Yearly Archives: 2010
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Land ‘grabs’ in Africa
Recently, the media spotlight turned on so-called 'land grabs' – whereby agribusiness, investment funds and government agencies acquire farmland in Africa, Latin America and Asia. Private ... -
Zimbabwe’s Land Reform: challenging the myths
During the past decade, Zimbabwe has undergone a radical process of land redistribution. A new book to be launched by the Royal African Society explores the successes ... -
Eritrea: State succession and the effort to eliminate statelessness
In April 1992, the Provisional Government of Eritrea enacted the Referendum Proclamation and the Eritrean Nationality Proclamation, created a Referendum Commission and fixed the date of ... -
Somalis in Kenya: ‘they call us ATM machines.’
Mary Harper is Africa Editor, BBC World Service News “Do you know what the Kenyan police call Somalis?” asked a successful Somali businessman from his office in ... -
South Africa: A war on media freedoms?
Why must we worry about the Media Appeals Tribunal and the Protection of Information Bill? – Julie Reid Julie Reid is an academic and media analyst at ... -
Tanzania: A quietly divided nation
Erick Kabendera – a journalist based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania – discusses the dynamics of Tanzania’s recent national and Presidential elections, highlighting divisions that national political leaders have ... -
UNAMID Data for Fatalities: September
UNAMID Joint Mission Analysis Centre’s “Monthly Incident Statistics” report for September shows 98 victims consisting of one international, 63 civilians and 34 combatants. Forty one were ... -
Helping Sudan: A Constructive Challenge
I apologize for crowding the blog with my postings, but I believe that all interested persons should do what they can to try to make positive ... -
On the Frontiers of Islam?
Review of: Eliza Griswold, The Tenth Parallel: Dispatches from the Fault Line between Christianity and Islam, New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010. Beginning in 2003 ... -
Sudan: Negotiating Southern Independence
The ruling parties in northern and southern Sudan, as well as international actors in Sudan currently are almost exclusively focussed on the referendum on southern independence. ...