Yearly Archives: 2013
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“Find some starving Africans”: Reporting Disasters – the nexus of crisis, NGOs and the media – By Keith Somerville
I’ve become very bored with the endless and usually unwarranted use of the word “˜iconic’ to describe people or events, but I have absolutely no argument ... -
Better understanding of al Shabaab’s plans for the region must be global priorities – By Devon Knudsen
Media commentary on the now-concluded siege of the Westgate mall in Nairobi demonstrates widespread recognition that a major shift has occurred in al Shabaab’s targets and ... -
Last Chance to Save the Remittance Lifeline as Barclays’ withdrawal of services to MSBs imminent
Today is the deadline set by Barclays to close the bank accounts of UK-Somali remittance companies. Dahabshiil – the biggest money transfer company serving the Somali ... -
After Westgate: Uhuru Kenyatta must still go to The Hague – By Edward Clay
Richard Dowden’s last point in his blog posted on 27 September – that the Westgate massacres will spell the end of the International Criminal Court (ICC) ... -
Misreading the War Against Al-Shabaab – By Abdihakim Ainte
The news from Nairobi over the last few days has been appalling. But, given the frequency of Al Shabaab’s grenade-throwing over the past 18 months, the ... -
Kenya after Westgate: more trouble ahead – By Richard Dowden
What does the appalling attack on people at the Westgate Shopping Centre signify? Does it mean that Al Shabaab is getting stronger or weaker? Was it ... -
Poor Numbers: The Politics of Improving GDP Statistics in Africa – By Morten Jerven
Last week African Arguments published a story that Prof Morten Jerven, author of “˜Poor Numbers: How We Are Misled by African Development Statistics and What to ... -
Why We Need to Invest in African Development Statistics: From a Diagnosis of Africa’s Statistical Tragedy Towards a Statistical Renaissance – By Morten Jerven
Address to be delivered at “Inauguration Meeting of the Continental Steering Committee (CSC) for the African Project on the Implementation of the 2008 SNA”[1] There is ... -
To beat Al Shabaab Kenya must expel its religious leader “˜Sheikh Hassaan’ from Nairobi – By Hassan M. Abukar
Over the last 2 years Kenya has been one of the few countries successful in its military engagement with Al-Shabaab – expelling the Al-Qaeda affiliate from ... -
Westgate attack puts Al Shabaab top of the global jihadist premier league
Noman Benotman, President of the anti-radicalisation Quilliam Foundation, has told African Arguments that Al Shabaab’s Westgate attack has put it “to the top of the premier ...
