Yearly Archives: 2011
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South Sudan: A letter from Warrap State – Riak Machar’s Apology For Peace – By Naomi Pendle
At this time of year, tall, green grasses conceal the shallow swamp that stretches out on the far west side of the village of Pinydit leading ... -
Libya: Sub Saharan mercenaries or African freedom fighters and the return of Dr Khalil Ibrahim – By Pieter Tesch
It may be safer when discussing the impact and consequences of the “˜Arab spring’ in northern Africa to quote Mao Zhe Dong when asked to comment ... -
Liberia’s Racialist Constitution Needs Reform – By Michael Keating
Liberia’s recently concluded referendum in which all of the government’s propositions were defeated should be the impetus for a serious look at an overall revising of ... -
Zimbabwe: Reality TV, Race, and Reunification – by Brooks Marmon
In early August, Robert Mugabe hosted one of his more bizarre state functions when he bequeathed $50,000 USD to a white Zimbabwean whose nationality and ... -
Being Julius Malema: understanding Juju – By Desné Masie
Julius Malema, the influential leader of South African ruling party ANC’s youth league, has been the poster boy for white South Africa’s worst fears about the ... -
The Commonwealth: Reiterating imperial roots – By Richard Dowden
I gather that the Royal Commonwealth Society and the Commonwealth Foundation are to be merged next year and presented as a Jubilee gift to the Queen ... -
Congo’s rape crisis: Reflections on the new Red Rubber wars – By Georgina Holmes
Guardian journalist Diane Taylor recently filed a report from Mwenga in South Kivu depicting the plight of Congolese women rape victims who are forced to work ... -
Feed the Hungry and Think Ahead – By Andrew Othieno Rwigyema
Kigali, Rwanda, September 2011 “Feed the Hungry” has become a household theme not only for international development practitioners, but also for charitable institutions and human rights ... -
Sudan (North), Blue Nile and Southern Kordofan in the Short-Term Landscape of Sudan – By Tag Elkhazin
“Capsules” is an ad-hoc series of short notes focusing on three issues relating to Sudan: 1- Darfur, 2- South Sudan, 3- Nile Waters. 4- Sudan-North The ...
