Opinion

Obama Administration Special Envoys for Sudan: A Succession of Failure, Duplicity, and Cynicism

10 years ago

US Envoy to Sudan and South Sudan Donald Booth. Photo: AFP By Eric Reeves November 24, 2016 (SSNA) — The Obama administration—under three successive “Special Envoys for Sudan(s)”—has proved almost…

South Sudan endless misery, is Dr Riek Machar the sole foul play that deserve to be stoned in the expense of current higgledy piggledy in the country?

10 years ago

Articles, Opinion

Rebel leader Machar. Photo: Reuters By Lul Gatkuoth Gatluak November 22, 2016 (SSNA) — This past weekend, some media outlets rumored that SPLM-IO leader Dr. Riek Machar had been denied…

Massive Funding Shortages Leave a Vast Population at Risk in Darfur, South Kordofan, and Blue Nile—and a modest suggestion for helping

10 years ago

Analyses, Opinion

Darfur refugees in Eastern Chad. Photo: meridithkohut By Eric Reeves November 19, 2016 (SSNA) — For Khartoum, these shortages—in part engineered by the regime—are welcome news from the three marginalized…

Striking Doctors in Sudan at Risk of Torture: Amnesty International, African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies

10 years ago

Analyses, Opinion

“Obama administration Secretary of State John Kerry, here with Khartoum’s foreign minister Ibrahim Ghandour—key architects in a policy of rapprochement.” Photo: Getty Images/File By Eric Reeves November 13, 2016 (SSNA)…

Sudan, Sudanese, and the U.S. Presidential Election: Donald Trump is a clear and present danger to all immigrants

10 years ago

Analyses, Opinion

“Donald Trump, an insecure man who cannot control himself or his vindictive impulses—and a danger to all immigrants in the United States.” Photo: Flicker/ provided By Eric Reeves November 6,…

Give Dr. Riek Machar a chance to fix South Sudan

10 years ago

Columnists, Opinion

Sirir Gabriel Yiei Rut By Sirir Gabriel Yiei Rut November 1, 2016 (SSNA) — My question is why do I have to travel to another country to experience excellence? Why…

U.S. Sanctions Against Khartoum Renewed by Obama—but his State Department works hard to minimize the significance of his action

10 years ago

Analyses, Opinion

By Eric Reeves November 1, 2016 (SSNA) — Yesterday, in a development all too characteristic of Obama administration Sudan policy, President Obama declared that sanctions originally imposed on November 3,…

On the Invisibility of Darfur: Causes and consequences over the past five years (Part Two)

10 years ago

Analyses, World

“An infant refugee cries for her mother near her tent in the Oure Cassoni refugee camp.” Photo: Scott Nelson/Getty By Eric Reeves October 29, 2016 (SSNA) — As I argued…

South Sudanese Communities expect Dr. Riek Machar to Deliver: Can he really meet people’s expectations?

10 years ago

Articles, Columnists, Opinion

Photo: Reuters By J. Nguen June 13, 2016 (SSNA) — Since Dr. Riek Machar returned to Juba, South Sudan early this year after signing a peace accord with rival Pres.…

President Kiir and JCE’s obstruction

10 years ago

Analyses, Articles, Opinion

South Sudan’s Kiir. Photo: Lomodong/AFP By Elhag Paul June 10, 2016 (SSNA) — Obstruction is the order of the day in the current transitional government of national unity in the…

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