Yearly Archives: 2014
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Somalia Briefing: caught between anti-terrorism legislation, militants and starving to death – By Magnus Taylor
When I heard, last night, that several regions of Somalia are once again at risk of famine, the prevailing feeling was one of déjí vu. The ... -
DRC: Assessing the performance of MONUSCO’s Force Intervention Brigade – By Christoph Vogel
Roughly 16 months ago (in March 2013), the United Nations strengthened its peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) with a more robust ... -
Anyone but al-Shabaab: Kenya’s political divisions laid bare by spiraling attacks – By Jeremy Lind
Weeks after deadly attacks killed 60 at Mpeketoni in Kenya’s Lamu County, new raids on July 5th in Lamu and Tana River counties left over 20 ... -
Kenya: Raila and Uhuru should stop holding the country to ransom over National Dialogue – By Abdullahi Boru Hallakhe
In both symbolic and material terms, “˜Saba Saba’ occupies a significant place and meaning in contemporary Kenya. The date draws its significance from the fact that ... -
Imperialism 2.0? Review of Howard French’s “˜China’s Second Continent: How A Million Migrants Are Building A New Empire in Africa’ – By Michael Deibert
When, midway through the American journalist Howard French’s new book, a Zambian politician tells him dejectedly that “we are not a poor people but we have ... -
African Infrastructure Investment Survey
Private sector perspectives on risks and opportunities The Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA) has launched a new survey to capture private sector views on the challenges ... -
African Economic Outlook 2014: growth, sloth and value chains – By Magnus Taylor
It’s that time of year again when the OECD, AfDB and UNDP release the Africa Economic Outlook; a weighty 300 page publication which, according to its ... -
Somalia: diaspora return a major benefit, but still dominated by older male elite – By Maimuna Mohamud
The return of the many diaspora Somalis represents a new phase of diaspora engagement with Somalia. The well-discussed financial remittances still constitute a crucial instrument through ... -
Kenyan gloom and ineffective authoritarianism: free-form thinking on the state of Eastern Africa – By Magnus Taylor
I’ve had the happy opportunity to participate in a couple of discussion seminars/roundtable events over the past 10 days on the East African region. Here are ... -
Leaked agreement shows Tanzania may not get a good deal for gas – By Ben Taylor
Natural gas is on the scene in Tanzania, and expectations are sky high. There are those who see this as the end of aid dependency, or ...
