Author: Alex de Waal
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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 ... -
Darfur: Recalling the Lessons of Abuja
The Abuja peace process turned into a calamity for Darfur. As yet another deadline for the Darfur peace process looms, it is timely to reflect on ... -
Darfur: Data for Violent Deaths – July
According to the data gathered by UNAMID, there were 144 fatalities due to violence during July 2010. Each of the last few months has followed its ... -
Southern Sudan At Odds With Itself?
A new research report into local violent conflicts within southern Sudan, Southern Sudan at Odds with Itself: Dynamics of conflict and predicaments of peace, provides insights ... -
Darfur Lethal Violence: June
The number of confirmed violent fatalities, according to UNAMID figures, in Darfur during June was 221. Though a marked decline on the nearly 600 deaths during ... -
How Not to Nation-Build
A revised version of my 2009 Christian Michelsen lecture is published by the London Review of Books. In the lecture, I argue that conventional models of ... -
Sudan: The Missing Academic Generation
In my dealings with American universities, I am often struck how there is a missing generation of scholars on Sudan. There is an older generation of ... -
South Sudan: Sovereignty Matters
Southern Sudan may be little more than a year away from possessing state sovereignty. The immediate policy focus on the challenges of holding the referendum in ... -
Sudan: Where are the Women in Government?
Sudan’s electoral system allocates 25% of seats in the national, southern Sudan and state assemblies for women. That’s a progressive system. It has some unexpected effects ... -
Darfur: Sharp Increase in Lethal Violence
May 2010 saw the largest number of recorded violent fatalities in Darfur since the arrival of UNAMID in January 2008. According to the figures compiled by ...