Monthly Archives: January 2011
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Tunis, Egypt””is Sudan Next?
A Tunisian who works for the moderate Islamist channel Al Wihar met me yesterday and said: “Sudan is next, but not in the same manner.” Several ... -
Cote d’Ivoire’s delicate stalemate
Kenya PM Raila Odinga meets Laurent Gbagbo to discuss solutions to Cote d’Ivoire’s political paralysis In Tunisia, street protests; in Ivory Coast, a call for a ... -
Cí´te d’Ivoire: Democracy and civil war – Citizenship and peacemaking
The civil war in Côte d'Ivoire presents unique features with respect to the causes of civil wars and the nature of peace processes in West Africa. ... -
From Clash of Civilizations to Interdependence
Among the many issues which are being discussed in the aftermath of Southern Sudan’s self-determination referendum, the “domino effect” which could be triggered in Africa and ... -
Land Grabbing in Africa II
Why do so many individuals and organizations shy away from calling land grabbing what it is, and either put it in inverted commas or trot out ... -
Why Are The Nuba Protesting?
The indigenous people of the Nuba Mountains are extremely concerned that international concentration on South Sudan’s independence referendum has meant other crucial aspects of Sudan’s so-called ... -
Chronicles of Darfur
Jerome Tubiana. Chroniques du Darfour. Grenoble: Editions Glénat, in partnership with Amnesty International, 2010. ISBN978-2-7234-7831-1. This is a unique contribution to the growing field of Dar ... -
Does Africa need fair trade?
I want you to leave tonight still confused! Why? Because I do not think there are yet strong enough grounds for a sure, caveat-free line on ... -
Fairtrade not the whole answer for chocolate nations
Orla Ryan is a journalist and author of Chocolate Nations: living and dying for chocolate in West Africa Visit any sweets counter in a UK supermarket ... -
Wikileaks – China, the US and Africa
China's relations with Africa hit the headlines again recently with the publication of what seemed to be sensational revelations in a dozen or so of the ...