About Maggie’s blog
Observations and updates on the situation in Southern Sudan--from the eyes and laptop of Maggie Fick, a Juba-based American freelance journalist.Archives
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Maggie's Recent Articles
- Bordering on Chaos (Foreign Policy)
- Ex-militia leader arrives for talks in South Sudan (AP)
- S. Sudan Pageant Fetes Tradition in Uncertain Times (LA Times)
- Sudan's north-south faultline worries about war (AP)
- Sudan: Problem of Preserving the Past (Guardian Weekly)
- The Independence Brigade (ForeignPolicy.com Photo Essay)
Media on and in S. Sudan
Southern Sudan Reads
Southern Sudan Sites (Govt etc.)
Sudan Etc. Blogs
Tag Archives: democracy
A rocky but enthusiastic start: Elections get underway in Nigeria
JOS, Nigeria–If you read yesterday’s coverage (including my own forthcoming articles for CS Monitor and The National) of the (postponed) kick-off of Nigeria’s three-week long elections process, you will read of chaos and violence. There was, after all, logistical confusion … Continue reading
Straight talk on democracy and development in Nigeria
KANO, Nigeria–Nigerian voters have high hopes for this month’s elections, after two delays due to logistical hurdles resulted in postponed polls finally getting off to a rocky start yesterday. The international community is looking to Nigeria, an economic and diplomatic … Continue reading
