In accordance with EUAA COI methodology, a range of different published documentary sources have been consulted on relevant topics for this report. These include: COI reports by governments; information from civil society, advocacy groups, humanitarian organisations, and non-governmental organisations (NGOs); international and NGO human rights reports; reports produced by various bodies of the United Nations; Sudanese and regionally based media and social media; academic publications and think tank reports and specialised sources covering Sudan. All information from these sources was consulted within time constraints and within the research constraints posed by Sudan’s challenging information-gathering environment.
Regarding the maps used in the report, the administrative map was obtained from Doctors Without Borders (MSF). The map on the security situation and territorial control was developed and tailored to the needs of the report by Political Geography Now (PolGeoNow), a specialist mapping project tracking territorial control in conflict and disputed areas worldwide, in coordination with the EUAA.