In the Sudan Elections podcast series ‘Voting for Change’, host Raga Makawi talks to Justin Willis- Professor of Modern History at Durham University – about election models adopted in Sudan’s modern history, key choices available for policymakers who are involved in election design, special votes for farmers in the past, why graduates have sometimes had an extra vote – and why some systems make it very hard for women to be elected.

Rethinking Aid in Sudan and South Sudan
The brief draws on a joint convening held in Kampala, Uganda, in November 2025, which brought together more than 45 Sudanese and South Sudanese participants

