Sudanese leaders lead the world in their skill in handling simultaneous internal and external crises. In 1984, Sudan set a world record for the number of times its official debt was rescheduled (eight). Each time the Paris Club of official

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As President-elect Barack Obama puts together his administration, he will be seeking to avoid many of the errors of his predecessor. But he should also learn the lessons of the 1990s, when the last Democratic Administration first began to focus

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When a solution comes to the Darfur crisis–as with Sudan’s national crisis–it will be a domestic solution, created and led by Sudanese, with the internationals in a supporting role. There is a flicker of a chance that the Sudan People’s

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The Sudanese National Congress Party (NCP), the main partner in the Government of National Unity (GoNU) is very keen for concluding the national elections early in the year 2009 utilising the provisions of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) signed with

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In July 2008 the National Assembly and the Presidency of the Government of the Sudan enacted and signed into law new legislation governing the conduct of national elections. The National Elections Act 2008 marks a critically important milestone for electoral

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The ideals of American democracy, and the spirit of African liberation, have been intimately linked for more than half a century. At pivotal historic moments the two have intersected. One such moment is now. The election of President-elect Barack Obama

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My fourth posting on the theme of “How Genocides End” applies the lessons of the inquiry to the case of Darfur. It is, of course, far from evident that the legal definition of genocide, as found in the Genocide Convention,

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