Monthly Archives: May 2011
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Beyond the Beijing Consensus: The everyday politics of China in Africa
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 ... -
The Central Africa Forum
The Central Africa Forum seeks to push forward discussion on the multitude of challenges faced by the populations of Central Africa (particularly DRC, Rwanda, Burundi and ... -
Rethinking Zimbabwe
Rethinking Zimbabwe is a collective effort to provide timely and thoughtful analysis and debate concerning future strategies to renew Zimbabwean political culture and society. Its contributors ... -
African Politics Now
Taking a continental rather than country-specific or thematic focus, this blog will tackle developments as and when they happen, using our contacts in journalism, business and ... -
Making Sense of the Sudans
Making Sense of Sudan is the leading site for critical online debate and discussion about Sudan. Including cutting edge debate, book reviews and commentaries on current ... -
Business Africa
Business Africa provides a forum for business and individuals alike to deepen their understanding of economic and commercial issues in Africa. We will be hosting writing ... -
Libya and Cote d’Ivoire’s Yo-Yo foreign policy: The return of the French policeman
By Prof Richard Banegas During the Franco-African summit in Nice in 2010, president Sarkozy affirmed that there would be no more French military interventions in Africa. ... -
South Africa: following the North African path?
By Hein Willemse In the weeks following the uprisings that brought about regime change in Tunisia and Egypt several local social commentators predicted that in the ... -
Gadaffi and the AU: Brotherly despots or estranged lovers?
By Jason Pack 20/04/2011 The African Union’s half-hearted attempt to mediate between the two sides of the Libya conflict does not mean they have belatedly joined ... -
Libya and Cote d’Ivoire: A New Interventionism?
Bonapartism in built-up shoes So the “˜cheese-eating surrender monkeys’ have suddenly gone on the war path. The French (and British) have been attacked in Africa for ...
