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By Toby Green and Peter R. Thompson Marie Gibert’s article published in African Arguments (“Guinea-Bissau: A Narco-Developmental State?”, 24th May 2011 – read here) is a classic example of how to construct a misleading portrayal of a country on the

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China should not be seen as a threat intent on deposing the United States as the world’s No.1 superpower or as a dormant, peaceful status quo power with no ambitions. Such views hamper the efforts of outsiders to engage Beijing.

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By Mohamed A Omar Somaliland has recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of its declaration of independence. On May 18, 1991, Somaliland terminated its union with Somalia after a decade of struggle against oppression, exploitation and destruction by the Siad Barre

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By Devon Knudsen Japan became an aid donor in 1954, remarkably early on in its recovery from WWII, largely because its early ODA was given in the place of reparations to neighboring Asian countries it had occupied or attacked. At

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Addressing the Sustainability of the Relationship Dr Martyn Davies is the CEO of Frontier Advisory (Pty) Ltd, a leading research, strategy and capital advisory firm that specialises in frontier and emerging markets. He speaks with great authority on China-Africa relations,

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Gerard McCann explains India´s attempts to re-engage overseas Indians, arguing that creating productive friendships – political, economic, if not ‘cultural’ – between India and its diaspora is not as straightforward as might be assumed. India’s role in world affairs will

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(The following talk by Ibbo Mandaza was presented at the Sapes’ Political Trust Policy Dialogue Forum on 27th January 2011 in Harare) In considering the likely trajectory of political events in Zimbabwe in 2011, there are at least three issues

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Dr Phil Clark exudes passion when it comes to all issues Rwanda and transitional justice. Convenor of the Oxford Transitional Justice Research network (OTJR), he is an expert on the post-genocide era of Rwanda, and his intensive knowledge and extensive

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By Lucy Corkin (SOAS) China’s emerging role in Africa has been a subject of some controversy for the past few years. Earlier claims that Sino-Africa relations were a ‘little noticed trend’ would hardly hold water now. Having caught the imagination

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By Dr Giles Mohan Much of the concern with China in Africa focuses on the elite negotiations and large projects that are the most visible. Worried commentators in the west read from this that China is entrenching unaccountable forms of

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