Monthly Archives: June 2010
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Sudan: In Search of a Model
Introduction As Sudanese from all walks of life anticipate the historic referendum on national unity scheduled for 2011, it is an appropriate time for the international ... -
Sudan’s State Assembly Elections Results: An Analysis
The results of the state assembly elections raise important questions about Sudan’s electoral process and the strengths and weaknesses of opposition parties in particular regions of ... -
West End of the Border
West-end of the Border is a book documenting the lives of refugees taking shelter at camps along the Chad-Sudan border, all the way from Abeche to ... -
South Sudan: Sovereignty Matters
Southern Sudan may be little more than a year away from possessing state sovereignty. The immediate policy focus on the challenges of holding the referendum in ... -
Kenya: Post-Election Violence Addressed – Micro-Level Perspectives on Transitional Justice
The necessity of transitional justice in Kenya and the merits of certain institutional mechanisms in particular have been vigorously debated in this forum, as well as ... -
Thabo Mbeki on Africa’s Intellectual Leadership
President Thabo Mbeki, speaking on Africa Day at the Thabo Mbeki Leadership Institute, emphasized a necessary precondition if Africa is to claim the 21st century, ... -
President Mbeki’s Speech to the UN Security Council – Sudan
PRESENTATION BY PRESIDENT THABO MBEKI, CHAIRPERSON OF THE AU HIGH LEVEL IMPLEMENTATION PANEL FOR SUDAN TO THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL: UNHQ, NEW YORK: JUNE 14, 2010. ... -
Sudan: Where are the Women in Government?
Sudan’s electoral system allocates 25% of seats in the national, southern Sudan and state assemblies for women. That’s a progressive system. It has some unexpected effects ... -
Darfur: Going Nowhere in Doha
Djibrill Bassolé, chief mediator at the Doha peace talks, had a plan: a ceasefire between the hard men, which meant focusing initially on JEM among the ... -
The War in Darfur is Not Over
The year 2009 and early months of 2010 witnessed consistent trends by some analysts and beneficiaries to describe the Darfur problem as a “low-intensity conflict” or ...