Politics
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American Democracy and African Liberation
The ideals of American democracy, and the spirit of African liberation, have been intimately linked ... -
What Barack Obama means to young Africans
Around the world, America's presidential election caught the imagination of young people. Nowhere was that ... -
A Lesson in Great Expectations
Fifty years before Barack Obama’s historic election last November, a group of American intellectuals ... -
Welcome to African Arguments Online
Welcome to www.africanarguments.org! Hosted by the Royal African Society and the Social Science Research Council, we promise to make African ... -
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 ...