Yearly Archives: 2011
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South Africa’s carbon tax debate: Business awaits clarity – By Jolyon Ford, Oxford Analytica.
The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change conference (“˜COP 17′) started on Monday 28th in Durban. Whatever South Africa’s contribution to the multilateral debate, the business ... -
African Arguments Editorial: Congo – elections alone will not fix this broken state
The Democratic Republic of Congo is, as this piece is written, conducting its second democratic election since the end of the civil war in 2001. As ... -
A View of Abdullahi Gallab’s A CIVIL SOCIETY DEFERRED from a precolonial perspective – By Jay Spaulding
“Men make their own history, ” wrote a famous individual long ago, “but they do not make it as they please; they do not make it ... -
Nigeria’s Sovereign Wealth Fund – planning for a rainy day – By Songhai Advisory
Songhai Advisory LLP is a bespoke business intelligence consultancy providing critical insight on market opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa. Nigeria is one of only three OPEC member ... -
DRC: Peacekeeping and politics – MONUSCO is essential but must re-deploy east – By Marco Jowell
Forthcoming elections in the Congo will be volatile and will not only set the foundations for the domestic political climate but will also dictate international engagement ... -
Nigeria: Jonathan must prove himself against growing tide of discontent – By Ejiro Barrett
Recently, at the ceremony for the conferment of Nigeria’s highest national honours, a shortage of medals for the awardees seemed a most awkward conclusion to an ... -
A Civil Society Deferred: We – the “˜Sudanese’ – have not been Liberated Yet – By Abdullahi Gallab
On July 9, 2011, South Sudan became the world’s newest state. If “all dates are conventional” as Burno Latour says, 2011 and 1821 (the date of ... -
A Civil Society Deferred – failure of the Sudanese nation-state – A debate on a book by Abdullahi Gallab
A debate on Abdullahi Gallab’s A Civil Society Deferred It’s a good time to be writing a book about Sudan. Southern secession has brought the country ... -
Africa and the Eurozone crisis – By Jolyon Ford, Oxford Analytica
The timing of this first contribution to the blog made it seem fitting to go straight to what may be the most topical overall issue for ... -
Tunis: Party time – By Richard Dowden
I spent last weekend in Tunis to attend the Mo Ibrahim Prize ceremony and the attendant conference on agriculture. The $5 million prize is for an ...
