Topic: Maggie Fick
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Africa Monitor
Nigeria's elections a vast improvement of 2007 sham polls
In the final round of national elections, Nigerians cast votes for local governors Tuesday. As in previous rounds, the voting process was messy, but much cleaner than those of 2007.
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Africa Monitor
Relations between North and South Sudan deteriorating amid rebel violence
Violence in towns along Sudan's north-south border has prompted a flurry of accusations that are setting a poor stage for the country to peacefully split this summer.
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Africa Monitor
Is the UN being asked not to protect civilians in South Sudan?
South Sudan's army is waging a war against a rebel militia. The UN peacekeeping mission has stepped aside to allow the operation to unfold – potentially at a cost to civilians caught in crossfire.
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Africa Monitor
South Sudan's accusations of northern interference stoke tensions
South Sudan's charges that Khartoum is arming rebel movements to destabilize the future independent country could further strain between the historic rivals.
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Africa Monitor
On South Sudan's nation-building list: Curb horrendous maternal mortality rates
The United Nations humanitarian office in South Sudan's capital, Juba, says that 1 in 7 women who become pregnant 'will probably die from pregnancy-related causes.'
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Africa Monitor
E Pluribus Unum: South Sudan's quest to forge a unified identity
South Sudan will become an independent state on July 9. Will it be able to unify its disparate ethnic groups to form its own national identity?
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Africa Monitor
As South Sudan clears another milestone for independence, its capital booms
South Sudan's capital, Juba, is exploding with new construction, incoming foreign residents and new embassies.
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Africa Monitor
South Sudan welcomes outside help as it begins building a nation
Many are skeptical of how much outsiders can help South Sudan build itself into a country, but correspondent Maggie Fick has met some she thinks can make a difference.
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Africa Monitor
South Sudan unprepared for the flood of returning refugees
South Sudan's government has brought home hundreds of South Sudanese, but it seems unable to meet the needs of the people who arrived before that and are still trying to establish themselves.
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Africa Monitor
UN is preparing for worst-case scenarios in Sudan
The UN is already preparing for the potential of significant violence following Sudan's Jan. 9 referendum, which could disrupt food supply and prompt mass migrations.
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Africa Monitor
US official: Sudan's Abyei region unlikely to hold self-determination vote
Local journalists found greatly polarized opinions among Abyei's Ngok Dinka and Misseriya communities, a window into the tension surrounding next month's Abyei vote and a larger referendum on Sudanese unity.
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Africa Monitor
This just in: Sudan referendum may not lead to war
In an effort to keep readers clicking, editors and journalists may be making the climate of the Sudan referendum appear more dire than it actually is.
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Africa Monitor
South Sudan uses oil money to maintain patronage networks
South Sudan, which remains less-developed than much of the north, is using revenue from its vast oil resources to shore up unity with local leaders, rather than development efforts.
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Africa Monitor
Sudan referendum will pose unique challenge in towns near future border
The upcoming Sudan referendum will pose a challenge for Renk, a town that is technically in south Sudan but is heavily influenced by north Sudan's culture and economy.
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Africa Monitor
For South Sudan, independence only the beginning
South Sudan lacks much of the infrastructure and the civil society needed for a successful state. If it gains independence, the country will need more people like Veronica Ajok Angok.
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Africa Monitor
Any good news today from South Sudan?
Negotiations are progressing slowly on an upcoming referendum to determine if South Sudan will become a independent nation, with little progress over how to share the region's oil wealth.
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Africa Monitor
From Christianity and Islam to the LRA: five stories on Africa you really shouldn't miss
The antigenocide group the Enough Project gathered five stories on human rights trends in Africa, from a book review on religious faultlines in Africa to a barge ride down the Congo River.
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Africa Monitor
In South Sudan, clan rivalries complicate referendum
If a referendum on South Sudan's independence ends with a vote for secession from Sudan, internal clan rivalries could complicate the transition to independence.
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