African Arguments
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The 2010 Sudanese Elections: Landmines on the Road to Democratic Transition
This essay deals with possibilities of a mismanaged democratic transformation in Sudan. This is conditioned by a ruling party, resistant to change and weak ... -
Ethnic Identity in Darfur
There has been a flood on the Web of confusing and confused discussions about the “Arab”/”African” divide in Darfur recently. Perhaps a little historical ... -
The Afar and Darfur: A Nomadic Comparison
The situation in the Afar land of Northeastern Ethiopia is reminiscent of early Darfur: desperately impoverished nomadic communities pushed to the limit. With one ... -
South Sudan: “For Us Here There Is No Government”
Speaking in a focus group discussion reported by the National Democratic Institute’s study of the “three areas” of South Kordofan, Abyei and Blue Nile, ... -
Is Africa Immune to the Financial Crisis?
Might the economies of sub-Saharan Africa have special defenses against the global capitalist crisis in the relatively small role that credit and “leverage” play ... -
A Waste of Hope
Those who believe in justice, truth and accountability should demand the highest professional and ethical standards of the Prosecutor of the ICC. Any failings ... -
Darfur: “The 1500 Number” – Beyond the Politics
A recent Genocide Intervention Network (GI-NET) analysis based on open-source incident reports estimates that roughly 1200 people have been killed in direct, reliably and ... -
Do Darfur’s IDPs Have an Urban Future?
Most of Darfur’s internally-displaced camps are urban settlements in all but name. In geographical terms the most striking impact of the last seven years ... -
Sudan: Double Standards?
Abd al-Wahab Abdalla (25 March) says “The worst massacre of the last 12 months was by JEM! It killed 128 Meidob over 2 days.” ... -
Agency Expulsions in Sudan: Consequences and Next Steps
By Sara Pantuliano, Susanne Jaspars and Deepayan Basu Ray The expulsion of 13 international organisations and the suspension of three national NGOs by the ...