Yearly Archives: 2013
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James Duddridge MP: Why I am investing in 12 companies in Africa (next stop Nigeria and Kenya)
In July I invested £1,000 in Wilderness Safaris; a company listed on the Botswana Stock Exchange and wrote about the investment in a Conservative Home article ... -
Film Africa 2013: bonfires, revolutions and classic directors
The Royal African Society, which runs African Arguments, is hosting a big Africa-focused film festival from 1st – 10th November. This is most relevant for those ... -
Madagascar elections: remarkable that they have happened at all – By Emilie Filou
The first round of Madagascar’s presidential elections on 25 October was a momentous occasion: the polls were the first since a coup in March 2009 when ... -
What does the unilateral referendum for Abyei mean for the state’s people? – By Stephen Arrno
The on-going process of a “unilateral” referendum for Abyei has suffered condemnation by all stakeholders including the government of South Sudan. However, this “˜community referendum’, as ... -
From London to Luanda: review of Daniel Metcalfe’s Blue Dahlia, Black Gold – By Claudia Gastrow
Daniel Metcalfe’s Blue Dahlia, Black Gold imaginatively captures the unfulfilled desires and brute realities of Angola suggested in its title. It is a welcome addition to ... -
In Africa, does prosperity bring peace? Lessons from Somalia to Mozambique – By Richard Dowden
“In Italy for 30 years under the Borgias they had warfare, terror, murder, and bloodshed, but they produced Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and the Renaissance. In ... -
On Zimbabwe Britain must avoid the misplaced, patronising stance of the past – By Ian Scoones
Britain’s relationship with Africa has always been a tricky one; and this is particularly so for a former settler colony like Zimbabwe. Robert Mugabe’s recent win ... -
Expert interview: Jacob Zenn – On terrorism and insurgency in Northern Nigeria
Jacob Zenn is an analyst of African Affairs for The Jamestown Foundation focusing on radical groups in Northern Nigeria and a Policy Advisor for the Nigerian-American ... -
Politically reduced, broke and with no clear vision: Renamo returns to the bush – By Joseph Hanlon
Recent skirmishes between Renamo guerrillas and Mozambican government military, leading to Monday’s attack on Afonso Dhlakama’s headquarters in Santungira, need to be viewed in a broader ... -
On Tanzania, Obama is getting it wrong – By Sarah Hermitage
In September President Kikwete of Tanzania was among ten African leaders to attend a meeting in New York organised by President Obama for heads of state ...
