Yearly Archives: 2012
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Beyond Kony 2012: a new E-book
Amanda Taub – blogger at Wronging Rights – has been quick out of the blocks in producing what would appear to be the first book-length analysis ... -
What does the rise of the far right in Europe mean for Africa’s Diaspora?
Francois Hollande’s victory in France’s recent Presidential election may have dampened the focus on the stubborn rise in support for France’s far-right Front National and its ... -
Diary: The Meles Zenawi show – World Economic Forum on Africa, 2012 – By Magnus Taylor
The World Economic Forum is best known for its annual meeting at Davos in the Swiss Alps where, recently, focus has been on the poor state ... -
Tunis’ post-revolution identity – by Richard Dowden
On May 1st I took the battered little old train into town to see what was going on. It starts off in one of Tunis’s posher ... -
Diary: President Guebuza, Mozambique: Peace and Security of Africa and the World face new threats
On 8th May2012 the President of Mozambique, Amando Guebuza, spoke at the latest Oppenheimer lecture in London. Mr Guebuza came to London at the invitation of ... -
Ernst and young: FDI into Africa accelerates as investor perceptions begin to shift
· FDI projects into Africa have more than doubled from 339 in 2003 to 857 in 2011 · Intra-African investment has grown exponentially increasing from 27 ... -
The New Libya: What autocracy for the future? – By Edward Kannyo
THE NEW LIBYA: PLUS í‡A CHANGE? The most recent political developments in Libya strongly support the sense that the country is quickly moving from one autocracy ... -
Mauritania: Nouakchott Protests likely to increase – By Exclusive Analysis Ltd
On 2 May 2012, security forces used stun grenades and tear gas to disperse a sit-in numbering in the thousands in Mauritania’s capital Nouakchott. Issues such ... -
Guinea-Bissau: ECOWAS “Zero Tolerance” Principle Highly Tolerant After All — By Paulo Gorjí£o and Pedro Seabra
The international community’s immediate condemnation of the military coup that took place in Guinea-Bissau on April 12 seemed to suggest that it was doomed to fail. ... -
Diary: Review of Chatham House Meeting with Pa’gan Amum, Chief Negotiator for South Sudan — By William Townsend
In recent weeks, antagonism between Sudan and its recently independent neighbour, South Sudan, have reached new lows. The south’s occupation of oilfields in the north, and ...
