Alex De Waal

Alex De Waal (Director at the World Peace Foundation and editor at African Arguments) introduces the ethos of Debating Ideas - the latest addition to the ...

Cash and contradictions: On the limits of Middle Eastern influence in Sudan

Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt have been heavily involved in Sudan following al-Bashir’s downfall. But not everything is going their way. In Sudan, the revolutionaries ...

Gen Awad Ibn Auf has now been sworn in as the head of the military council that is meant to oversee a two-year transition to civilian rule in Sudan.

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By Alex de Waal

April 12, 2019

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A Cruel April in the Sudan Spring?

The new rivalries at the top. An aborted revolution. And the international actors jostling for dominance. On 11 April, following six days of protests, a cabal ...

The UAE's Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, visiting Addis Ababa. Credit: Crown Prince Court, Abu Dhabi.

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By Alex de Waal

July 11, 2018

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Beyond the Red Sea: A new driving force in the politics of the Horn

Relations between the Middle East and Horn of Africa have long been neglected. But now they are changing everything. This is the first part of The Thin ...

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By Alex de Waal

May 6, 2016

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How to steal from Africa, all perfectly legally

When UK PM David Cameron opens the Anti-Corruption Summit on 12 May, we should be aware that the greatest fraud perpetrated on the majority of the world’s ...

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By Alex de Waal

April 20, 2016

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The Tana Security Forum: In need of a reboot

One of the few spaces in which an African security agenda could be debated frankly has been damaged, but it can be brought back to life. ...

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By Alex de Waal

September 19, 2010

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Sudan: Time to Begin a National Constitutional Review

In less than a year’s time, Sudan will need a new constitution – or (more likely) two. The Interim National Constitution expires on 9 July 2011. ...

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By Alex de Waal

September 13, 2010

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Sudan: On Mistrust and Defamation

Sudanese political life has always been marked by low levels of trust. In a society in which institutions are weak, personal relations are commensurately more important ...