Elaborating My Stance on the ICC

I though I’d share this comment I made over at AfricanLoft so that you guys can get a better understanding of my stance on the ICC. I’m replying to BRE, a fellow African blogger whom I’d like to thank for his kind and encouraging support. You can see the exchange I had with him over […]

ICC Vs Bashir: Sudan’s Generation-i Reacts

Yes, Sudan’s internet generation is alive and well on Facebook, not so much the blogosphere anymore.
Here’s my GV roundup.

Al-Bashir and the ICC - The Intense, Heated Sudanese Facebook Debate Summed Up In Two Pictures That Speak 2,000 Words

The Facebook group is called “معا ضد المحكمة الجنائية الدولية . فلنتحد لنصرة الرئيس عمر البشير” (translated, “Together Against the ICC. Let’s Unite for President Omar al-Bashir’s Victory”) and I honestly don’t know whether to laugh or cry. The only thing that gave me some decent hope was the quality of rational debate amongst a […]

The ICC Vs Sudan

Read my PJM piece about the latest drama here.
According to the Washington Post, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court is now seeking an arrest warrant for the Sudanese dictator, Omar al-Bashir, charging him with crimes against humanity for his role in the mass killings that engulfed Darfur during the last five years.
The real […]

Good Luck Mr. New Darfur Mediator

Good luck Mr. Darfur Mediator. You’re going to need it.
The new peace envoy is expected to be based in Khartoum something the US said “will facilitate continual interaction with all parties”.
“We call on all parties and regional actors to fully cooperate with Mr. Bassole, cease hostilities, and engage without condition in efforts to achieve a […]

Darfur Rebel Says Sudanese Army Painting Tanks With UN Colour

Here we go again:
March 3, 2008 (LONDON) – Darfur rebel movement has accused the Sudanese army of painting tanks of UN Hybrid force saying it plans to attack its position in West Darfur.
Hehehe, I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s true. Yaay to the Sudanese army!

China’s Unrelenting Support to Sudan on Darfur

“Oh no, China isn’t doing anything. It’s playing no role whatsoever.”
Right.

Sudan Admits Shooting At UN Convey In Darfur

And the previous denials stop:
January 10, 2008 (KHARTOUM) — Sudan acknowledged Thursday that its troops shot at a United Nations convoy in Darfur, reversing an initial denial, but it in part blamed the peacekeepers saying they should have notified Khartoum of their movements.
The Sudanese government has demanded that the joint U.N.-African Union peacekeeping force give […]

Maybe Sudan Needs a New Comprehensive Peace Agreement

I’ve said the following in this article I wrote before two weeks and which was published a few days ago:
The situation is becoming more complex. Darfur, Nubia, up in the far north and the derailed implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) between the Al-Bashir’s NCP and the Southern SPLM must not be regarded as […]

Ban Ki-Moon Visits Sudan

I think the man is a little too soft and diplomatic but I certainly appreciate his efforts!

Jan Pronk: UN Gave in to Khartoum on Darfur Resolution

Gee, ya think?
August 9, 2007 (KHARTOUM) — U.N. negotiators gave in to Khartoum over a joint Darfur force, weakening it and essentially enshrining a 2006 peace deal rejected by many rebels and civilians in western Sudan, a former top U.N. envoy said.
Jan Pronk said the Sudanese government had been very successful at watering down a […]

Reason For UN’s Slow Reponse To Darfur: China?

Hilarious cartoon!:

(hat tip: Wholeheartedly-Sudaniya)

Syrians Are Gonna LOVE This

Hehehehe, oh yes they will!

Darfur: Something Effective Is Being Cooked Up

I guess Sudan accepting UN troops is old news by now. Don’t get too excited though. I am still skeptical but not as much as I used to be when similar news were announced in the past. I’m only slightly skeptical this time. Maybe this slight skepticism exists in me due to fear… the fear […]

The UN: Good or Bad?

I stole the cartoon below from a Sudanese blog I recently discovered.

Out denouncing Israel, while Sudan suffers.
More later.
Aljazeera. Ask a typical Arab guy what he thinks of it and he’ll tell you, he loves it. Ask a typical American right winger and he’ll tell you, he hates it. Two different people judging an entity from […]

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