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THE GUARDIAN | November 25, 2022
Starvation being used as a weapon of war in South Sudan, report reveals
“There’s a real hope that there may be a first-ever prosecution in either the South Sudan hybrid tribunal or an international court for the war crime of starvation, bringing a South Sudanese culprit to the dock,” said De Waal
by Sarah Johnson

BBC | November 3, 2022
Ethiopia civil war: Tigray truce a triumph for PM Abiy Ahmed
Foreign powers have hailed the truce signed by the Ethiopian government and Tigrayan leaders to end the brutal war in the north of the country and open up the flow of aid to those at risk of famine, but questions remain over whether it will succeed.
Alex de Waal

RESPONSIBLE STATECRAFT | October 14, 2022
Tigray faces a new onslaught by Eritrean-Ethiopian forces
The US and EU must act urgently in support of Kenyatta to avert a possible genocide
Alex de Waal

 

 

 

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  • What You Can Do to Help Decarcerate Women and Girls in Massachusetts December 6, 2022
    I have worked on advocacy for the rights of incarcerated people in multiple states; however, I am new to this work in Massachusetts. Massachusetts has a comparatively lower incarceration rate, but this does not mean mass incarceration is less harmful for the people subjected to it. What stands out in this state is the tenacity […]
    B. Arneson
  • Can political finance explain the different development stories in Ethiopia and Sudan? November 28, 2022
    Aditya Sarkar & Alex de Waal Ethiopia and Sudan share a common border, the Blue Nile, and political and economic challenges ranging from separatism to chronic food insecurity. Both states nearly collapsed at the cusp of the 1990s. Yet they are rarely compared in academic or policy literature — despite a thought-provoking contrast in their […]
    Aditya Sarkar