Monthly Archives: February 2013
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Kenya: Obama has a word with Raila and Uhuru, but US position on ICC is ambiguous – By Njambi Ngunjiri
The upcoming national elections in Kenya bring a sense of trepidation and foreboding due to the post-election violence witnessed following the polls in 2007. Presumably, this ... -
Africa’s rising rage: the middle classes call for revolution – By Richard Dowden
I had not intended to come back to the Africa Rising debate for a while. But on my recent trip to Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda ... -
Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration in South Sudan: feasible under current conditions? – By Jairo Munive
Following decades of civil war South Sudan achieved independence from Sudan in mid-2011 as the culmination of a long peace process. Both the Government of South ... -
Eliminating Female Genital Mutilation Globally: Recent Successes and Challenges
Female genital mutilation (FGM), sometimes called female circumcision affects 100 -140 million women and girls worldwide. Since 1992, Equality Now has been working to end all ... -
Back to Musaga: Post-war Burundi, seen from the hood – By Kris Berwouts
I was invited to visit Musaga by a woman who has lived and worked in Bujumbura for several months – in the Centre Artisanal de Musaga ... -
Diaspora Media: Africa’s missing link with its Diaspora – By Dr Ola Ogunyemi
The brain drain Africa suffered since the double waves of decolonisation and structural adjustment did not only impact negatively on political and economic developments, but also ... -
Mali: dragging the west back in to the War on Terror – By Magnus Taylor
A few weeks ago, most British journalists, politicians and foreign policy watchers would have had difficulty accurately positioning Mali on the map or naming its capital ... -
Kenya: Mungiki regroup pre-election in search of political influence – By Jacob Rasmussen
Mungiki was one of the key protagonists in the post-election violence (PEV) of 2008 and has for years been perceived and presented as one of the ...
