Yearly Archives: 2009
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Darfur: Understanding the Political Identity of Saviors
Alex de Waal will likely prove right over the controversy that will surround Mahmood Mamdani’s reframing of the conflict in Darfur. Particularly from the perspective of ... -
Mamdani: The Conversation We Are Not Having
The conversation we are not having on Mahmood Mamdani’s Saviours and Survivors concerns public activism. Much of Mahmood Mamdani’s Saviours and Survivors presents a complex yet ... -
Saviors and Survivors
Mahmood Mamdani’s Saviors and Survivors: Darfur, Politics, and the War on Terror, is the most ambitious book yet on the Darfur crisis. Unlike the vast majority ... -
Sudan/Chad: Planning Refugee Camps
The border region between Chad and Sudan is formed by an inhospitable climate and breathtakingly beautiful nature. It is an area marked by a colonial boundary ... -
HRW’s Myths and Realities
Human Rights Watch recently posted seven “˜myths’ (arguments) about the ICC indictment, each followed by a confidently-named “˜reality’ (response). Much of what they say is commendable, ... -
Elections in a Dangerous Place
The cover of Paul Collier’s new book, Wars, Guns, and Votes: Democracy in Dangerous Places (Harper Collins, 2009) is graced by a picture of Darfurian rebels. ... -
Southerners Sudanese’s Likely Referendum Choice
“Is there anybody who will vote for unity?” That incredulous question, posed by a Southern Sudanese participant in a public opinion study in late 2005, reflects ... -
Challenges for a Free Sudanese Election
The National Election Commission (NEC) has officially announced the time frame for Sudan’s general elections, with a seven months’ delay in respect to the timetable of ... -
The 2010 Sudanese Elections: Landmines on the Road to Democratic Transition
This essay deals with possibilities of a mismanaged democratic transformation in Sudan. This is conditioned by a ruling party, resistant to change and weak opposition political ... -
Ethnic Identity in Darfur
There has been a flood on the Web of confusing and confused discussions about the “Arab”/”African” divide in Darfur recently. Perhaps a little historical background will ...