Al-Bashir’s ability to play a skillful combination of internal and external balancing acts, plus ruthless repression and a divided opposition, kept him in power for three decades.
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Sudanese protesters against al-Bashir’s regime have scored an important victory. But there’s a long way to go before democracy is restored.
Sudan’s academics have been instrumental in bringing regime change and negotiating transitions.
There is no inherent tension between Islam and democratic values. Like any use of religion in politics, the application of Sharia as law depends on who is using it – and why.
The African Peer Review Mechanism got off to a good start, but enthusiasm soon waned.
Fed up with the high cost of living, and an oppressive state, the people of Sudan are rising up against their president.
It’s important for the Nile nations to make Ethiopia’s planned dam work for all.
Efforts to end female genital mutilation are mostly designed by global and national agencies and risk ignoring change agents like the youth who are against the practice.
When the Aral Sea dried up, it was called the “world’s worst environmental disaster”. We’re witnessing its equivalent in Africa.
Today in South Sudan’s political climate, footballing success may wield more symbolic importance than anything else.
African Australians contribute to all major musical genres - from dance to hip hop and beyond.
On top of boosting South Sudan’s development, these groups are showcasing what refugees can accomplish in the US.
The ban has major implications for thousands of would-be immigrants from all of the affected countries, except perhaps Venezuela.
Wider access to technology has increased possibilities to share stories via digital means.
More than half of girls in South Sudan are married before the age of 18. Endemic conflict and food shortages are only exacerbating the problem.
More leaders in more African countries will abolish term limits unless organisations like the African Union take action.
We looked at ten countries in East Africa and found poverty and politics were much more important drivers of conflict and displacement than climate change.
Italy’s first black senator, and the party he represents, won’t be advancing the fight against xenophobia.
Eritreans in Israel aren’t all fleeing persecution, but many have risked everything for a better life in Israel. Now they’re at risk of being ‘sold’ back to Africa.
One of the major scenes of a potential water crisis and conflict is the Nile River.
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Senior Research Fellow, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs and Visiting Professor University of Buckingham, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs
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Associate Professor of International Studies, University of Nottingham
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Professor, Weber State University
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Professor of History, Colgate University
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PhD candidate, University of the Pacific
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Professor of Architecture and SARChI: DST/NRF/SACN Research Chair in Spatial Transformation (Positive Change in the Built Environment), Tshwane University of Technology
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Senior Research Fellow, Horn of Africa and Southern Africa, Institute of Commonwealth Studies, School of Advanced Study, University of London
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Associate Professor of History, University of Washington
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Lecturer in History, Newcastle University
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Professor of International Development Studies, University of Portsmouth
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Law Professor in Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Election Law, University of Memphis
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Visiting Adjunct Professor, School of Governance, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University
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Lecturer and Senior Research Fellow at the South African Research Chair in International Law (SARCIL), University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Politics, University of Birmingham
