Yearly Archives: 2012
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Sad South Africa: The Truth in Numbers and the Facts behind the Sentiment – By Desné Masie
South Africa is Africa’s largest economy, and a gateway to trade and investment on the continent. However, contrary to the “˜Africa Rising’ narrative I contextualise in ... -
Malawi: constitutional and law reform should continue under Banda – By Hannah Gibson, Africa Research Institute
In 1966, two years after gaining independence from Britain, Malawi was declared a republic. For the next 28 years Hastings Banda led the country, and the ... -
South Africa: economic shock the fault of poorly managed labour relations – By Madeline R. Young
The South African economy has recently taken a major blow due to a much-reported epidemic of labour disputes in the mining industry. Approximately 50,000 mine workers ... -
Africa as a Company: economic analysis and the junk bond continent – By Desné Masie
There’s been a lot of talk these past few months about Africa Rising, for whom and what for. But it’s kind of difficult for the average ... -
Sudan and the Yarmouk attack: Israel’s folly, America’s brolly – By Ahmed Badawi
Invoking the right to remain silent often speaks louder than words. That’s surely the case with the official Israeli response of “no comment” to the accusation ... -
The remittance industry is failing those who need it most – By Dr Ismail Ahmed, founder of WorldRemit
The remittance market in Africa has for too long been monopolised by companies imposing very high fees that are on average three times those charged on ... -
Kenya: Tana Delta violence – is there worse to come? – By Nuur Mohamud Sheekh and Jason Mosley
In Kenya, ahead of the 2013 elections, attention is turning to sources of tension that could fuel the kind of poll-related violence seen at the end ... -
A polemic against NGOs and the destruction of local innovation – By Jeremy Weate
The development sector has for the past few years been criticised for being ineffectual. This has come both from ex-insiders, such as Owen Barder and William ... -
Somalia: The Kismaayo Conundrum(s) – By Abdi Aynte
If insecurity was the thorniest problem that plagued Somalia’s previous governments, the new one will be dogged by multiple political challenges. Chief among those is the ... -
How to bring education to the poor in Africa – By Richard Dowden
In 2006 some friends of mine were given $5 million by Lisbet Rausing for education in Uganda. They set up an NGO called Mvule (named after ...
