Monthly Archives: February 2012
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Senegal Presidential Polls Thus Far: No Condition is Permanent – By Kissy Agyeman-Togobo, Songhai Advisory
Election fever grips West African nation of Senegal in presidential polls Incumbent president Abdoulaye Wade fails to emerge victorious in the first round against 13 other ... -
DR Congo: North Kivu’s False Peace – By Michael Deibert
At first glance today, things in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern North Kivu province seem far calmer than in years past. As recently as 2008, ... -
Jonglei State Intercommunal violence: from restitution to revenge – By Adam Hyde
Pastoralism is the dominant economic activity of South Sudan’s conflict-prone Jonglei State. It is so critical to livelihoods that it has shaped cultural practices throughout much ... -
The Tuareg: between armed uprising and drought – Baz Lecocq and Nadia Belalimat
The recent Tuareg uprising in Mali under the banner of the MNLA has raised concerns over stability and safety in the region, with much attention focussed ... -
What’s Diaspora got to do with it? Three home truths – By Chukwu-Emeka Chikezie
Contrary to popular myths, Africa’s migration is overwhelmingly regional – much more of a cross-border affair than a cross-Atlantic one. In truth, though, we need to ... -
Somalia and the London Conference: the wrong route to peace – By Richard Dowden
At first I withheld judgment on the British government’s decision to hold a major international conference on Somalia. It was so good to hear the government ... -
Whither Senegalese democracy? – By Carlos Oya
On 26th February Senegal will experience one of the most controversial and hotly contested presidential elections of its relatively long democratic history. Since the first presidential ... -
President Mugabe’s “˜ambiguous revolution by political default’ — by Takura Zhangazha
On the occasion of his eighty-eighth birthday, President Mugabe gave what appears to be two separate interviews where he talked on matters to do with his ... -
Elections in Senegal: a critical historical juncture – By Alpha Diedhiou
Senegal has long been regarded by many observers as a democratic example in Africa. Despite the country being led by one political party – the Socialist ... -
Libya: NTC must exercise authority and tackle militias – By Jason Pack
The current situation in Libya can be best characterized as a struggle pitting the ‘centre’ that controls national institutions, the flow of oil, and billions in ...
