There is a growing trend of public officials exploiting the rule to evade scrutiny and accountability
Photographer Ala Kheir was using his camera to document the scars of Sudan’s old wars. Then came the new war.
They ousted a dictator, defied a junta and now Sudan’s resistance committees are providing the only support to desperate people in their areas amid the war and persecution. Mark Weston spoke to one committee member in Khartoum
With no cellphone service or phone calls, people in Sudan’s war-torn western region of Darfur are resorting to a bygone means of communication — handwritten letters, carried by taxi drivers
Partnering with questionable regimes appears to run against the grain of our political and economic interests
Regarding Russia and Ukraine, the ICC has never received state referrals from 39 state parties to look into a situation in another country
The country finds itself in a quandary once again and its leaders’ indecision is not helping
Judicial officers swear to administer justice ‘without fear, favour or prejudice’, but must consider the needs of society and what is practically doable
The Gauteng judge president’s words turned prophetic as he came under sustained political attack in his interview for the post of chief justice
The highlights of 2021 in Africa
Sudan’s army pre-empted a handover to civilians with a coup, and then reinstated the civilian leader. On the streets, risking life and limb, demonstrators are still demanding the exit of the military
When Sudan’s military removed leader Omar al-Bashir in 2019, it started receiving aid that is now under threat
A failed coup in September, weeks of brinkmanship, and a looming crisis in eastern Sudan have laid bare tensions between civilians and military leaders
Skirmishes between forces continue despite government calls for peace in a region already torn apart by ethnic conflicts
For 13 years, United Nations and African Union peacekeepers have been stationed in the Sudanese region of Darfur.
The root causes of the ongoing conflict in Darfur are rising to the surface amid an influx of arms from Libya
Anti-racism and political contagion from Save Darfur to Black Lives Matter
Healthcare workers in the country are quitting because of assaults and inadequate PPE
Dynamic grassroots movements are especially needed in authoritarian states where institutions are fundamentally broken
After ousting a dictator, members of Sudan’s resistance committees are now helping to fight the Covid-19 pandemic