New Ideas: Where to for Turkey?
Flag of Turkey. Photo: Getty Images By Ambassador Dhano Obongo March 30, 2017 (SSNA) — Turkey’s relations with the European Union (EU) are observed not only in Europe, Africa, and…
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A Clearer View of What Lies Behind Obama Administration Lifting of Sanctions on the Khartoum Regime
Former United States President Obama. Photo: sudanreeves.org By Eric Reeves March 27, 2017 (SSNA) — If we needed any confirmation of the supremely callous quid pro quo between Khartoum and the U.S…
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Internally Displaced Persons in Darfur: The invisible catastrophe, international complicity
IDPs in Darfur. Photo: sudanreeves.org By Eric Reeves Darfur Basics March 19, 2017 (SSNA) — There are many elements to the current critically dangerous situation on the ground in Darfur:…
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Our Current Revolutionary Situation
By Riang Y. Z. Nyak March 14, 2017 (SSNA) — Recent developments in South Sudan are truly indicative of a situation that has become obvious to many in the course…
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Khartoum (Sudan) and the Peripheries: Where the Money Goes—and Where it Doesn’t Go
“Life in Darfur without camp humanitarian resources–the fate of many now, soon perhaps hundreds of thousands of people forced from dismantled IDP camps.” Photo: sudanreeves.org By Eric Reeves March 4,…
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U.S. Congressman accuses Sudan of obstructing humanitarian access
Jim McGovern. Photo: AP March 3, 2017 (SSNA) — Last January, former President Barack Obama eased the 19-year economic and trade sanctions on Sudan. The decision came as a response…
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Over 5 Million People are at Risks of Dying in South Sudan; Why the World is Silent?
Photo: catholic.org/Getty Images/File By Dr. Gatluak Ter Thach* February 23, 2017 (SSNA) — The international media and regional media outlets are silent of seriously informing the world about manmade catastrophes…
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Can South Sudan Survive Another Year of Civil War?
Photo: AFP By Chap Phan February 21. 2017 (SSNA) — Many people, including this author, have expressed concerns many times about Juba’s regime inability to bring peace and show leadership…
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Khartoum Begins New Military Offensive in South Kordofan: A clear violation of terms laid down by Obama Administration for lifting of U.S. sanctions on Khartoum
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir. Photo: sudanreeves.org/file By Eric Reeves February 21, 2017 (SSNA) — The Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army-North (SPLA/M-N) today reports that Khartoum has begun a new military offensive in South Kordofan:…
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Quantifying Human Destruction and Suffering in Sudan: The grim calculus of international policies and politics
Photo: National Geographic/Getty Images By Eric Reeves February 12, 2017 (SSNA) — Towards the end of her long chapter on the Rwanda genocide in “A Problem From Hell” (2002), Samantha Power renders…
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Gendered violence in Juba
South Sudanese women in Juba. Photo: alarabiya.net/File By Professor Simon E. Kulusika February 6, 2017 (SSNA) — Before explaining the meaning of the title of this article, it may help…
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Who’s actually being governed in South Sudan
Kuir ë Garang. Photo: File By Kuir ë Garang February 5, 2017 (SSNA) — There are many South Sudanese who talk of ‘public opinion’ or ‘popular view’; but how do…
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Africa: A Continent of Hope
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Photo: AFP/Getty Images By António Guterres February 3, 2017 (SSNA) — Far too often, the world views Africa through the prism of problems. When I look…
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The Increasingly Ominous Fate of U.S. Sudan Policy under President Trump
US President Donald Trump. Photo: Tom Pennington/Getty Images By Eric Reeves February 3, 2017 (SSNA) — Among the myriad Executive Orders that President Trump has inherited from the Obama administration…
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New ideas: Israeli politics
Ambassador Dhano Obongo. Photo: File By Dhano Obongo February 2, 2017 (SSNA) — In the beginning, God created heaven and earth. Then He made people and things became complicated. At…
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Trump bans Sudanese from entering to U.S territory
US President Donald Trump. Photo: Business Insider/Getty Images/File By Eric Reeves January 28, 2017 (SSNA) — Here is a revealing glimpse into the kinds of indiscriminate, ignorant, ham-fisted policies that…
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