Yearly Archives: 2012
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Badme border dispute: Why Ethiopia Won’t back down on Eritrean border – By Michael Woldemariam
For several years, combat along the tense Eritrean-Ethiopian frontier has been entirely rhetorical. This changed on March 16th, 2012 when the Ethiopian government boldly announced that ... -
Malawi: Banda brings Malawi back from the brink – By Keith Somerville
When Joyce Banda was sworn in as president on 7th April, following the death of President Bingu wa Mutharika, she was faced with an uphill struggle. ... -
How Rwanda Judged its Genocide – New Africa Research Centre ‘Counterpoint’ by Phil Clark
Latest in the Africa Research Institute‘s excellent Counterpoints series is by SOAS lecturer Dr Phil Clark, and deals with Rwanda’s Gacaca courts. INTRO ‘Since 2001, the ... -
How Meles Zenawi rules Ethiopia – By Richard Dowden
Meles Zenawi is the cleverest and most engaging Prime Minister in Africa – at least when he talks to visiting outsiders. When he speaks to his ... -
Investor perceptions in Africa: starting an argument — by Jolyon Ford at Oxford Analytica.
Do many existing or potential investors in London and similar settings unwittingly misconceive relative business risks in Africa? I ask this question conscious that authors should ... -
Congo: The hunt for Bosco – Kabila turns on his friends – By William Townsend
As the rumour mill turns and suspicion runs rife, conflict is unfolding in eastern Congo’s Kivu provinces once again, following three years of relative calm. The ... -
Japanese international development: human rights and democracy still the elephant in the room – By Magnus Taylor
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is clearly an organisation with a positive PR agenda. The lunch laid out after the briefing with their Vice President, ... -
Zimbabwe Harare International Festival of the Arts – Aaron Kohn finds a surprisingly resilient arts scene
Often it is assumed that dictatorships are completely, absolutely bad. Rotten to the core. The businessmen of that nation are corrupt. The students who are lucky ... -
Africa and the EU: Africa APPG report on trip to Brussels
The European Union is playing an increasingly important role in mediating how the UK relates to Africa across a range of policy areas including international development, ... -
Sudanese stalemate as neither North nor South can make decisive move – By Nanne op’t Ende
The tactical calculations in the conflict between North and South Sudan are staggeringly complex but they have one thing in common: neither party has the slightest ...
