Author: Alex de Waal
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On Paying the Price to Settle Darfur
The Sudanese polity runs on political credit notes. The big issues are constantly deferred because the political price of coming to a decision is too high, ... -
Africa’s Position on the ICC
Yesterday’s meeting of the AU Peace and Security Council, held in New York, confirmed Africa’s push-back against the ICC. As feared by African human rights activists, ... -
Khartoum Should Not Count On an Article 16 Deferral of the ICC
Sudan should not count on an Article 16 deferral at the UN Security Council. The diplomatic maneuvers and rumors do not add up to a coherent ... -
Behold the New Sudan
The New Sudan (al Sudan al Jadiid) of the late Dr John Garang was a vision of a Sudan of equality and non-discrimination in which the ... -
Africa’s Challenge to the ICC
The International Criminal Court faces political realities today that were not anticipated when the Rome Statute was so laboriously negotiated a decade ago. It’s commonly the ... -
In Memoriam: Prof. Abdel Rahman Musa Abakar
Professor Abdel Rahman Musa, leader of the SLM-Free Will group and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs, passed away on Sunday. He was a fine Darfurian ... -
Food, Farms and Power in Sudan
Jeffrey Gettleman’s article in today’s New York Times, “Darfur Withers as Sudan Sells a Food Bonanza,” is an excellent overview of the issues surrounding food production ... -
Not Forgetting the Nuba War
The intense war in the Nuba in the late 1980s and early 1990s is an important piece of Sudanese modern history. The memory of this all-too-recent ... -
Focus on Kordofan
The dangers of renewed violent conflict and humanitarian crisis in Kordofan have been evident ever since the signing of the CPA, which contained provisions for Kordofan ... -
Moreno Ocampo’s Coup de Theatre
I have been delaying writing about the ICC Chief Prosecutor’s public application for an arrest warrant against President Bashir until that application is public. As it ...