African Arguments
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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 ... -
Understanding Darfur’s Arab Militia
A new report from the Small Arms Survey by Julie Flint, “Beyond Janjaweed: Understanding the Militias of Darfur,” examines the Arab militia in Darfur, ... -
Darfur: Different Ways to Save It
A couple of days ago I received a mass email from the Save Darfur Coalition, encouraging me to “turn words into action.” It asked ... -
Sudanese Political Parties Meet With the AU Panel: “This Should Be the Last Panel.”
The national Sudanese political parties active inside the country rarely meet together in the same forum. I asked a number of Sudanese political leaders ... -
The AU Panel in Ain Siro: “Are We Part of Sudan?”
Speaking earlier today to the members of the African Union High-Level Panel on Darfur, in Ain Siro village in North Darfur, one resident asked ... -
Sudan at the Crossroads (4)
In this posting, Abd al-Wahab Abdalla responds to the comments and criticisms received. Sudan is at the crossroads and we need to be fully ...