African Arguments
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The Rise and Fall of the Sudan Alliance Forces (2)
This is the second of a two-part posting that charts the rise and fall of the Sudan Alliance Forces (SAF). This posting deals with ... -
The ICC and Moreno-Ocampo are Also onTrial
I don’t envy Louis Moreno-Ocampo in his position as chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC). However, that is not to suggest that ... -
Pres. Mbeki’s Speech on Handing Over the AU Panel Report
SPEECH OF THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE AUPD, THABO MBEKI, ON HANDING OVER THE AUPD REPORT TO THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE AU COMMISSION, JEAN PING: ... -
The Rise and Fall of the Sudan Alliance Forces (1)
In this two-part posting I chart the rise and fall of the Sudan Alliance Forces (SAF), which at its foundation in 1996 was heralded ... -
Vernacular Politics in Africa (5)
This is the final installment of a five part critical review of Jean-Franí§ois Bayart, The State in Africa: The Politics of the Belly (2009). ... -
Vernacular Politics in Africa (4)
This is the fourth in a five part review of Jean-Franí§ois Bayart’s The State in Africa: The Politics of the Belly. In this part, ... -
Will the Real Abu Sharati Please Stand Up?
The name Hussein Abu Sharati figures frequently in media coverage of the Darfur IDPs, usually as “IDP spokesman.” His name means “chief of chiefs” ... -
The Vilification of the Sudanese People
In various conflicts and disputes around the world the U.S. has all ways been careful to distinguish between the people and their government, the ... -
Vernacular Politics in Africa (3)
This is part three of a five part expansive critical review of Jean-Franí§ois Bayart, The State in Africa: The Politics of the Belly (2009), ... -
Imagining the 2010 Sudanese Election
The National Democratic Institute has just released its latest report on public opinion in Sudan. Entitled Imagining the Election, the report explores what citizens ...