PhD @Kingspol_econ, conflict/peace | Words @openDemocracy @BrusselsTimes @opiniojuris | Views = my own | RT ≠ endorse | Like = appreciate, not necessarily agree

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Joined February 2020
As the #DRC catches global attention due to #M23, its other crises continue to be overlooked, including attacks on the #Banyamulenge. My blog series from June unpacks narratives on this complex crisis that overlook/downplay the Banyamulenge perspective. genocidewatch.com/single-pos…
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Here is a great reminder of all the things that have NOT happened since El Fasher fell to the RSF: No new sanctions on Hemedti, not sanctions against UAE, no enforcement of existing arms embargo. hrw.org/news/2026/10/26/suda…
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Miliband: ‘the UK is sanctioning those linked to these and other atrocities’ in Sudan. Also Miliband: we are considering supporting an apologist for the UAE, which sponsors the perpetrators, to lead the United Nations.
The world cannot ignore what is happening in Sudan. One year on from the mass atrocities in El Fasher, the UK is sanctioning those linked to these and other atrocities, and strengthening support for survivors and communities at risk of famine.
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UN Commission of Inquiry on #Ukraine: Russian authorities have committed war crimes of intentionally directing attacks against civilian objects & crimes against humanity of other inhumane acts with continuous attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure. buff.ly/LSUBdYt
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Candidates for UN Secretary-General should be assessed on their qualifications, record, and commitment to international law—not gender alone given the importance of the role and its responsibility to uphold UN principles. theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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One year after the fall of El Fasher, I write about the city where I was born and raised, the life we lost, and friends whose fate remains unknown . My personal essay for @NewHumanitarian: thenewhumanitarian.org/opini…⁠ #ElfasherRed
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EXCLUSIVE: The UK is leaning towards backing Emirati diplomat Lana Nusseibeh as secretary-general of the United Nations, we can reveal. Nusseibeh's candidacy has drawn controversy because of the UAE's support for the RSF in Sudan. Full story below:
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One way to "strengthen support for atrocity survivors" in Sudan would be to block the main government backer of the El Fasher slaughter from installing the next UN Secretary General. Will the UK exercise its P5 power to do so?
The world cannot ignore what is happening in Sudan. One year on from the mass atrocities in El Fasher, the UK is sanctioning those linked to these and other atrocities, and strengthening support for survivors and communities at risk of famine.
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Sudan: One Year on from the Cataclysm of El Fasher. “It is as if a tsunami had hit the city,” said a resident who returned to Sudan’s El Fasher only to find it destroyed and largely abandoned after the Rapid Support Forces’ (RSF) October 2025 takeover. hrw.org/news/2026/10/26/suda…
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‘The appointment of Nusseibeh, who has been the face of the UAE’s Sudan strategy, would be a slap in the face to the millions of people suffering the horrors of war, and a dereliction of duty towards those thousands who have already been killed.’ theguardian.com/commentisfre…
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NEW!!! Serbia’s Vucic concedes defeat in parliamentary election
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If Flávio Bolsonaro does win today, the consequences for the Indigenous people of the Amazon will be devastating. We travelled to Roraima to hear how the Yanomami are already seeing signs of another massive gold rush theguardian.com/world/2026/o…
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I know up is down these days but serenading the UN for a position when you undermined the same institution and rejected the UN Panel of Experts’ findings on UAE links to the RSF to run cover for your government’s calamitous role in Sudan’s war is an outrage and an insult.
I've spent much of my life in and around the @UN. What stays with me most is its people: colleagues who, in the world's hardest places, deliver food and medicine, protect civilians and help parties take the first steps towards peace. The UN was never meant to agree with the world. It was built to help the world agree. This UN Day, I remain confident in what the United Nations can achieve - and in the future we can build when it acts early, supports its personnel, and measures success by what changes on the ground. #UNDay
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The US and Russia seem to be pushing for the next UN Secretary General to be a UAE official, @Lana_Nusseibeh, who has helped underwrite mass murder and mass rape in Sudan and then lied about it, as she is doing here.
في يوليو 2024، رفضت لانا نسيبة، علناً وبصورة قاطعة، ما توصل إليه فريق الخبراء التابع للأمم المتحدة من أدلة موثوقة تثبت دعم الإمارات للجرائم والإبادة الجماعية التي ارتكبتها مليشيا الدعم السريع في السودان. وحين واجهتها شبكة سي إن إن، قالت: «لا، تلك الاتهامات غير صحيحة بشكل قاطع». ولما سُئلت مباشرة إن كانت تشكك في نتائج لجنة خبراء الأمم المتحدة، أجابت: «نعم، بالتأكيد». واليوم، تسعى السيدة نسيبة إلى تولي قيادة المؤسسة ذاتها التي رفضت نتائجها رفضاً قاطعاً دفاعاً عن حكومتها. فكيف يُمكن أن تُؤتمن على هذه المسؤولية؟ ليس السؤال الجوهري ما إذا كان من حقها أن تدافع عن نظامها، بل ما إذا كان من وضع هذا الدفاع فوق النتائج الموثوقة لخبراء الأمم المتحدة يمكن أن يُؤتمن حقاً على صون استقلال المنظمة ونزاهتها ومرجعيتها. وكيف للعالم أن يثق بقدرتها على إدارة موقع الامين العام بحيادية عندما تتعارض ادلة وتقارير الأمم المتحدة مع مصالح حكومتها التي رشحتها؟ إن منصب الامانة العامة الأمم المتحدة ليس موقعاً لحماية نظام إجرامي من التدقيق والمساءلة، ومقعد الأمين العام لا ينبغي أن يكون للبيع.
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Evidence collected by HRW indicates since 2024 an Abu Dhabi-based security company–licensed to work for UAE govt & w/ links to senior UAE officials–has appeared to hire Colombian pvt military contractors who were deployed to Sudan to fight alongside RSF. hrw.org/report/2026/05/25/fr…
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A year after the RSF captured El Fasher in Norther Darfur 🇸🇩, civilians are still living through a nightmare. Survivors describe torture, unlawful killings, arbitrary detention, forced labor and severe hunger. Children are malnourished. Civilians are monitored, terrorized and deprived of safety. Yet the international community continues to fail them. Without a ceasefire, accountability and meaningful civilian protection, these atrocities will continue. States must act now: - Secure an immediate ceasefire - Deploy an international civilian protection force - Halt arms transfers to all parties to the conflict - Ensure those responsible for crimes under international law are held to account The people of #Sudan cannot be abandoned amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2…
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Civilians in El Fasher in North Darfur, Sudan, are still suffering detention, torture and limited access to humanitarian aid one year after the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) captured the city and committed brutalities against civilians. A pervasive pall of fear hangs over El Fasher today. Men and women live under constant RSF surveillance, and with the ongoing threat of detention, torture and killing. There has been little accountability for abuses in North Darfur. The moves towards a ceasefire have been half-hearted, and Amnesty International is not aware of any diplomatic attempts to establish an international force that would meaningfully protect civilians. Crucially, the United Arab Emirates has continued to support the RSF, while governments with the required influence have largely failed to name and denounce their role or hold them to account. amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2…
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Minority protection is the missing piece of peace in South Kivu. An opinion published by London School of Economics, Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa (@AfricaAtLSE). In this opinion I suggest five interventions, including revisiting citizenship ⬇️⬇️ blogs.lse.ac.uk/africaatlse/…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin cited genetics to declare that Russians and Ukrainians are “one people” and reiterated his claim to Ukrainian territory, saying: “I think that it is not their territory but the historical territory of Russia.” wapo.st/48aZaZF
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