Yearly Archives: 2013
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Rwanda and the ICC: Playing Politics with Justice – By Stephen A. Lamony
Rwanda’s stated position on the International Criminal Court (ICC) is highly critical. Rwandan Foreign Minister Louise Mushikiwabo called the ICC “a political court” and said that ... -
Western Sahara: time is ripe for promotion up international agenda (companies, policy makers and population all agree) – from African Energy
The conflict over the former Spanish Sahara is all too often forgotten. But there is a growing feeling in policy circles – shared by companies eager ... -
Kieran Holmes: the toughest taxman in Africa – By Magnus Taylor
In the last five years the OBR has increased government revenue from 300 to 560 billion Burundian francs. Holmes asserts that they should be able ... -
Is it possible to do business in Africa without engaging in corruption? – asks ETK’s Kevin Korgba
The number of British businesses looking to expand into Africa is on the rise. We know that enterprise on the continent is growing – the IMF ... -
Making Sense of the Protests in Khartoum – By Alex de Waal
This essay was originally posted on African Futures, a digital forum of the Social Science Research Council. In the ten days following September 23, Sudanese cities ... -
Citadels of learning, Boko Haram’s new slaughter fields – By Alkasim Abdulkadir
The insurgency in Nigeria’s North Eastern corner has once more brought into sharp relief the precarious balance between life and death in the region. Scores of ... -
Mo Ibrahim Prize 2013: and the winner is…Afro-realism – By Magnus Taylor
African economies are generally growing – we know that and it can be well-documented through trusted economic data. But is African governance also rising? That’s the ... -
Converting resource wealth to economic development: what role for “˜local content’? – By Peter Dí¶rrie
Few topics were debated as intensively at the recent International Economic Forum on Africa in Paris as the question of local content in the oil and ... -
Can Radios Stop the Lord’s Resistance Army in Congo? – By Scott Ross
In northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), rural radio stations are used to protect civilians from violence. Part of a growing network of high frequency (HF) ... -
Making the most of Africa’s culture and creativity: economic development, democracy and peacebuilding – By Ned Dalby
In Cape Town this week, a conference on Africa’s creative economy bangs the drum for art, culture and the creative industries. Policymakers looking for ways to ...
