Popular participation is an essential pillar of democracy. In a country plagued with civil wars, lack of development, and crises of governance like Sudan, popular participation at the grass-roots level is critical for a sustainable good governance and development. Sudan has solid social networks which could serve as a potentially solid foundation for political participation and good governance. The traditional leaders are one of the forces in Sudanese society to assume responsibilities of peace-building and to consolidate the national identity. What was the history of traditional leadership...