Author: Alex de Waal
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Sudanese Campaign Diary
Sudan’s election campaign is in full swing, and it is fascinating to watch. Perhaps the most interesting element is that the Sudanese parties are engaging one ... -
Electoral Code of Conduct Adopted in Juba
Democracy in Sudan is fragile – it needs every support it can get. Today, the political parties in southern Sudan adopted and signed an Electoral Code ... -
Tamazuj in Kadugli
Over the last two days, leaders of the Government of National Unity have been meeting in Kadugli under the banner “First Reflections Forum for Tamazuj States.” ... -
Sudanese Standards and Sensitivities
It’s election season on Sudan, and the leaders of the Sudanese political parties are understandably sensitive about criticisms of their performance. It’s soon to become self-determination ... -
Unsimplifying Darfur
The recurring theme of Rob Crilly’s book, ironically entitled Saving Darfur, is that Darfur only looks simple from a distance. Close up, it’s much more like ... -
Sudanese Elections: A Real Electoral Contest
Sudan’s election is for real. The SPLM candidate, Yasir Arman, has set his sights on the Republican Palace. Sadiq al Mahdi has now also put forward ... -
Darfur: New Estimates for Mortality
A survey of surveys of Darfur mortality since 2003 in the latest issue of The Lancet, by the reputable analysts Olivier Degomme and Debarati Guha-Sapir, provides ... -
Can Darfur Claim the Right of Self Determination?
There is a small but growing minority view among Darfurians, that their region is entitled to self-determination with the option of independence. This issue will be ... -
“Making Sense of Sudan”
On the eve of the fifth anniversary of the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, and one year before the scheduled date of the referendum on ... -
Hofrat an Nahas: A Forgotten Case
When I lived in Darfur in the 1980s, I made a trip to the abandoned copper mines of Hofrat an Nahas, and stayed a few days ...