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Can January Makamba be the next president of Tanzania? – By Ben Taylor
The Economist doesn’t often write about Tanzania. When it does, the country’s political and business elites pay attention. So, a few weeks before the 2010 general ... -
Leaked agreement shows Tanzania may not get a good deal for gas – By Ben Taylor
Natural gas is on the scene in Tanzania, and expectations are sky high. There are those who see this as the end of aid dependency, or ... -
Election 2015: What’s in the party manifestos for Africa? – By Magnus Taylor and Hetty Bailey
Does the UK have an “˜Africa policy’? Magnus Taylor (Editor, African Arguments) and Hetty Bailey (Policy and Research Coordinator, Africa APPG) decided to find out. They ... -
Africa’s New Oil: power, pipelines and future fortunes – By Celeste Hicks. Profiled by Magnus Taylor
Celeste Hicks is the former BBC correspondent in Chad and Mali and an editor on BBC Africa service news programmes. Her new book, Africa’s New Oil: power, ... -
Obasanjo attacks Jonathan and Yar’Adua, defends Buhari at book launch – By Magnus Taylor
“I am not just an armchair critic. I have been through it” said former President of Nigeria Olusegun Obasanjo in London last night. Obasanjo was Nigerian ... -
Banda and the new broom: the trials and tribulations of a Zambian spin-doctor – By Magnus Taylor
I came across Dickson Jere at a lunch I got a late invite to as a replacement for a much better-known journalist. Still, beggars can’t be ... -
African Economic Outlook 2014: growth, sloth and value chains – By Magnus Taylor
It’s that time of year again when the OECD, AfDB and UNDP release the Africa Economic Outlook; a weighty 300 page publication which, according to its ... -
Kenyan gloom and ineffective authoritarianism: free-form thinking on the state of Eastern Africa – By Magnus Taylor
I’ve had the happy opportunity to participate in a couple of discussion seminars/roundtable events over the past 10 days on the East African region. Here are ... -
Africa comes to parliament with debate in The Commons – By Magnus Taylor
I attended yesterday’s parliamentary debate on “˜The UK’s relationship with Africa’, along with a handful of others – MPs researchers, school children and tourists – in ... -
“We shall manage you”: Oil, NGOs and journalists in Uganda – By Magnus Taylor
As part of a recent research trip to Kampala I spent some time tracking down and talking to representatives of civil society and the media working ...