Monthly Archives: March 2012
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Democratic change in West Africa – Senegal and Guinea Bissau go to the polls – By Peter Howes, analyst at Risk Resolution Group
In the next week, two very different elections will take place in two neighbouring but divergent West African states. Both Senegal’s presidential run-off and the Guinea ... -
StopKony fine, but North Uganda post-conflict reconstruction is the real story – By Marjoke Oosterom
The “˜Kony2012‘ documentary film was put online on March 5 by the US-based organisation Invisible Children. Within days, the film helped raise $5 million for the ... -
Somaliland did not surrender sovereignty by attending the London Conference – By Mohamed A Omar, Foreign Minister, Somaliland
Somaliland is re-engaging with international diplomacy related to its neighbour, Somalia. Our country has received widespread praise for its contribution to the recent London Conference. This ... -
Malian crisis: Tuareg rebellion could spark regional violence in Mali, Niger and Southern Algeria – By Celeste Hicks
The recent outbreak of violence in northern Mali will have given governments across the Sahel with their own Tuareg populations pause for thought. While regional attention ... -
Kony: What’s to be done? – Alex de Waal
As a critic of the KONY2012 campaign, I have been asked the eminently practical question, “so what would you do about Joseph Kony and the Lord’s ... -
Are Diaspora Bonds Worth the Risk for Diaspora Africans? – By Dele Meiji Fatunla
The perennial worry of migrant producing states has always been that their emigrating populations have left for good, taking their skills, labor and crucially income (taxable ... -
Lubanga guilty verdict will go beyond Ituri, DR Congo – By William Townsend
It would be difficult to over-emphasise the importance of today’s resounding “guilty” verdict in the trial of Congolese militia leader, Thomas Lubanga, at the International Criminal ... -
The Arab Spring – Senegalese Echoes? – By Jeggan C. Senghor
In an earlier reflection, I examined the domino-effects of the Arab Spring on Sub-Saharan African countries and the conditions that should exist if effective and radical ... -
Diary: Angola’s Georges Chicoti asserts foreign policy strength and business potential– By Justin Pearce
Angolan Foreign Minister Georges Chicoti’s visit to London in late February allowed the minister to present a vivid picture of how his government, ten years after ... -
Don’t Elevate Joseph Kony – By Alex de Waal
Put yourself in Joseph Kony’s shoes: imagine you are a fugitive leader of a rebel band in the forests of central Africa, travelling on foot and ...
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