African Arguments
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Obama's Africa Policy: Strengths and Uncertainties
Today, January 20, 2009, Barack Obama, a man of both African and American ancestry, will become ... -
Thoughts on the Speed of Sudan’s Political Process
In the 1980s I lived for a while in Nyala in south Darfur. It is the terminus of the railway that runs all the ... -
‘Civilians’–the Politics of the Word
I am writing this review during the Israeli attacks on Gaza of December 2008/January 2009, a war in which civilians are being used as ... -
Challenges for Sudan in the CPA’s Fifth Year
Four years on from the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in Nairobi, is a good moment to reflect on the spirit of the ... -
Who Knows What is in Store for Sudan?
The ICC Predicament has two faces in Sudan: one concerns the international community, the other for the Sudanese citizen. I will attempt to define, ... -
Alex de Waal Honored in UK New Year’s Honor List
Alex de Waal has been awarded the honor of Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the British New Year’s Honors ... -
Youth Power in the IDP Camps
“Angry Youths become a Force in Darfur,” by Neil MacFarquhar in The New York Times on December 20, describes an undercurrent of the ongoing ... -
Bashir Protects Sudan’s Capital with Water Trenches against JEM
The political shape in Sudan is tense. The humanitarian conditions are deteriorating and so is the security condition of the whole country. But there ... -
Protecting Darfurian Civilians, the ICC and the NCP
Human rights violations against civilians in Darfur have continued to be the focus of many reports, including the UN Human Rights Special Repporteur, the ... -
Protection and Livelihoods: Important New Report
The Overseas Development Institute’s Humanitarian Policy Group has produced some of the best evidence-based analysis of the humanitarian crisis in Darfur, including studies of ...