Monthly Archives: March 2011
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Cote d’Ivoire and Ouattarra
The man Ivorian Presidents love to hate By Daniel Balint-Kurti Ivory Coast, the one-time poster boy of West Africa, has seen its long-drawn-out crisis deepen since ... -
The African Union – compromised from all sides
What is going on with the African Union? Is its drifting away from the bold values declared in its Constitutive Act, meant to signal a definitive ... -
Which Way South Sudan? Cultural Diversity and the Fundamentals of Nation-Building
With the successful conduct of the referendum in January 2011, and the overwhelming vote in favor of separation, South Sudan edged a further step towards independence ... -
Southern Libya’s Vortex and the Threat to Africa
One reason why Africans worry about Libya is that they see the possibility of a protracted civil war with multiple power centres, which destabilizes the entire ... -
Uganda, Rwanda and South Sudan’s post liberation instability
Is East Africa slowly democratizing, or about to turn back the clock and slide into political violence again? -
North Africa Political Change – An RAS Guide
Tunisia and the ousting of Ben Ali came first – beginning in December 2010 and reaching a high-point when the President stepped down in January 2011. -
Homosexuality and the battle for Africa’s soul
By Mark Gevisser* – 07/03/2011 This piece was first published in the Mail and Guardian in June 2010 “These boys committed a crime against our culture, ... -
Somalia: failure of international community not yet acknowledged
Throughout the last week of February, several important military operations took place in Somalia - Mogadishu, Hiiraan and Gedo - against al-Shabaab. Militia supported by Ethiopia, ... -
Libya: the internal dynamics of collapse
The Qadhafi regime in Libya is tottering and is likely to collapse within days, despite its reputation for brutality and intolerance. Its disappearance is all-the-more ... -
Kenya and Sudan make ICC Fight for Survival
Ripples have recently been caused by the a section of the Kenyan government seeking a deferral of the process of the International Criminal Court (ICC) - ...
