Yearly Archives: 2012
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Ethiopia and Meles: leadership crisis can become a democratic opportunity – By Alula Alex Iyasu
Rahm Emanuel , President Obama’s former Chief of Staff, was often heard saying, “A crisis is a terrible thing to waste.” Asked to explain what he ... -
Will London 2012 Awaken the African Diaspora’s Consciousness? – By Kenneth Umeh
If you don’t know the story of Mo Farah now, you almost certainly will the day after the 5,000 metres Olympic final on Saturday 11th August. ... -
Ghana: national mourning delays NDC’s upcoming political battles – By Kissy Agyeman-Togobo
The current sentiment amongst most Ghanaians is that the West African nation is traversing a historic period in its 52 year lifespan. Regardless of political stripes, ... -
Violence in the Eastern Congo: Rwanda fights to maintain economic control of the region – By Herman J. “Hank” Cohen
An army mutiny that began in the eastern DRC last April has now become extremely serious with the creation of thousands of refugees and much controversy ... -
Europe’s woes are no cause for smugness in Africa – by Jolyon Ford at Oxford Analytica
This post offers a cautionary note about a new fashion: mocking the West’s current debt and growth problems en route to exaggerating the relative achievements of ... -
A media glasnost for Zimbabwe coverage? — by Ian Scoones
The international media has had an appalling record of balanced reporting on Zimbabwe over the last 12 years. A single narrative, repeating the myths we attempted ... -
South Africa Risk Outlook: nationalisation to become a political football – By Robert Besseling, Senior Africa Forecaster Exclusive Analysis
As frontrunner, President Jacob Zuma is likely to face Vice President Kgalema Motlanthe and Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale in his bid for re-election as president ... -
Somaliland: Mary Harper sees a country in microcosm at the Hargeisa International Book Fair
Shortly after I posted a blog about a book fair in Somaliland, I received a comment from a contributor to a highly respected international magazine. He ... -
Who Rules South Africa? Negotiating the complex web of ANC politics – By Keith Somerville
Martin Plaut and Paul Holden, Who Rules South Africa Jonathan ball, Johannesburg and Cape Town, 2012. Midrand and beyond The ANC policy conference in Midrand ... -
Who rules South Africa? The threat from “˜democracy lite’ – By Martin Plaut
Martin Plaut is co-author with Paul Holden of: “˜Who rules South Africa?’ published by Biteback Publishing. The African National Congress (ANC) has just concluded its policy ...
