Africa and the ICC: where is our honour?

Published: 30 Oct 2013

(This blog first appeared in Politico.It has been republished with permission from the author.) The debate around the International Criminal Court (ICC) in Africa is one that has polarised the continent, with equal-opportunity-mud being slung at African countries and the African Union (AU), as well as the ICC and the international community. Among the myriad…

The Youth Revolution in Sudan: Capable of bringing down the Inghaz regime?

Published: 8 Oct 2013

Ali Agab is a Sudanese human rights activist As I decided to put these thoughts on paper, I remembered Dr John Garang’s aphorism, “there is no smoke without fire, except in Sudan.” Despite the enormous efforts of Sudanese pro-democracy and justice activists, the Inghaz regime (under which Bashir has ruled Sudan since 1989, first as…

Sudanese women: you can beat us but you can’t break us

Published: 2 Oct 2013

(The writer is the Director of the Strategic Initiative for women in the Horn of Africa. The article first appeared in the Sudan Tribune on 23 September 2013 and has been reproduced with permission from the author.) Anger is growing in Sudan as peaceful demonstrators are being injured and killed by the Sudanese regime forces. This…