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Meet the winner of the WPF/Leir Institute doctoral research award for 2025
Bridget Conley July 17, 2025
Africa Ghana Intervention Mali Peace operations South Sudan
Essay
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Only the Sudanese Can Save Sudan — Even If Trump Stops the War
Abdul Mohammed, Alex de Waal July 16, 2025
Africa African Union Peacemaking Political Marketplace Sudan
Essay
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Democracy’s Famine Prevention Record in Post-Colonial Africa
Raffael Hueberli July 15, 2025
Africa autocracy Democracy Famine Food insecurity Governance Nigeria Sudan
Essay
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Markets in Violence: Russia, Africa, and the Wagner Group
Tanner Kimpel June 26, 2025
Africa Armed violence Central African Republic Libya Mali Political Marketplace Russia Violence Wagner Group
Article

Russia in Africa: Embedded Markets in Violence
Tanner Kimpel June 26, 2025
Essay
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Historical Trends in Famine Mortality
Matt Day, Alex de Waal May 13, 2025
Africa China Famine Famine Data India Mass Starvation Middle East Russia
Article

Western Tigray: The Unresolved Challenge and a Test for Ethiopia
Mulugeta Gebrehiwot Berhe May 8, 2025
Essay
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Beyond Outrage: Another Genocide in Sudan
Alex de Waal May 6, 2025
Africa Armed violence Famine Genocide Horn of Africa Rapid Support Forces Sudan Violence
Article

Lineages of Genocide in Sudan
Alex de Waal May 5, 2025
Essay
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Famine in the Dark: Data for how censorship contributes to starvation
Alex de Waal April 30, 2025
Africa Democracy Ethiopia Famine Food insecurity Gaza India IPC Mass Starvation Middle East Sudan Tigray

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