African Arguments
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Discovering South Sudan: The Dilemma of Sudanese Democrats
Twenty years ago Dr. Abdel Wahab el-Affendi wrote an article “Discovering the South” which described how Sudanese Islamists were trying to come to terms ... -
North Kivu’s nationality and the manipulation of ethnicity: A toxic mix
The relationship between nationality and ethnicity in Africa's Great Lakes region is much debated – sometimes verbally, but more often violently. And this relationship ... -
Human Security Report: Debate on Mortality in Crisis
The Human Security Report has published its response to the critique (especially by Les Roberts on this blog) of its “Shrinking Costs of War” ... -
Sudan: U.S. Policy May Be Coming Into Focus
A narrative in the U.S. media seems to be coming into focus. A narrative which I believe is intended to justify an “American Intervention” ... -
South Kordofan: The Next Electoral Challenge
According to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), and its Three Areas Protocol, which covers South Kordofan, Blue Nile and Abyei, “˜Popular Consultations’ in the ... -
Hanged by the NEC (II)
Nobody will ever know who really won this election! The counting of votes has been so chaotic that it is simply impossible to find ... -
Sudan: No Easy Ways Ahead
A new report from the Heinrich Boll Foundation, Sudan: No Easy Ways Ahead, contains essays by leading Sudanese scholars and analysts of Sudan. Towards ... -
Sudan: The Ugly Election
Rigging, fraud and corruption, there were. Voters excluded from the poll, last-minute registration and a roundup of voters with hastily-issued residence certificates which may ... -
Corruption and the Sudanese Election
There is one very important issue which has not been raised by anyone, as I have listened to all reports from the election observers ... -
Sudan: The Independent Civil Society Network’s Position on the Electoral Process
The Comprehensive Peace Agreement represents an important development in the recent history of Sudan. It ended the long-running civil war, laid the foundations for ...