After months of tension, fuelled by ex-President Abdoulaye Wade’s obstinate bid for a third term, there is a great sigh of relief that Senegal has managed peacefully to elect a new president. Most western countries and international representations had advised

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It’s the end of March. Iwalan, the hot season, has started in Northern Mali. I’m not talking about politics now, I’m simply talking about temperatures (in the shade) of over 45°Celcius / 110°Fahrenheit. The first time I ever spent the

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In 2006, she opened her left hand to reveal a jewel.  By the Albertine rift, hidden partly in the depths of the lake and within the arteries of the Nile was oil in Uganda. In 2012, six years later she

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The history of Europe’s fishing agreements with African and other developing countries has been chequered. In late 2011, there were 9 current and 5 dormant African fish protection acts (FPAs). The first phase ended in 2002 when it was acknowledged

Read the rest of Exploitation of African seas and fisheries: time to stop turning a blind eye – By Bob Dewar »

ACAS resources ACAS is producing materials to contribute to the public debate about the Kony 2012 campaign and the military solution it proposes. These documents, and the list of other resources below, are designed for use with high school and

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Mallam Sanusi – Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria – looks like Lenin would have done had he been born in Kano. Beautifully turned out in pin-striped suit, red (silk) bow-tie and flashing an expensive looking watch from his

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Nearly a week has passed since a group of mid-level officers led by Captain Sanogo carried out a coup d’etat in Mali’s capital, Bamako. The army was deeply frustrated and angry with the sitting president’s seeming lack of appetite for

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Deep in Warrap State’s wetlands, land that is used for grazing even in the driest season, the thickly wooded higher land, surrounded by rich marshes, once supported the homes of many families.  Just twenty years ago, there had been homesteads

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  When the protest movement of Malian women erupted in the town of Kati on January 30, few took notice. The women were mostly “war widows” of Malian soldiers recently killed in fighting against the National Movement for the Liberation

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On March 25, Senegal will go to the polls to choose between the incumbent president bent on seeking a third-term and his former Prime Minister Macky Sall. First round results put Wade at 34,82 percent of the vote against 26,57

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