African Arguments
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Sudan: Measuring the Drowned and the Saved
The conflict in the Darfur region of western Sudan, along with the ongoing conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Somalia, represents one ... -
“˜Genocide Industry’ has Hidden Agenda
“˜Attempts at equalising historical wrongs are often aimed at Holocaust obfuscation’ Lessons for Darfur from an unfortunately not-enough-known Nazi versus Stalinist crimes debate in ... -
A Visit to Kober Prison
Any human rights activist who has worked on Sudan is familiar with the name Kober prison, the century-old British building which was “˜Cooper Prison’ ... -
On UNAMID’s Assessment of Mortality in Darfur
Just how credible are UNAMID monthly mortality figures? The unhappy truth is that UNAMID is weak, ineffectual, widely despised by Darfuris, and has a ... -
Lethal Violence in Darfur: May
I have continued to monitor closely the incidents involving fatalities in Darfur. The UNAMID monitoring reports are thorough. Cross-checking with other sources bears out ... -
AU Panel in Zalingei: “It Went Well. We Told Them.”
The three former presidents who head the African Union Panel on Darfur are no strangers to conflict and controversy. President Pierre Buyoya made this ... -
Darfur: Could a Woman be Sultan?
The AU Panel has spent between six and ten hours each day, for the last week, in meetings with large delegations from Darfurian civil ... -
Darfur: Revictimising the Victim – Human Rights and the Blame Approach
In the growing debate on the approach and impacts of international advocacy on Darfur, largely articulated through human rights discourse, the focus so far ... -
North Darfur’s Arabs Speak to the AU Panel: “We Are Part of the Solution”
Earlier today, the AU Panel on Darfur met with a delegation of North Darfur Arabs, who had earlier convened a workshop to prepare their ... -
Remembering Sherif Ishaq
Sherif Idriss Izhaq, the political officer of the SLA in Ain Siro, has been murdered. The motive of his killing, shortly after the first ...