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- Politicizing the ICC Process in Kenya will not let ICC suspects off the hook – By Stephen Lamony & Sunil Pal
- African unity after 50 years of OAU/AU: A dream deferred? – By Solomon Ayele Dersso
- ‘MOVING ON’: WELCOME TO KENYA INC – By John Githongo
- The Diaspora can help fuel Rwanda’s Technology and Digital Ambitions – By Sean Obedih
- The (LRA) conflict: Beyond the LRA lobby & the hunt for Kony… and towards civilian protection – By Kristof Titeca
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- Bob Diamond, Uhuru Kenyatta and the rise of Afro-confidence: WEF 2013, Cape Town – By Richard Dowden
- Democratization and the Failure of the Sudan Peace Process – By John Young
- Mali: Which way forward? A chat with Bruce Hall, Baz Lecocq, Gregory Mann and Bruce Whitehouse
- The rise and rise of the African factivists – By Bright Simons and Jamie Drummond
- Can Britain fix Somalia? – By Abdihakim Aynte
- African oil & gas outlook 2013 (part II): analysis by region – Rolake Akinkugbe at Ecobank
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- REVIEW: The Fate of Sudan: The Origins and Consequences of a Flawed Peace Process – By Alex de Waal
- How ZANU-PF stays in power – By Simukai Tinhu
- Making friends in London: is a new rapprochement on Zimbabwe occurring? – By Ian Scoones
- Zimbabwe Elections Scenarios: New ICG Report Cuts Through the Political Posturing
- Kenyatta, Ruto and the ICC: major diplomatic earthquake in the offing – By Richard Dowden
- Somalia seeks lasting support from London conference – By Farah Abdulsamed
- Djibouti, Democracy and the Horn of Africa – By H.E. Mahamoud Ali Youssouf, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Djibouti
- Summits and stereotypes: analysing the analysis of Africa — by Jolyon Ford at Oxford Analytica
- Nigeria: After Baga, JTF lost in a maze of rocks and hard places – By Alkasim Abdulkadir
- After Borama: consensus, representation and parliament in Somaliland – new report from Africa Research Institute
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- Somalia: rumours of Al-Shabaab’s death are greatly exaggerated – By Stig Hansen
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- Tara Hutchinson on Mali: Which way forward? A chat with Bruce Hall, Baz Lecocq, Gregory Mann and Bruce Whitehouse
- mkenya on Kenyatta, Ruto and the ICC: major diplomatic earthquake in the offing – By Richard Dowden
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- George Tregson Roberts on Making African journalism pay: sustainable democracy depends on a strong and independent media – By Yasiin Mugerwa
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- Monte McMurchy on REVIEW: The Fate of Sudan: The Origins and Consequences of a Flawed Peace Process – By Alex de Waal
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Monthly Archives: February 2010
February 28, 2010
Tamazuj in Kadugli
Posted by Alex de Waal
Over the last two days, leaders of the Government of National Unity have been meeting in Kadugli under the banner “First Reflections Forum for Tamazuj States.” Tamazuj is officially translated as “intermingling” but there is no consensus on the exact
February 27, 2010
Two Legal Issues in the Context of the Abu Garda Decision
Posted by Evelyne Schmid
In early February, the ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I declined to confirm the charges against Bahr Abu Garda, commander of a group that broke away from the Justice and Equality Movement, in connection with the attack that killed 12 African Union
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February 25, 2010
Doha: A New Beginning or Another False Hope?
Posted by Julie Flint
The celebrations in Doha on Tuesday masked an agreement that has more questions than answers. One of these, if the so-called “Framework Agreement to resolve the Conflict in Darfur” (available here: Doha Accord) is to be taken at face value,
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February 22, 2010
Sudanese Standards and Sensitivities
Posted by Alex de Waal
It’s election season on Sudan, and the leaders of the Sudanese political parties are understandably sensitive about criticisms of their performance. It’s soon to become self-determination season in southern Sudan, and sensitivities around this are already high. One opposition politician
February 19, 2010
The Ethic of Refusal: (or) the inability to cope with powerlessness in the face of human tragedy
Posted by Annette Jansen
I had to fight back some tears when listening to Jaoa telling me about that dreadful moment when the UN airlifted him and his colleagues from a burning Dili, while leaving thousands of Timorese behind. Standing powerless in the face
February 16, 2010
Darfur: Getting up Close – Reducing distance increases both complexity and understanding
Posted by Rebecca Hamilton
Rob Crilly’s book, Saving Darfur, is unique among the books on Darfur to date for the way he handles the very tough balance between conveying the complexities of the situation, while managing to keep the book accessible to a non-expert
February 15, 2010
Darfur: Mixing Shades of Grey
Posted by Guy Gabriel
Darfur had everything needed to be a good, eye-catching story: good guys, bad guys and no moral ambiguity. Sure enough, it became such a big story because it was able to be presented in this way. In “a continent of
February 14, 2010
Eric Reeves’ Mischaracterization of Facts about Darfur
Posted by Oscar H. Blayton
In a recent comment posted under the thread titled: “What it the ICC After?” Eric Reeves made what I assume to be a response to a previous comment of mine. Because an adequate response to Eric requires a lengthy reply,
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February 12, 2010
Unsimplifying Darfur
Posted by Alex de Waal
The recurring theme of Rob Crilly’s book, ironically entitled Saving Darfur, is that Darfur only looks simple from a distance. Close up, it’s much more like the other complicated wars that a foreign correspondent posted to Africa has to follow
February 11, 2010
What the Jebel Mara tells us about saving Darfur – A View From The Hills
Posted by Rob Crilly
General Rokero had been my guide for a visit to a rebel stronghold inside the Jebel Mara mountains. He introduced me to two girls who had been held prisoner and repeatedly raped by government soldiers. And over steaming bowls of
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