Monthly Archives: March 2014
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Pre-election, South Africa shows off its brighter side – By Richard Dowden
Richard Dowden spent last week touring South Africa looking at projects where the country leads the world or is working on things you would not expect ... -
India’s Kings of Crude Troubled by Oil Investments in Africa – By Luke Patey
The outbreak of conflict in South Sudan last December led to the shut down of India’s multi-billion dollar oil project in the young country. The instability ... -
Time to consider another OLS or ERD for the Nuba Mountains and Blue Nile – By Ahmed Hassan
The Plight of Sudan, Politicization of Humanitarian Access and the Hypocrisy of the International Community With the wide spread of protracted political problems, complex emergencies, and ... -
Uganda’s constituency of one: Museveni faces challenges from within and without – By Magnus Taylor
In Kampala it is sometimes difficult to distinguish between policemen and soldiers. Both stand around in groups at roadblocks or hang out the back of official ... -
Congo: reading Kabila’s silences – By Kris Berwouts
On November 28th 2011, Joseph Kabila was elected for his second term as President of Congo’s Third Republic. The elections were so controversial that a climate ... -
“˜Talking Eritrea’ remains tough whilst researchers are perceived as the enemy – Anonymous
Last week saw the closing plenary of the “˜Talking Eritrea’ seminar series organised by Justice Africa and SOAS, entitled “˜Limits on Research and Reporting in Eritrea: ... -
From Mwanga to Museveni: Sex, Politics and Religion in Uganda – By Magnus Taylor
By far the most high-profile international story to come out of Uganda of late has been the passing of the anti-homosexuality bill. This has been covered ... -
Hell and healing: Rwanda twenty years on – By Kris Berwouts
In the early morning of April 7, 1994 all hell broke loose in Rwanda. A few hours earlier, President Habyarimana’s plane had been shot down and ... -
Gaddafi, Al Shabaab and beautiful Kampala – By Magnus Taylor
I took a couple of hours out today to visit what used to be called the “˜Gadaffi Mosque’ in “˜Old Kampala’. This, according to the testimony ... -
The verdict on Somalia’s new draft media law – By Annisa Omar
It is not everyday that UK Somali journalists meet in London to discuss a law in Somalia – a country known for its lawlessness and for ...