Monthly Archives: January 2015
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Nigeria Forum: IDPs, Boko Haram and elections likely to be settled by the courts – By Idayat Hassan
It is no longer news that Nigeria is heading, with breakneck speed towards elections on Feb 14 and 28. Beyond the familiar issues of analysis, such ... -
Zambia elections: the Lungu succession and rise of the UPND – By Nicole Beardsworth
On the evening of 24 January the streets of Lusaka erupted with celebrations as Zambia’s 6th president was announced following a heated race between two front runners. ... -
Will 2015 be a year of transformation for African women? – By Susana Edjang
The African Union has declared 2015 the year of “Women’s empowerment”, and made gender central to its 24th annual summit taking place this month. Whether this ... -
Nigeria Forum: between Jonathan and Buhari, how did we find ourselves in this mess? – By Adewale Maja-Pearce
One doesn’t have to be a member of the opposition All Progressive’s Congress in order to consider President Goodluck Jonathan a colossal failure. Whether he is ... -
How will the oil price collapse affect the Africa Rising story? – By Desné Masie
I have vowed never to use the overused phrase “˜Africa Rising’ ever again, having long been somewhat cautious of the integrity of the projected growth rates ... -
Zambia Elections: Lungo sworn in, but HH calls elections “stolen” – By Arthur Simuchoba
Finally, the result of the January 20 presidential by–election in Zambia was declared on the night of January 24. Edgar Lungu, the candidate of the governing ... -
David Yau Yau and South Sudan’s Internal Wager with Self-Determination – Mayank Bubna
Amidst protracted conflict with Nuer rebels and a peace-negotiation impasse in Addis Ababa, the Government of South Sudan (GOSS) is also one year in to a ... -
Ebola in Sierra Leone: situation improving, but much life still on hold – By Peter Penfold
The number of Ebola deaths in Sierra Leone has now risen to over 3,000. WHO reports that as of 14 January there have been a total ... -
Dominic Ongwen: born at the time of the white ant, tried by the ICC – By Thijs B. Bouwknegt
Shortly, Dominic Ongwen will be the first commander of an internationally listed terrorist organisation to give acte de presence at the International Criminal Court (ICC). Coming from the ... -
Terrorism in East and West Africa: PC Plod fails to shed light on a complex subject – A Review By Keith Somerville
Nick Ridley, Terrorism in East and West Africa: The Under-focused Dimension, Cheltenham, Glos: Edward Elgar, 2014. As I started reading this new book on terrorism in ...