Monthly Archives: August 2011
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ICC and Kenya’s 2012 elections: ‘The Half Made Place’ – By Dan Branch
Kenya is, according to the writer Billy Kahora, a “˜half-made place,’ a country of “˜parallel universes, parallel economies, parallel lives, futures and realities.’[i] One does need ... -
ICC and Kenya: time for cooperation? – By Sabine Hoehn
On 1st September the International Criminal Court will decided whether it opens trials against six Kenyan high ranking officials charged to be the most responsible for ... -
Congo: Change or stagnation? – A new book by Theodore Trefon
2010 was in important year for the DRC and the Congolese. It marked 50 years of independence from Belgium and the cancellation of the near totality ... -
Two Deaths in Zimbabwe – by Timothy Scarnecchia
Two deaths in Zimbabwe’s political landscape happened a week apart in August. First came the tragic news of the murder of MDC-T politician Maxwell Ncube, whose ... -
Cote d’Ivoire: Ouattara restores calm after the stand-off – By Ashley Elliott
Ouattara v Gbagbo. Cote d’Ivoire’s recent post-election problems began in the wake of the November 2010 presidential polls. After the election commission initially gave victory to ... -
Central African Republic: Peacebuilding without Peace – By Louisa Lombard
Challenges on the Road to Accountable Government This report was originally published by SWP – German Institute for International and Security Affairs Fifteen years of UN-led ... -
Richard Dowden blogs from Uganda: Kampala and Kigali’s reconciliation
You might think that comfortably re-elected recently and in his 26th year as ruler of Uganda, President Yoweri Museveni might begin to sit back and relish ... -
DRC: US Conflict Mineral Law Opens the Door to Peace – By Bahati Jacques and Aaron Hall
In recent weeks a debate has emerged over the merits of the conflict minerals provision in the Dodd-Frank Act. Critics of the legislation assert that the ... -
Sudan: War in the Nuba Mountains, again – By Nanne op ‘t Ende
Since June 5, Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Sudan People’s Liberation Army Nuba (SPLA Nuba) have been fighting in South Kordofan, and for two and ... -
Nato intervention in Libya: costs and prospects for the future – By Edward Kannyo
Seven months into the Libyan Civil War, the NATO-Rebel Alliance is on the way to the successful overthrow of the Gaddafi regime. Continued bombardment of Gaddafi ...
