African Arguments
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In Memoriam: Prof. Abdel Rahman Musa Abakar
Professor Abdel Rahman Musa, leader of the SLM-Free Will group and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs, passed away on Sunday. He was a ... -
Food, Farms and Power in Sudan
Jeffrey Gettleman’s article in today’s New York Times, “Darfur Withers as Sudan Sells a Food Bonanza,” is an excellent overview of the issues surrounding ... -
Not Forgetting the Nuba War
The intense war in the Nuba in the late 1980s and early 1990s is an important piece of Sudanese modern history. The memory of ... -
The Risk of Rebellion in Kordofan
Yesterday it was reported in al Rayaam newspaper that there is a new rebellion in the Nuba mountains. In fact the rebellion has been ... -
A Bigger, Better Sudan Open Archive
An expanded version of the Sudan Open Archive (SOA) is now online. The new version – SOA 2.0 – features an improved user interface ... -
Southern Kordofan: Crossroads or Blind Alley?
Four dynamic factors act, instrumentally, on the fractured landscape of Southern Kordofan State (SKS) to generate serious challenges to human security, socioeconomic, administrative and ... -
Revisiting the Nuba Mountains
After working on Darfur since 2002, it was sobering to revisit the Nuba Mountains in April. My last visit, for the arba’iin of Commander ... -
Focus on Kordofan
The dangers of renewed violent conflict and humanitarian crisis in Kordofan have been evident ever since the signing of the CPA, which contained provisions ... -
Moreno Ocampo’s Coup de Theatre
I have been delaying writing about the ICC Chief Prosecutor’s public application for an arrest warrant against President Bashir until that application is public. ... -
Privatizing Security in the Central African Republic
The growth of a private security industry in Africa is a not a recent development. But the growth of a local one deserves particular ...