Yearly Archives: 2015
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Britain’s Shame
The press calls it the silly season. Those long hot days of summer when everyone is out of town and nothing much is happening. News editors ... -
How War, Oil and Politics Fuel Controversy in South Sudan’s Unity State – By Brian Adeba
The recent move by the Unity State government to expel a UN diplomat for authoring a report that accused the SPLA of human rights abuses in ... -
Addis Ababa’s Transformation – By Ismail Einashe
The Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa is going through one of the fastest rates of urban growth in the world. In Amharic “˜Addis Ababa’ means “˜new flower’, ... -
Obama in Addis – By Richard Dowden
I had expected President Obama to say some tough things to Africa’s rulers at the African Union in Addis Ababa last week but I expected him to ... -
Stephen Ellis: An Appreciation – By Lansana Gberie
The loss of Professor Stephen Ellis on 29 July 2015 at 62, after a battle with the debilitating leukaemia which he bore with stoicism and good ... -
Remembering Jemera Rone
Jemera Rone, the pioneering human rights researcher who worked extensively on Sudan and what is now South Sudan, has died. She worked for Human Rights Watch ... -
The Neglected Niger Delta: How Politicians Can Help Themselves (and Everyone Else) – By Chris Newsom
The Niger Delta region of Nigeria has emerged from the 2015 election season with a population feeling both politically and materially wounded. Goodluck Jonathan’s electoral defeat produced ... -
Stephen Ellis – By Richard Dowden
Stephen Ellis who died yesterday was one of the greatest Africanists of his generation. He was also a great friend to me and my family and ... -
In Memoriam Stephen Ellis, 1953-2015
The Leiden African Studies Centre is very sad to report that Prof. Stephen Ellis died on July 29, 2015. Stephen had leukemia, a disease that first ... -
Book Review Response: the Khartoum Springs, Civil society and State Security – By W.J. Berridge
I would like to thank Dr Alex De Waal for his very generous review of my book, Civil Uprisings in Modern Sudan: The “˜Khartoum Springs’ of ...
