Monthly Archives: January 2012
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In the 2 Sudans: where separation breeds conflict – By Charlie Warren
When southern Sudanese voted to separate from Sudan almost one year ago, the relative calm of the polling belied its historic outcome: the actual secession of ... -
Guy Scott and the “˜Caribbeanization’ of Zambia – Consequences for Zimbabwe? — by Brooks Marmon
The recent ascension of Guy Scott to the vice-presidency of Zambia has been viewed with great interest by the country’s neighbors as well as Western media. ... -
Defining the diaspora’s role and potential with Africa (a response to ‘What’s diaspora got to do with it?’) – By Semhar Araia
Beyond the broad categorizations of the African diaspora and rhetorical questions posed by Dele Fatunla in his blog post, “What’s Diaspora Got To Do With It?”, ... -
DFID’s aid priorities and Africa – a new report by the Africa All Party Parliamentary Group
APPG report questions Government’s choice of countries to receive UK aid The Africa All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG), a cross-party group of almost 90 MPs and ... -
Ghana: women still sidelined as 2012 election approaches – By Clair MacDougall
Last September a striking story stole the headlines of newspapers and media outlets all across Ghana. Samia Nkrumah, the daughter of the nation’s founding father, Dr. ... -
What’s Diaspora got to do with it? – By Dele Fatunla
It’s fast becoming commonplace to say Africa is experiencing a renaissance. Many of its countries, once bywords for hopeless basket cases, have made a sharp turn ... -
Ending the LRA: reason for optimism and political commitment – By Ned Dalby, International Crisis Group
Infrequent observers of central Africa are startled and appalled to learn that the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a Ugandan rebel group that emerged in the late ... -
Noo Saro Wiwa goes home: Looking for Transwonderland – A review by Magnus Taylor
Noo Saro Wiwa’s heritage made writing a book about Nigeria a complicated proposition. As the daughter of murdered environmental activist Ken Saro Wiwa, one can imagine ... -
Nigeria: scrapping fuel subsidy ‘ill-timed’ – By Hannah Waddilove, AKE Group
Starting on 9th January, Nigeria is set to be hit by a wave of industrial action following the government’s controversial decision to end the subsidy on ... -
South Africa’s ‘nationalistion’ debate – By Jolyon Ford, Oxford Analytica
For those in the risk analysis game, much of 2011 in South Africa was dominated by the ANC Youth League’s call for nationalisation of mines (a ...
