African Arguments
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Saving Darfur, Gender and Victimhood
Amal Hassan Fadlalla is a Sudanese anthropologist living in America, and it is revealing that she chose to publish her analysis of the U.S. ... -
Ahmed Haroun in South Kordofan: Making the Peace or Breaking It?
The reshuffle of ministers and governors decreed by President al Bashir came as a surprise to most people and it is not immediately clear ... -
Mamdani Responds to His Critics II
In this second part, I intend to focus on the ideas, practices and politics of the Save Darfur movement. More specifically, I shall respond ... -
Darfur: Attention and Deterrence
Several posts over recent days have pointed to the discrepancy between media attention and levels of mortality. The analysis of media coverage of Darfur ... -
Including Darfur’s Arabs in the Peace Process
The Sudan government and the Justice and Equality Movement are meeting in Doha, and the US envoy for Sudan, Scott Gration, is doing the ... -
Darfur: ‘Multi-Nodal’ IDP Livelihoods
A new briefing paper by Helen Young, Karen Jacobsen and Abdalmonim Osman Livelihoods, Migration and Conflict is the most recent briefing paper in the ... -
Sanctions and South Sudan: The Oil Factor
Supporters of US oil sanctions on Khartoum, and who are in many cases supporters of the SPLM, are strangely silent with respect to its ... -
Darfur and the Congo: Why the Media Disparity?
Darfur and the Congo are frequently contrasted as African crises that receive quite disparate attention from the U.S. and Europe. With a much lower ... -
Sudan: Narrowing the Escape from Poverty
Helping Sudan turn into a democratic, stable, equitable, and prosperous country. That’s the ultimate dream end-destination; but there’s a huge problem with the US ... -
Mamdani, Narratives and the Message of “˜Be the Power’
I was lucky enough to have benefited from the many astute reviews of Saviors and Survivors before I read it, which provided me with ...