News stories by Analysis by Moyiga Nduru

While there is a growing desire for change in Sudan - particularly among the younger urban population in the north - there is no atmosphere of heated campaigning or supporters mobbing candidates in the south, as campaigning for general elections concludes.

Sudan is at a crossroads. Its future looks grim. 'Only a miracle can save it from disintegrating. The signs are already on the wall,' says Khamis Lako, a petty trader in Juba, the capital of South Sudan.