Yearly Archives: 2014
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Making Democracy Soup in Africa: how one bad ingredient can spoil the lot – By Victoria Crawford
In May 2012, the late Ethiopian PM Meles Zenawi is holding court on a panel at the World Economic Forum on Africa, held in the Ethiopian ... -
Rwanda: could state-led mass killings ever happen again? – By Bert Ingelaere & Marijke Verpoorten
April 2014 marked the 20th anniversary of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, in which hundreds of thousands of Rwandans, mostly ethnic Tutsi, were killed by the Hutu-dominated ... -
CAR: Seleka regroups; UN deployment can’t come soon enough – By Hanna Ucko Neill
Following the resignation of CAR President Michel Djotodia in January 2014, former Seleka rebels loyal to Djotodia withdrew, some say fled, north. His resignation triggered several ... -
The Africa Rising illusion: continent needs more than just growth – By K.Y. Amoako
We hear a lot these days about “Africa Rising” – and with good reason. The region is growing at a record rate, with six of the ... -
Nigeria: Opposition APC raises the stakes against PDP behemoth – By Alkasim Abdulkadir
Kano is Nigeria’s second largest city and the biggest in the northern half of the country. Traditionally a PDP stronghold, since its governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso ... -
Peacekeepers in the CAR: disunited, disillusioned and mostly ineffective
M’Poko Airport in Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic, is a hub of activity. Internally displaced Central Africans camp on the runway; soldiers from all ... -
Off-track in Somalia: parliament attack exemplifies lost momentum, weak leadership & deepening crises – By Yusuf M. Hassan
Somalia is off-track on its journey towards improved security, an agreed federal constitution, and credible national elections by 2016. On May 24th, in another attack that ... -
Cote d’Ivoire must strengthen electoral institutions to avoid democratic back-slide in 2015 – By Mathias Hounkpe
At the end of March 2014, Ivorian President Alassane Outtara declared in Abidjan that “we are determined to ensure that [the 2015 elections] are transparent and ... -
May Awakening: South Sudan famine raises memories of 1998 – By Michael Medley
Warnings of a looming famine begin early in the year, and intensify quickly. Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes; many ... -
MINTs and Mayhem: in Nigeria the risks are the only thing that trickle down – By Kate Meagher
Amid the media storm surrounding the kidnapped Nigerian schoolgirls, it is important to remember that just a couple of months ago that same media was celebrating ...
