Monthly Archives: October 2011
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Who’s backing Al Shabaab? – Al Qaeda, Eritrea? – By Maddy Fry
The Kenyan government’s decision to invade Somalia was preceded by an ambiguous encounter that received comparatively little coverage. In mid-October, a supposed member of Al-Qaeda, curiously ... -
Gulf of Guinea: Is pirate fishing the cause of piracy and is it becoming the new Somalia? – By Pieter Tesch
Last year London based international maritime organisations such as the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) and International Maritime Bureau (IMB) began to sound the alarm about the ... -
African Arguments Editorial: Kenyan incursion into Somalia risks internationalising the conflict
Kenya has sent over 2,000 troops into Somalia to fight the Islamist rebel movement al-Shabaab in the South of the country. The incursion comes as a ... -
Film Africa 2011: Celebrating African Cinema – by Lindiwe Dovey
There has never been greater interest in African film. A half-century after Africans started making their own films, supplanting the patronising images evident in colonial cinema ... -
Cote d’Ivoire: construction and transportation opportunities as post election recovery kicks in – By Songhai Advisory LLP
Songhai Advisory LLP is a bespoke business intelligence consultancy providing critical insight on market opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa. The storm that was Cí´te d’Ivoire’s turbulent ... -
A Review – One Day I Will Write About This Place – By Binyavanga Wainaina
This is How to Write About Africa Binyavanga Wainaina is most famous for How to write about Africa – an essay published by Granta in 2005 ... -
Libya After Gadaffi: 3 Scenarios – By Edward Kannyo
The killing of Moammar Gaddafi at the hands of his enemies, with NATO military assistance, on October 20th, marks a major landmark in the country’s ongoing ... -
Ghana: oil potential unknown and growing – By Songhai Advisory LLP
All that Glitters …is not gold, they say. In the case of Ghana, it is gold, cocoa, relative institutional strength and newly discovered oil wealth. The ... -
Libya: Gadaffi dead but risk of split remains – By Exclusive Analysis Ltd.
Rising risks of collateral damage to Sirte basin oil assets and contract revisions. On 20 October, media reported that Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, Libya’s former leader, was ... -
Don’t force statehood on Somalia by Richard Dowden
The model for Somalia is Switzerland. Don’t laugh! Political power in Switzerland lies in the cantons – the 26 proud self-governing communities. The state, such as ...
