Monthly Archives: March 2012
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Zimbabwe: The Shadow of Elections — by Brian Raftopoulos
This piece first appeared at Solidarity Peace Trust‘s Zimbabwe Update No. 4, 9 March 2012. A great tragedy of the Mugabe regime has been the deconstruction ... -
Ghana’s 55 years of independence– poised for a great leap forward? – By Nana Ampofo at Songhai Advisory
Ghana marked 55 years of independence from colonial rule on 6 March 2012 – “no mean achievement” in the life of any nation, according to President ... -
Boko Haram – more complicated than you think – By Richard Dowden
Nothing in Nigeria is what it seems. Beneath a confusing, disorderly surface lie networks of association and obligation of which outsiders, and sometimes insiders, are unaware. ... -
Zimbabwe 2012 : elections or another GNU? — by Ibbo Mandaza
[Note: The following first appeared on the Zimbabwe Independent Thursday, 16 February 2012] THERE are at least three myths that are increasingly pervading the political discourse ... -
#StopKony2012: For most Ugandans Kony’s crimes are from a bygone era – By Angelo Izama
Over the last few days millions of people have thronged to watch a video put together by the California based NGO and media company Invisible Children ... -
The Problem with Invisible Children’s “Kony 2012” – By Michael Deibert
Recently, a new video produced by the American NGO Invisible Children focusing on Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) has been making the rounds. ... -
Diary: Somali diaspora under the spotlight- Business as Usual/Cash and Compassion – By Magnus Taylor
Two Somalia-focused events took place in over the last 10 days hot-on-the-heels of the London-Somalia Conference, the outcomes of which have been discussed in some detail ... -
Africa’s new energy giants may have transparency on their side, by Thalia Griffiths at African Energy
Among the extractive industry stakeholders who gathered in the Sussex countryside last month to discuss transparency were representatives of some of the world’s leading oil companies. ... -
Zambia: Sata and co. pledge to fight corruption – By Exclusive Analysis
Corruption of previous governments is likely to be targeted by new Sata regime, particularly in infrastructure, energy and retail sectors. In the next six-months, President Sata ... -
Liberians Approach Oil Finds with Caution – By Robtel Neajai Pailey
News released at the end of February that Liberia was on the cusp of an unprecedented oil discovery garnered much more than just praise and adulation. ...
