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Alex appeared today, along with Mark Schneider of the International Crisis Group, on Kojo Nmandi’s show for NPR. Alex clashed with Mark on the issue of whether one should use a “scalpel” or a “hatchet” to remove Bashir from power. You can listen to the audio online; here are a few choice excerpts. [...]

A young, NYC-based novelist, Nick McDonell, asked Alex (his former Harvard prof) if he could accompany him on his recent travels into Sudan. The upshot is a revealing portrait of Alex and his work, published in next month’s Harper’s Magazine: “The Activist: Alex de Waal among the war criminals.” NOTE: Harper’s subscription required.

Alex’s posting on Chad was cited in a New York Times article: “Fighting in Chad’s Capital Ebbs, But Problems Loom,” by Lydia Polgreen (7 February 2008). Polgreen referred to Making Sense of Darfur blog by name, though the online version didn’t link to us, unfortunately. In addition, Alex recently published an article on Chad in Time magazine’s European edition: “A Dangerous Friend” (6 February 2008).

This week’s issue of New York magazine gives a shout-out to a next week’s Frontline program, “On Our Watch.” Alex de Waal is one of the people they interview, along with James Traub and Samantha Power.

I’m curious about the new film called Darfur Now, which features among others Don Cheadle, the star of the movie Hotel Rwanda. Has anyone seen it and if so, what will it do for the cause?

I’m not sure whether this kind of thing is on the radar screen of most Darfur watchers; but as this blog’s only non-expert contributor, I thought I’d point out that Vanity Fair has just now published its “historic” Africa issue, guest-edited by U2 frontman Bono. [...]