By far one of the best articles on Sudan I’ve come across in recent weeks. Great analysis.
… in the past few weeks three newish factors have coalesced to create a set of circumstances that could shake the country up: for better, if matters are handled carefully, or for much worse. The first is the prospect of national elections next year; the second is the beginning of proceedings against President Omar al-Bashir by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on charges of genocide over Darfur; and the third is the election of Barack Obama as the next president of the United States. Each of these factors, on its own, would not bother Mr Bashir much. But the three together are now putting considerable pressure on him to change course in Darfur and get serious about peace with the south.
Keep reading it here.
(hat-tip: Nobody)
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I couldn’t help but smirk while reading the opening paragraph: during the violence in Abeyi, Al Jazeera painted the nomadic Arabs as the victims of Southern oppression.
In any case, what do you think the fate of Northern Sudan would be should the South choose to secede (and frankly, if I were from Southern Sudan, I’d see absolutely no reason not to)?
You may be also interested in another link I read recently. Check the link to one report they quote there. Sudan’s Southern Kordofan Problem: The Next Darfur?
Sorry to disagree Drima. See Sudan Watch:
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
What’s going on? UN says Darfur no longer an emergency while ICC prosecutor says genocide continues in Darfur
http://sudanwatch.blogspot.com/2008/12/whats-going-on-un-says-darfur-no-longer.html
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