Author: Alex de Waal
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Sudan: Bringing Back the State
Twenty years ago I heard the story of a southern Sudanese villager who stumbled out of the war zone into a small town in Kordofan and ... -
The AU Panel and the Justice Challenge in Sudan (3)
The third and final posting on this subject examines the views of participants on how justice can be achieved in Sudan, looking at the extent of ... -
The AU Panel and the Justice Challenge (2)
In the wide-ranging discussions on justice conducted by the AU Panel, three general points about justice stood out. They are, first, a strong consensus that justice ... -
The AU Panel and the Justice Challenge (1)
Speaking in Addis Ababa a few days ago, President Thabo Mbeki, Chair of the AU Panel on Darfur, did not divulge what the Panel’s position would ... -
Darfur and the New Scramble for Africa?
Over the next few months, Making Sense of Darfur will be running an occasional series of reviews of the book The Scramble for Africa: Darfur, Intervention ... -
Darfur: On Listening
I have spent many hours in Darfur observing how outsiders ask questions and listen to the answers they are given. It is easy to end up ... -
Can Sudan Activism Transform Itself for the Obama Era?
Human rights activism is many things. Among them, it is a liberal practice that uses one of the core principles of the political right in liberal ... -
“Are We Part of Sudan?” An Architectural Commentary
Buildings tell us a great deal. The top photograph is a view of Khartoum, showing Friendship Hall and some of the new buildings in Mogran. This ... -
Food Rations in Darfur: Humanitarian Needs and Political Entitlements
Another excellent and invaluable report from the Feinstein Center at Tufts University. The somewhat dry title, Targeting in Complex Emergencies: Darfur Case Study does not do ... -
The AU Panel Hears Controversies Over Land
The AU Panel hearings witnessed some heated exchanges on the land issue including divergent interpretations of the traditional hakura system. One of these was in Zalingei. ...