military’s influence. Cooperated with the Department for Peace and Development.The Camel-nomad-caravan in the center of Dafur, crossing the road diagonally on its way from the Eastern Sudan to the Central African Republic.Interview setting – Study in Central Darfur State, Sudan, October 2021. In the background, a lam is being prepared in honor of our visit.Interview setting – Study in Central Darfur State, Sudan, October 2021.
Sudan
Military coup in Sudan. The day of, 25th of October 2021. Mathilde Kaalund is on her way to try to get a corona test in order to travel home but without luck because of the coup-lockdown. While Mathilde Kaalund was waiting in the car, Gen. Burhan announced the coup on the car radioMilitary coup in Sudan. The day of, 25th of October 2021. The photo shows the resistance against the military coup.Military coup in Sudan. The day of, 25th of October 2021. The photo shows the resistance against the military coup.Seminar at the University of Khartoum, September 2022. Presentation on regional security dynamics and discussion of the influence of paramilitary groups, among other Sudan’s Rapid Security Force.
Uganda
Field study in Karamoja, Uganda. Uganda’s unstable North-East Region in which the military was doing a disarmament campaign. August 2021.Dr. Sylvie Namwase [Mathilde Kaalund's Ugandan colleague] interviews a young farmer who talks about the insecurity and the benefits the military operation distributing agricultural inputs is/ is not having.Dr. Sylvie Namwase [Mathilde Kaalund’s Ugandan college] interviewing a young farmer who tells about the insecurity and of what use a military operation which hands out farming-input has / has not.Debriefing in the project group during field study. The project is led by the Human Rights and Peace Centre (HURIPEC), Makerere University, Uganda, Central Uganda, March 2022.
Uganda (guldmine)
Goldmine in Karita, Karamoja in the most North-Eastern Uganda close to the Kenyan border. Local authorities tell how the gold is smuggled out – they cannot control it. It is a border town and as such their earnings come from cattle-trade and not gold.Goldmine in Karita, Karamoja in the most North-Eastern Uganda close to the Kenyan border. Local authorities tell how the gold is smuggled out – they cannot control it. It is a border town and as such their earnings come from cattle-trade and not gold.Goldmine in Karita, Karamoja in the most North-Eastern Uganda close to the Kenyan border. Local authorities tell how the gold is smuggled out – they cannot control it. It is a border town and as such their earnings come from cattle-trade and not gold.An alternative private initiative in Karamoja aiming to test new corporative ways of production and living. They still have yet to pay the local defense unit (LDU) for protection.
