Monthly Archives: May 2008
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In Memoriam: Jamali Hassan Jalal al Din
An obituary by Julie Flint and Alex de Waal. One of the most disturbing images to have come out of Sudan in the wake of JEM’s ... -
Making Sense of Khalil’s Putsch
As more details emerge about JEM’s assault on the national capital at the weekend, it is becoming clear that this was a solo operation by JEM ... -
JEM’s Failed Attempt at Regime Change
Picking up Alex’s question about the calculations of the JEM leadership, I believe this was a serious attempt at regime change””however over-ambitious or foolhardy it may ... -
The Hour of the Hardliners
Saturday’s battle in the streets of Omdurman was a defeat for the prospects of peace, democracy and human rights. The calculations of the leadership of the ... -
Shigeg Karo One Week On
Six days after the aerial attack on Shigeg Karo, UNAMID has finally spoken out, in a press release that raises more questions than it answers. A ... -
The Bombing of Shigeg Karo and the Miserable Response
Posted on behalf of Julie Flint. At 2 pm on Sunday 4 May, a single Antonov bomber targeted the village of Shegeg Karo in North Darfur, ... -
Condemned to Repeat the Past: Thirty Years of Understanding Ignored
Darfur has suffered more than most from the international community’s attention deficit disorder. It only commands that attention at times of crisis: the sahel drought of ... -
“Liberators” and Military Entrepreneurs
April’s issue of African Affairs contains an interesting article by Marielle Debos. Entitled “Fluid Loyalties in a Regional Crisis: Chadian “˜Ex-Liberators’ in the Central African Republic” ...