The Guardian (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
... Afghanistan Taliban Nato United Nations Hamid Karzai Military United States Obama administration Alex de Waal guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2009 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds
Sudan Watch (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009
... the most important dangers to avoid. They have come not a moment too soon." Full story: By Alex de Waal at Making Sense of Darfur Scenarios for 2011 and After: Introduction Sunday, October 18, 2009 Thank you for reading Sudan Watch.
Sudan Watch (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
Before reading the following report from Sudan Radio Service , note this excerpt from Alex de Waal's blog post at Making Sense of Darfur , November 22, 2009: I hope that for the sake of the many thousands of Sudanese civil servants who depend on a timely salary payment to be able to celebrate the Eid properly, that the Sudan Government finds a way to pay its bills, in the few days left...
First Drafts (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
So there I was, in the graveyard at dusk, the little girl screaming. I couldn’t deny it, it was all my fault. Umm? Maybe I should start again. December’s issue of Prospect features a perceptive article by Alex de Waal on the west’s failures in Afghanistan. De Waal suggests that western officials, comfortable with [...]
Liberal Conspiracy (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
... and I have a chapter in the book based on the situation in Angola . Other contributors include: Alex de Waal , Liz Alden Wiley, Jon Unruh and Scott Leckie. The book is edited Sara Pantuliano who previously led UNDP’s Peace-building unit in Sudan. Land dispossession has often been the cause of rural resistance and insurrection. Land issues are rarely the sole cause of conflict. But...
Sudan Watch (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
... and north, secession entails a huge amount of hard work, organization and leadership." - Dr Alex de Waal OBE, November 3, 2009. Note to self, for future reference. I have selected the above quote, plus the following extracts from a comments thread at Alex de Waal's blog post of November 3, 2009 “Let Us Make It A Peaceful Divorce” because it puts into...
Sudan Watch (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
Click here to view AUPD report in Arabic. Hat tip: Alex de Waal - 3 Nov 2009. Thank you for reading Sudan Watch.
Sudan Watch (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
... ISBN9789977925639 To order copies of this book please contact: africaprogramme@upeace.org Hat tip: Alex de Waal 03 Nov 2009. Thank you for reading Sudan Watch.
Sudan Watch (Free subscription) | 03/11/2009
From Alex de Waal's blog Making Sense of Darfur Reflections on the AU PSC Summit By Alex de Waal, Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 The slogan ‘African solutions to African problems’ has become hackneyed and discredited. One reason why it is not taken seriously is that there has been little African analysis of African problems, because African institutions have borrowed...
Sudan Watch (Free subscription) | 30/10/2009
From Alex de Waal's blog Making Sense of Darfur Reading the AU Panel Report By Alex de Waal, Friday, October 30, 2009: The report of African Union High Level Panel on Darfur (AUPD) has injected a new dynamic into Sudanese political life. President Thabo Mbeki has confounded those who had forgotten that he was the architect of the negotiated dismantling of Apartheid, and...
Sudan Watch (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
Quote of the Day The ‘New Sudan’ agenda has been undermined, perhaps fatally, by the agenda of southern separatism. -Alex de Waal, 26 October 2009 Source: Alex de Waal's analysis dated 26 October 2009 (see copy here below) - - - African Union Panel on Darfur (AUPD) - Download Full Report From Sudan Tribune , Monday 26 October 2009: October 24, 2009 (WASHINGTON)...
Sudan Watch (Free subscription) | 22/10/2009
... account of Sudanese rebel URF Commander Bahar Idriss Abu Garda in the dock at The Hague From Alex de Waal's blog Making Sense of Darfur By Jan Coebergh, Thursday, October 22, 2009: Abu Garda in The Hague: A Day At The Court One could be forgiven for not knowing a Sudanese is in the dock at the International Criminal Court for crimes committed in Darfur. The confirmation of charges...
Sudan Watch (Free subscription) | 20/10/2009
... Adam on the IMF blog: ( IMF Direct on Sudan’s foreign debt – a discussion ). Source: Alex de Waal's blog Making Sense of Darfur Indebted to the Save Darfur Coalition? By Ahmed Badawi Wednesday, October 14, 2009 Ahmed Badawi has written and advised extensively on country risk on Sudan at The Economist Intelligence Unit, Dun & Bradstreet, and Fitchratings. He is also...
Ensaios Imperfeitos (Free subscription) | 19/10/2009
by Alex de Waal 1 The republication of Jean-François Bayart's classic book-length essay, The State in Africa: The Politics of the Belly , is an opportunity to reflect on the hypotheses he raises and their application to Sudan and especially Darfur. Bayart's book mentions Sudan only in passing but the scope of his ambition is certainly relevant to Sudan in general and to Darfur in particular....
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 20/10/2009
... to Darfur. The two-decade conflict between north and south led to the deaths of 2 million people.Alex de Waal, a Sudan analyst with the Social Science Research Council, said the emphasis on the north-south conflict is significant."What this document is saying is, it was a mistake to lose that focus (on the peace agreement). And we must get our priorities right," he said. "Darfur is...
