African Arguments
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Ethics and Power in Africa
I have published the first part of a two-part review of Patrick Chabal’s Africa: The Politics of Suffering and Smiling, on the African Arguments ... -
Ethics and Power in Africa
This is the first in a two-part review of Patrick Chabal’s book, Africa: The Politics of Suffering and Smiling . Part one is a ... -
Darfur: Who is Killing? Who is Dying?
The AUPD Report includes an Appendix that compiles the existing data for violent fatalities in Darfur from 1 January 2008 until 31 July 2009. ... -
Evidence-Based Peacekeeping
In most areas of public policy, gathering and analyzing evidence for the nature of the problem and the efficacy of response is a sine ... -
CPA’s Unhappy End
In the last month Sudan’s Government has forfeited the title “˜of National Unity.’ Cooperation between the NCP and SPLM hardly exists even in name. ... -
Making Patronage Work
Alex de Waal’s Christian Michelsen lecture, ‘Fixing the Political Marketplace,’ given last month in Bergen, Norway, is now available online at this link. His ... -
The Next Sudanese Peace?
These days’ mood in Khartoum is a mixture of disillusionment, suspicion and fear: not the best feelings for a country which finds itself at ... -
Violent Incidents in Darfur: October
According to the reports received by UNAMID, there were 67 deaths directly attributable to violence in Darfur during October. This figure is subject to ... -
South Sudan Should Make Freedom of Expression a Priority
The Government of South Sudan (GOSS) has announced that it intends to establish a news agency that will cover areas of the south starved ... -
The Arab and Western Media Responses to Darfur
It is frequently heard that Arabs/Muslims and their media were silent, unmoved or without opinion over Darfur. These suppositions tend to contain a measure ...