Monthly Archives: August 2011
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Libya: Endgame for Qadhafi – By George Joffé
Colonel Qadhafi’s forty-two year-long moment upon the global stage appears to be nearing its end, as insurgent forces approach the Libyan capital, Tripoli, from three sides. ... -
Cameroon Elections 2011: opposition in limbo – By Ajong Mbapndah L
At the dawn of the 1990s, so strong was the opposition to President Biya that there were few who would have bet he would survive as ... -
Reporting Darfur: Radio Dabanga and the “˜black box’ genocide – by Eric Reeves
In its eight-year battle to turn Darfur into a “˜black box,’ Khartoum is largely prevailing. The National Islamic Front/National Congress Party (NIF/NCP) little expected that the ... -
Horn of Africa: Eritrea punches above its weight – by Maddy Fry
The accusations made against Eritrea of plotting to bomb this year’s African Union summit were alarming for many reasons. First and foremost, they illustrate how much ... -
A letter from Warrap State: The dangers of disarmament in South Sudan
On South Sudan’s first day of independence, the dawn chorus was a splattering of gunfire resounding around the villages. The popping AK47s answered the tutterings of ... -
Jason Stearns responds to Harry Verhoeven’s review of ‘Dancing in the Glory of Monsters’
It is rare that I get the opportunity to argue the nuances of the Congo wars in broad public fora. Knowledge about the Congolese conflict is ... -
Ethiopia and the BBC: The politics of development assistance – By Peter Gill
“˜Also tonight,’ said Kirsty Wark in the opening link to Newsnight on BBC2 on August 4, “˜torture, rape and deliberate starvation.’ She promised that Newsnight’s “˜exclusive ... -
The SADC season is upon us, again — by Takura Zhangazha
A few days before the 31st Ordinary SADC Summit of heads of state and government in Luanda, Angola on 16 August 2011, Zimbabwe and its government ... -
Zimbabwe: International NGOs and aid agencies – Parasites of the Poor? – by Diana Jeater
This blog is called “˜Rethinking Zimbabwe’. It seems that a lot of people in Zimbabwe want some rethinking about the operations of international NGOs and aid ... -
Burundi: A Political Crisis or a Crisis in Politics?
After 3 years as a development consultant in post conflict areas, over 4 years at senior executive management level in financial institutions in conflict and post ...
