July 14, 2006
Sudan: Rebuilding Darfur
This is number thirteen in a series of articles concerning the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA), explaining how different parts were negotiated, what the paragraphs mean, and how they… Read more »
Sudan: Human Rights
This is the twelfth in a series of articles concerning the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA), explaining how different parts were negotiated, what the paragraphs mean, and how they… Read more »
Sudan: Darfurians in the Civil Service and Education
This is the eleventh in a series of articles concerning the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA), explaining how different parts were negotiated, what the paragraphs mean, and how they… Read more »
Sudan: The Question of Land
This is the tenth in a series of articles concerning the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA), explaining how different parts were negotiated, what the paragraphs mean, and how they should… Read more »
Sudan: The Future of the Movements' Combatants
This is the ninth in a series of articles concerning the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA), explaining how different parts were negotiated, what the paragraphs mean, and how they should… Read more »
Sudan: The Comprehensive Ceasefire
This is number eight in a series of articles concerning the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA), explaining how different parts were negotiated (and especially what the different… Read more »
Sudan: Community Peace and Reconciliation
This is the seventh in a series of articles concerning the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA), explaining how different parts were negotiated--including which negotiators insisted on… Read more »
Sudan: Guarantees for the DPA
This is the sixth in a series of articles concerning the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA), explaining how the Agreement was negotiated in Abuja and how it can be implemented. This… Read more »
Sudan: How to Include the Different Darfur Movements
This is the fifth in a series of articles concerning the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA), including what has happened since the signing on 5 May. This article is concerned with the… Read more »
Sudan: The Transitional Darfur Regional Authority
This is the fourth in a series of articles concerning the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA), explaining how different parts were negotiated, what the paragraphs mean, and how they… Read more »
Sudan: Compensation and Assistance to Victims
This is the third in a series of articles concerning the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA), explaining how different parts were negotiated, what the paragraphs mean, and how they should… Read more »
Sudan: Security For IDPs and Refugees
This is the second in a series of articles concerning the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA), explaining how different parts were negotiated, what the paragraphs mean, and how they… Read more »
Sudan: Disarming the Janjaweed and Armed Militia
This is the first in a series of articles concerning the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA), explaining how different parts were negotiated by the Government and Movement delegations,… Read more »
July 13, 2006
Sudan: A Dying Deal in Darfur
In this eerily depopulated area of war-ravaged Darfur, a woman named Ayesha explained to me why she and a handful of others refused to become refugees. "We fear another… Read more »
July 10, 2006
Sierra Leone: African Blood Diamonds on American Markets
Bling: Consequences and Repercussions Read more »
June 17, 2006
Africa: New Soros Book Targets Global Warming, War on Terror
The Age of Fallibility: Consequences of the War on Terror by George Soros Read more »
June 14, 2006
Africa: African Union Chairman Expresses Optimism, Pushes Investment
President Denis Sassou Nguesso of the Republic of Congo, current chairman of the African Union (AU), spoke on developments on the continent as well as investment opportunities in… Read more »
June 12, 2006
Africa: Investors Want to See Good Practices Sustained, Africa Bank President Says
Not enough attention is being paid to African success stories, World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz told an Africa investment forum last week. Citing a decline in active armed… Read more »
June 08, 2006
Uganda: New Film Documents Uganda's 20-Year Civil War
Uganda Rising Read more »
June 07, 2006
Sudan: Divide and Destroy in Darfur
Negotiating the end of a war is tricky enough. But in the case of Darfur, mediators were also faced with the implicit task of ending what the Bush administration calls… Read more »
June 02, 2006
Rwanda: President Kagame Seeks U.S. Support for Rebuilding Country
President Paul Kagame of Rwanda and U.S. President George W. Bush agreed on Wednesday that their two governments will work together to end the conflict in the Darfur region of… Read more »
May 25, 2006
Africa: The Scramble for African Oil
After decades of Cold War, when Africa was simply viewed as a convenient pawn on the global chessboard, and a further decade of benign neglect in the 1990s, the African continent… Read more »
May 16, 2006
Liberia: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Oprah's Wednesday Broadcast, Continues Push for Investment and Rebuilding Assistance
During a two-day private visit to Chicago last week, Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf taped an appearance on the Oprah Winfrey show that will air on Wednesday. Read more »
April 25, 2006
Uganda: Displaced People in the North Struggle for Basic Needs
Caroline Akoko has lived for almost two years at a camp for people fleeing their homes in northern Uganda, where 18 years of war between government forces and a rebel group has… Read more »
Liberia: U.S. Senate To Consider Vote on Liberia Aid
The United States Senate may vote as early as Tuesday on a budget amendment proposed by Republican Senator Lincoln Chafee that would provide $80 million in immediate assistance to… Read more »