Past Event

The Institute of African Studies, the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (NPSIA), School of Journalism and Communication, and the Department of Political Science of Carleton University

present:

A Poisonous Thorn in our Hearts: Sudan and South Sudan’s Bitter and Incomplete Divorce

with

James Copnall
James Copnall was the BBC Correspondent for Sudan and South Sudan from 2009-12. He reported on the independence of South Sudan, Darfur, inter-ethnic conflict, rebellions in both countries, and clashes between the Sudans. Since leaving Khartoum in late 2012, he has made frequent return trips to the two countries, including reporting on the civil war which broke out in South Sudan in December 2013. He has reported from more than 20 African countries, including as BBC Correspondent for Ivory Coast (2004-7) and Morocco (2008-9). He has covered refugee crises, rebel enclaves, bird flu, Ivorian pop music, two soccer World Cups and three African film festivals. As well as his TV and radio work for the BBC, Copnall has also written for the Economist, the Guardian and the Times Literary Supplement, among many others.

See poster.