May 29, 2007
Sudan: Bush Imposes New Sanctions Over Darfur
The United States has stepped up its sanctions against Sudan and announced that it will press the United Nations Security Council to adopt a new package of international sanctions,… Read more »
April 18, 2007
Sudan: 'Last Chance' on Darfur, Warns U.S. President
U.S. President George W. Bush has expressed skepticism over Sudan's announcement this week that it will accept United Nations personnel as part of a "hybrid"… Read more »
March 07, 2007
Kenya: Odinga Says Now is the Time for Change
Kenyan Member of Parliament Raila Odinga is a leading contender for the nomination of the opposition Orange Democratic Movement of Kenya (ODM-Kenya) for this December's… Read more »
January 31, 2007
Sudan: The ICC: A Question of Accountability
The Sudanese regime is, by any measure, one of the most brutal and destabilising in the world today. Its atrocities have not been limited to Darfur. Khartoum has harshly suppressed… Read more »
January 18, 2007
Africa: U.S. Official Sees 'Credible and Serious Dialogue' As Key to Peace in Somalia
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer, who has been leading the Bush administration's peace efforts in Somalia and Sudan, discussed the situation in… Read more »
December 11, 2006
South Africa: Strategic Concerns Deepen S.Africa-U.S. Shared Interests
Nigerian oil may be crucial to U.S. energy needs but South African President Thabo Mbeki seems to be the crucial figure in U.S. political needs in Africa, and also increasingly… Read more »
December 09, 2006
Sudan: Bush, Mbeki Urge Quick Deployment in Darfur
U.S. President George W. Bush and South African President Thabo Mbeki are pushing for an urgent increase in the number of peacekeepers in Darfur. In talks at the White House on… Read more »
December 04, 2006
Chad: Bringing Chad Back from the Brink - A Humanitarian Imperative that Serves U.S. National Interests
With all eyes on the horrifying genocide in Darfur, we must not ignore the growing instability next door in neighboring Chad, where the government is on the brink of complete… Read more »
December 01, 2006
Sudan: Review of 'All About Darfur'
All About Darfur: Is Sudan in a culture of war? Read more »
November 27, 2006
Sudan: President Blasts UN, Asserts Sovereignty
Sudan's President Umar el-Bashir reiterated Monday in Khartoum his agreement to an international force in Darfur. Such a force could be composed of African Union (AU) troops or… Read more »
November 14, 2006
Sudan: U.S. Congressmen Urge State Governors to Divest
U.S. Congressional Representatives Frank Wolf (Republican), Donald Payne (Democrat), and Jim Moran (Democrat) today called for states to divest public funds from companies doing… Read more »
October 04, 2006
Sudan: Crisis in Sudan
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October 03, 2006
Sudan: We Saved Europeans. Why Not Africans?
With Darfur set to be hit by a second wave of genocide, world leaders are shifting into diplomatic high gear. The government of Sudan flatly rejects deployment of a 22,000-strong… Read more »
August 23, 2006
Sudan: To Halt the Atrocities, Follow the Money
Hard though it is to believe, the horrific humanitarian situation in Darfur is getting worse. There are more clashes now than a year ago, the number of rapes has steadily climbed… Read more »
August 18, 2006
South Africa: The Death of Kevin Carter: Casualty of the Bang Bang Club
The Death of Kevin Carter: Casualty of the Bang Bang Club Read more »
August 03, 2006
Sudan: New CD Unites Northern and Southern Sudan
Ceasefire by Sudanese artists Emmanuel Jal & Abdel Gadir Salim Read more »
July 14, 2006
Sudan: Leadership for Implementing the DPA
This is fifteenth and last in a series of articles explaining the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA), explaining what lies behind the long and complicated text of the Agreement. As these… Read more »
Sudan: The CPA, the DPA and the EPA
This is fourteenth in a series of articles concerning the Darfur Peace Agreement (DPA), explaining what lies behind the long and complicated text of the Agreement. This article… Read more »
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 »