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July 28, 2011
Leaving South Sudan with a Broken Gear Stick
* Cruising on jellied asphalt through the northern badlands of South Sudan when the unthinkable happens. An excerpt from The Black Nile on NationalGeographic.com.
July 23, 2011
Southern Kordofan: No backing down
The northern wing of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement has issued a strong statement committing itself to the Garangist vision of a reformed Sudan, with "No Compromise, No Retreat" in Southern Kordofan. Today's statement comes after a two-day meeting attended by Blue Nile state governor Malik Agar, Southern Kordofan commander Abdelazis El Hilu, and SPLM [...]
July 18, 2011
Sudan: The UN's report on Southern Kordofan
I've received a copy of the United Nations Mission in Sudan's June human rights report on fighting in Southern Kordofan. It's received coverage recently by the New York Times, the Guardian, and the Associated Press, among others. Still, it's worth reading all 19 pages. The document, which I am posting below, is detailed and grim. [...]
July 9, 2011
A Valentine from North to South Sudan
Marking the birth of the Republic of South Sudan, some northerners say goodbye, and welcome.
July 3, 2011
Revolution on the Nile
In just a few days a new country, the Republic of South Sudan, will be born. It's a huge step – but not the last step – in a 55-years-and-counting struggle for dignity and self-determination. On July 5, Penguin Books will publish Revolution on the Nile, my new afterword to The Black Nile, as an "e-special" available on the Kindle, the Nook, and Apple's iPad, iPhone, and iTouch. Revolution on the Nile updates The Black Nile with an account of south Sudan's January freedom referendum, squashed attempts at public protest in northern Sudan, and the electrifying revolt against Hosni Mubarak in Egypt.
July 1, 2011
Revolution on the Nile
In just a few days a new country, the Republic of South Sudan, will be born. It's a huge step – but not the last step – in a 55-years-and-counting struggle for dignity and self-determination.
May 15, 2011
Mubarak's Nigerian Billions
It was only a matter of time before I got my hands on a suitcase full of sweaty Egyptian pound notes.
May 13, 2011
Who's a Hitler? A tale of five covers.
A look at Time's red X covers, from Hitler to Osama, with a couple false notes in between.
March 8, 2011
Sudan Cracks Up
My four-day series on the coming breakup of Sudan in Slate magazine has received good notices from the likes of The Village Voice, The Browser, Bobby Ghosh of Time magazine, Microkhan, and the Wandering Savage. In case you missed the tasty 7,500-word opus, here's a recap: Part 1: Meet the Bernie Madoff of Sudan Part [...]
March 1, 2011
Meet the Bernie Madoff of Sudan
There's an old saying in Darfur that goes: Kalash au bilash; Kalash begim al kash. Translation: "You're trash without a Kalashnikov; get some cash with a Kalashnikov." My newest story at Slate.com is about a Darfur police corporal who stole millions without ever flashing a gun.
