Has Darfur become the main battleground of Sudan’s conflict?
Fighting in Sudan has led to a new wave of violence in Darfur, raising fears of further escalation.
War in Sudan Unleashes New Wave of Violence in Darfur
The war in Sudan has unleashed a new wave of violence in the western region of Darfur, sending tens of thousands into neighboring Chad, where a new humanitarian crisis is looming.
In Case You Missed It: 4/4/16 — 4/10/16
The most important in this week’s headlines out of and about Africa, for those who need help catching up. In this week’s news, Darfur decides to vote on their political future, Nigeria looks to the cosmos, and Ethiopia turns to bamboo for economic boost. Darfur Holds Controversial Election Darfur, a Western part of Sudan, is holding a…
War Criminals in Africa
Al-Bashir has escaped the clutches of the International Criminal Court (ICC) … again. Leaving South Africa on his private jet after attending the African Union Summit last week, the President of Sudan, accused of war crimes over his conduct in the Darfur region, somehow felt safe enough to attend an event hosted by a signatory to…
Derrick Hudson: South Sudan more than a story about war
Derrick Hudson is a professor at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado “I am essentially exploring, at the moment, how South Sudan and the Republic of Sudan are going to divide the debt that they accumulated when they were one entity.” Hudson said. The country would have qualified for debt relief under the Heavily…