Yearly Archives: 2012
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Lubanga guilty verdict will go beyond Ituri, DR Congo – By William Townsend
It would be difficult to over-emphasise the importance of today’s resounding “guilty” verdict in the trial of Congolese militia leader, Thomas Lubanga, at the International Criminal ... -
The Arab Spring – Senegalese Echoes? – By Jeggan C. Senghor
In an earlier reflection, I examined the domino-effects of the Arab Spring on Sub-Saharan African countries and the conditions that should exist if effective and radical ... -
Diary: Angola’s Georges Chicoti asserts foreign policy strength and business potential– By Justin Pearce
Angolan Foreign Minister Georges Chicoti’s visit to London in late February allowed the minister to present a vivid picture of how his government, ten years after ... -
Don’t Elevate Joseph Kony – By Alex de Waal
Put yourself in Joseph Kony’s shoes: imagine you are a fugitive leader of a rebel band in the forests of central Africa, travelling on foot and ... -
Zimbabwe: The Shadow of Elections — by Brian Raftopoulos
This piece first appeared at Solidarity Peace Trust‘s Zimbabwe Update No. 4, 9 March 2012. A great tragedy of the Mugabe regime has been the deconstruction ... -
Ghana’s 55 years of independence– poised for a great leap forward? – By Nana Ampofo at Songhai Advisory
Ghana marked 55 years of independence from colonial rule on 6 March 2012 – “no mean achievement” in the life of any nation, according to President ... -
Boko Haram – more complicated than you think – By Richard Dowden
Nothing in Nigeria is what it seems. Beneath a confusing, disorderly surface lie networks of association and obligation of which outsiders, and sometimes insiders, are unaware. ... -
Zimbabwe 2012 : elections or another GNU? — by Ibbo Mandaza
[Note: The following first appeared on the Zimbabwe Independent Thursday, 16 February 2012] THERE are at least three myths that are increasingly pervading the political discourse ... -
#StopKony2012: For most Ugandans Kony’s crimes are from a bygone era – By Angelo Izama
Over the last few days millions of people have thronged to watch a video put together by the California based NGO and media company Invisible Children ... -
The Problem with Invisible Children’s “Kony 2012” – By Michael Deibert
Recently, a new video produced by the American NGO Invisible Children focusing on Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) has been making the rounds. ...
