Monthly Archives: July 2011
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What went wrong in Zimbabwe, and what next? – By Richard Bourne
It is clear that Zimbabwe is moving into a post-Mugabe phase. The 87 year old leader, who has dominated his country since it achieved recognised independence ... -
South Sudan’s Tryst with Destiny
From the ashes of war, pestilence, and destruction has arisen a phoenix of a nation – the Republic of South Sudan, the 193rd member of the United ... -
Zimbabwe’s Crisis of Creativity and Creativity in the Crisis: what is the point of books? by Diana Jeater
In the wake of celebrations that once again a Zimbabwean author, NoViolet Bulawayo, has won the Caine Prize for African Writing, a revived Zimbabwe International Book ... -
Northern Nigeria Militancy: Who and what are Boko Haram?
Alleged members of Boko Haram sit after arrest in 2009 by police in Northern Nigeria By Murray ... -
Clare Short: “I bet you Kagame gives up at the end of his term.”
Interview by Richard Dowden Last year, 13 years after Labour came to power and created the Department for International Development, the OECD issued this verdict: “The ... -
Cameroon’s Elections Approaching: A familiar circus in uncertain times
With Presidential polls billed for October 2011, Ajong Mbapndah of Pan African Visions explores the background to an election where the political tactics of the Arab ... -
China Africa News: China a force for peace in the new Sudan?
This update is published by China-Africa News South Sudan gained its independence on the 9th of July. A week earlier President al-Bashir of Northern Sudan was ... -
‘Guinea-Bissau: A Narco-Developmental State?’ – A response to Marie Gibert’s article
By Toby Green and Peter R. Thompson Marie Gibert’s article published in African Arguments (“Guinea-Bissau: A Narco-Developmental State?”, 24th May 2011 – read here) is a ... -
Juba and Khartoum: No Velvet Divorce
By Amb. John Campbell – Council on foreign Relations Only days before south Sudan celebrates its independence from Khartoum, fighting that has targeted military and civilians ... -
Abyei and South Kordofan contested areas – a pattern of political interdependence
Part II of Jens Pedersen’s paper for MSS: Making Sense of a Thorny Separation. Part I can be read here: The Political Economy in North Sudan ...
