African Arguments
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New America, Young Africa and Old Europe
In November 2006, Jendayi Frazer, then Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, prided herself of “no longer traveling to Africa via Europe”, adding: ... -
Arguing Genocide in Darfur
Hagan’s and Rymond-Richmond’s Darfur and the Crime of Genocide contains shattering statements from direct witnesses and victims of the Darfur conflict. In addition, it ... -
Sudan: A Ceasefire in Prospect?
After the Sudan Government and JEM signed a ‘Declaration of Intent’ in Doha earlier this week, hopes have been raised that a ceasefire might ... -
Criminology of Genocide: Breaking Paths
Darfur and the Crime of Genocide by John Hagan and Wenona Rymond-Richmond is a path-breaking book. The paths it breaks lead us into new ... -
The Beginning of the End for ODA?
The last ten years has been a remarkable experiment in using official development assistance (ODA) as a motor for development in Africa (and other ... -
U.S. Academics’ Rush to Nazify Sudan
Barely a week goes by without a welter of intellectual indulgence (or think of a word that rhymes with vibration) from some more Johnny-Come-Lately ... -
Alison Des Forges
Last Thursday night, we lost an outspoken and cherished activist, analyst, and friend, and a “most valuable player” of the Great Lakes family of ... -
The Trouble with Aid
In the economic turmoil currently affecting the industrialised world, the arguments I set out in my book, The Trouble With Aid: Why Less Could ... -
Genocide: On Law, Sociology and Accountability
John Hagan will receive The Stockholm Prize in Criminology on June 23, 2009, in Stockholm for his work on genocide in Darfur and the ... -
ICC vs. Bashir: Debating the Interests of Justice
Sadia al Imam writes The allocation of responsibility for issues of justice, peace and democracy between the OTP and the UN Security Council is ...