Monthly Archives: September 2012
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Uganda: oil and the age of entitlement – By Angelo Izama
At Forest Mall, errand boys and girls for Kampala’s wealthy families dash back and forth. The Mall is part of a string of new developments providing ... -
Somalia: appointment of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud signals change and challenges – By Abdi Aynte
On Monday, Somalia lived up to its track record for never re-electing an incumbent leader. President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed lost to a political newcomer, Hassan Sheikh ... -
Central African Republic: international community must maintain pressure on Bozizé to ensure a lasting peace – By Jean-Simon Rioux
On 25th and 26th August, headlines revealed a newly reached agreement between the Conventions of Patriots for Justice and Peace (CPJP) and the government of the ... -
Mining in the Republic of Congo: waiting for profits – By Madeline R. Young
The Republic of Congo’s mining industry is developing swiftly following 50 years of uncertainty. During a recent interview, Jean Omer Mpeho, the Press Attaché of the ... -
Corruption: a global problem or an African cancer? – By Laurence Cockcroft
Is African corruption unique, or is it just like corruption in the many other parts of the world? Citizens of African countries tend to argue that ... -
Zimbabwe’s Save Valley Conservancy, Indigenisation and ‘The Lie of the Land’ — by Takura Zhangazha
On the surface of it, it would appear that the political dispute over the Save Valley Conservancy in South Eastern Zimbabwe is yet another story of ... -
Mines, Malema and Mangaung: South Africa’s descent into a morass of corruption, greed and factionalism – By Keith Somerville
I’ve just returned from a couple of weeks in South Africa. It was supposed to be a holiday dominated by the Big Five on the safari ... -
Simba Makoni: no regrets about splitting anti-Mugabe vote in 2008 – By Magnus Taylor
Simba Makoni is the bespectacled former Executive Secretary of SADC turned Zimbabwean Finance Minister (2000 – 2002), turned Presidential candidate in 2008 as leader of ... -
Ethiopia: navigating through the emotive, outrageous, and the subtle but dangerous narratives on the demise of Meles – By Solomon Ayele Dersso
Ethiopia is in a state of reflection, the outcome of which is not yet clear. If it is to be substantially positive, it is worthwhile navigating ... -
The future Kingdoms of Africa? – By Richard Dowden
Why are there still so many monarchies among the 193 states of the world? 44 countries have heads of state from a single family under a ...
