Yearly Archives: 2013
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Kenya’s Misbehavior in Kismayo and Consequences of Disrespecting the AMISOM Mandate – By Jibril Mohamed
Currently Kenya has about 4,000 soldiers deployed as part of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), a peacekeeping force mandated by the United Nations Security ... -
Somalia: The Godane Coup and the Unraveling of Al-Shabaab – By Hassan M. Abukar
The week of June 19th was a bloody milestone for the course of jihad in Somalia as the leaders of Al-Shabaab clashed in Barawe, a coastal ... -
African Energy Atlas 2013: oil, gas and renewables to the fore – By Magnus Taylor
Cross Border Information’s African Energy Atlas 2013 has just come out. What does is tell us about the continent’s energy reserves, production and future prospects? This ... -
Obama can only light up Africa with its own “leading lights” – Bright Simons
On the fourth day of President Obama’s 6-day Africa tour, his aides say that he is scheduled to announce in Cape Town, South Africa, a new ... -
Endgame for Aweys; but Al-Shabaab will continue – By Abdihakim Ainte
Finally, the fate of Hassan Dahir Aweys – Somalia’s foremost Islamist – has been determined. While details of the operation that led to his apprehension are ... -
Why Herbst and Mills are wrong about Congo’s “invisible state” – By Christoph Vogel
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a failed state/The Democratic Republic of the Congo is falling apart/The Democratic Republic of the Congo does not exist. ... -
Why structural transformation of Africa matters in Post-2015 era – By Aida Opoku-Mensah
In September 2000, the UN Millennium Summit endorsed the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in the Millennium Declaration, which was signed by more than 180 countries. The ... -
Is Uganda’s Oil region another northern Uganda in the making? – By Rose Nakayi
A recent workshop on “the politics of oil and gas in East Africa” run by Makerere (Uganda) and Leeds (UK) universities, following a research visit to ... -
Kismayo and the Rise and Fall of a Somali President – By Abdiaziz Abdi
Something very bizarre is happening in Somalia. While Al-Shabaab is still active and wreaking havoc on the country, Somalis are again dividing themselves along clan lines, ... -
Your Rendezvous with the African Middle Class – By Bright Simons
If you are in business and Africa has been on your radar I am very sure it is partly because of boiling enthusiasm about the “African ...
