Peace Process

In recent weeks, antagonism between Sudan and its recently independent neighbour, South Sudan, have reached new lows. The south’s occupation of oilfields in the north, and the north’s aerial bombardment of Unity state in the south are but two reasons

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In its eight-year battle to turn Darfur into a ‘black box,’ Khartoum is largely prevailing. The National Islamic Front/National Congress Party (NIF/NCP) little expected that the genocidal counterinsurgency war it launched in April 2003 would capture so much of the

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More than just a new development of Darfur’s volatile security situation, recent clashes in IDP camps highlight the very real and immediate impact of the peace process. Fighting between pro and anti SLA Abdul Wahid figures in Kalma camp (South

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This is Part II of the Critique, a detailed analysis of what is contained in the Draft Strategy Document. IN ITS INTRODUCTION, the document assumes that the Strategy shall address the concerns of Darfur Community: the “Concerns” need to be

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Dr. Ghazi Salahuddin has released a near-final draft of the Government of Sudan’s new strategy, entitled “Towards a New Strategy for Achieving Comprehensive Peace, Security and Development in Darfur.” He has announced that although it has not yet been finally

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The Abuja peace process turned into a calamity for Darfur. As yet another deadline for the Darfur peace process looms, it is timely to reflect on the reasons why the Darfur Peace Agreement of May 2006 didn’t succeed. One reason

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Part 3: Why Mr. Bassole and Company Must Go On Mr. Djibril Bassole 1- Darfur conflict is not Togo and the “Inter-Togolese Dialogue” process. It is not Niger and Tuareg. It is not Cote d` Ivoire either. Mr. Bassole was

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Tag El-Khazin is trying to shoot down the only peace process that can bring peace to Darfur. His article begins with a false assumption and this leads him to a wrong conclusion. He thinks that Darfur is an ordinary conflict

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Part 2: The model structure of mediation and what we have in Doha as Mediation and Process and identifying the gaps The content of this set of 3 papers exposes and details why Doha has failed and shall continue to

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This article is inspired by two events: The apparent loss and disorientation of the Joint AU/UN Chief Mediator for Darfur Mr. Djibril Bassole and the continued unbecoming statements from Mr. Bassole and from the Qatari State actors(1) dealing with the

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