Yearly Archives: 2012
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Crisis in Eastern DRC: ethnic massacres take back seat to speculation on Rwandan role – By Jessica Hatcher
The 2012 crisis in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo became headline news in April as Bosco Ntaganda, an International Criminal Court indictee, ... -
Libya: Uncertainty around Elections and Federalism – By Jason Pack and Ronald Bruce St John
It is now all but official, Libya’s elections will be delayed. But by how long nobody knows. The Libyan Election Commission has repeatedly leaked news about ... -
Mali Regulatory Risk: A likely junta-ECOWAS agreement
On 23 May, acting president Dioncounda Traore travelled to France for treatment of injuries sustained during demonstrations by pro-junta civilians and political parties two days earlier. ... -
Burundi’s 50 years of independence: “The old demons aren’t dead, but at least they’re sleeping” – By Kris Berwouts
On July 1st 2012 Burundi celebrates 50 years of independence from Belgium. The country is situated in a complex region with a violent recent past where ... -
Egypt elections: Islamic dictatorship or military authoritarianism – By Mariz Tadros
For the next and final round of presidential elections, Egyptians are being asked to choose between an Islamic or military dictatorship both claiming legitimacy through the ... -
Terrorism in West Africa: The Anarchy That Hasn’t Come – By Charlie Warren
In 1994, journalist Robert Kaplan wrote a controversial Atlantic article, “The Coming Anarchy,” warning of West Africa’s ungoverned spaces, disease-ridden slums, weak borders, and impoverished masses. ... -
East Africa’s rush for oil and gas – By Taimour Lay
When you stand on the island of Rukwanzi at the heart of Lake Albert, your first thought, echoing perhaps the casual rhetoric of the region’s oil ... -
Take a holiday in Somaliland: journey to the state that isn’t – By Magnus Taylor
Michela Wrong once wrote that you can tell a lot about an African country by the way they issue, or refuse you a visa. This remains ... -
Meles Zenawi interview excerpts: “Unlike all previous governments our writ runs in every village” – By Richard Dowden
RAS Director Richard Dowden interviewed Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles on May 12th 2012. What follows is a selection of quotes from the interview on subjects ranging ... -
Murray’s Painting of Zuma has South Africans in a Tizz – By Desné Masie
The recent uproar over Brett Murray’s painting of South African President Jacob Zuma The Spear in his latest exhibition Hail to the Thief II at Johannesburg’s ...
