Yearly Archives: 2014
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Waiting for the Blue Helmets: More gloom from CAR as crisis passes 18 months – By Magnus Taylor
The crisis in the CAR has metamorphosed from a lightening storm of rebellions, coups and emergency military deployment into a low rumbling groan of desperation from ... -
Tsvangirai vs Biti: battle for control of the MDC – By Simukai Tinhu
The ambush two months ago by the Secretary General of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), Tendai Biti, against the party’s strongman, Morgan Tsvangirai, has set ... -
Kenya’s Somalis: Caught Between Power and Profiling – By Hassan M. Abukar
The ongoing Kenyan government security sweep against Somalis has generated reactions both serious and comical. In May, the visiting Chinese Prime Minister, Le Keqiang, vowed to ... -
Africa comes to parliament with debate in The Commons – By Magnus Taylor
I attended yesterday’s parliamentary debate on “˜The UK’s relationship with Africa’, along with a handful of others – MPs researchers, school children and tourists – in ... -
Is Britain turning its back on the world’s refugees? – By Ismail Einashe
On World Refugee Day we asked Ismail Einashe, a former refugee from Somalia, to reflect on the situation for refugees in Britain today. Britain’s recent failure ... -
To prevent more Mpeketonis Kenya must define Somalia exit plan – By Abdullahi Boru Halakhe
Since Kenya intervened in Somalia in October 2011, insecurity has spiraled out of control, with attacks (largely targeting Kenyans) becoming commonplace occurrences in Nairobi, the coast, ... -
Nigeria: any chance of progress on the Petroleum Industry Bill? – By Malte Liewerscheidt
Nigeria’s long-awaited Petroleum Industry Bill (PIB) has gained notoriety among international investors, not only for its years of delay but also for its content. The PIB ... -
The Mutarule massacre: conflict from below in eastern Congo – By Kris Berwouts
On the evening of Friday 6th June, at least 33 unarmed Congolese civilians were killed in and around the village of Mutarule, on the plains of ... -
UK Khat ban likely to create innovative black market for drug – By Neil Carrier
In a few days the 60 year old legal importation into the UK of the stimulant substance known widely as khat will be brought to an ... -
How did Zambia become the continent-leader in refugee integration? – By Arthur Simuchoba
This year Zambia took the liberty of observing World Refugee Day (June 20th), a week earlier than normal. There is, however, a sense that, even if ...
