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Khalid Mustafa Medani

is an assistant professor of political science and Islamic studies at McGill University. He has published extensively on the political economy of Islamic fundamentalism and civil war in Sudan. He holds a doctorate in political science from the University of California, Berkeley. He has also worke...
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The ICC, Darfur and the quest for democracy in Sudan

Khalid Mustafa Medani , 19 October 2009

Now that the Khartoum regime is under the international spotlight, the indictment of the president of Sudan by the International Criminal Court could be used to forward peace negotiations and end the war in Darfur. Little attention has been paid to the role that democracy can play in addressing the roots of the Darfur conflict but elections scheduled for February 2010 hold the promise to resolve the Darfur crisis in the long term. A number of opposition political parties are planning to contest the elections, including a wide range of Darfur-based parties. The international community could guarantee the dispatch of election monitors to ensure free and fair elections, and thereby assist the main political demand of the Darfuri people, which is for greater political representation. In so doing, it could also help resolve the conflict.