Join us as we remember Bona Malwal and his achievements in Sudan and South Sudan. Organised by Bona Malwal’s family and The Sudanese Programme in collaboration with the Middle East Centre of the University of Oxford. Registration and attendance is free but essential in order to know numbers for College catering purposes. Please join us for all or part of the day, it will be wonderful to have you with us however long you can stay for. The programme is available at tinyurl.com/TSPJan26prog. Presentations will be given by various speakers either joining us in-person or online including Dr Aldo Ajo, Dr Bashir Abbadi, Dr John Eibner, Dr Lam Akol, Dr Majak D’Agoot, Hashim Muhammed Ahmed, Hasan Taj Al-Sirr, Dr David Bassiouni and Mr Nickson Deng (H.E. The South Sudan Ambassador to the UK).

Bona passed away on Sunday 2nd November in Juba, South Sudan (aged 87). He served with dedication Sudan and South Sudan in many administrative capacities including as Presidential Advisor and as a Minister. His career began as a journalist editing The Vigilant newspaper which highlighted South Sudan’s political development and affairs. He was a pioneer in advocating self-determination for South Sudan. This was achieved and culminated in the establishment of The Republic of South Sudan in 2011. He was happy with this but he emphasized the important link between North and South Sudan.

Bona will be much missed by his family, by his many friends in numerous countries. He will be remembered with affection and admiration. Oxford was a second home to him where with Dr Ahmed Al-Shahi, he co-founded The Sudanese Programme in 2002 with sponsorship from the Middle East Centre and the African Studies Centre at St Antony’s College. Further information is available at www.sudaneseprogramme.org/news