Yearly Archives: 2014
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Has Boko Haram become more than just Nigeria’s problem? – By Ryan Cummings
In a communiqué released on 13 March, Nigeria’s Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Dr Reuben Abati, warned of the growing threat posed by ... -
Conflict in South Sudan: refugees seek protection in Uganda and a way home – By Lucy Hovil
The independence of South Sudan symbolised a moment of extraordinary achievement and hope. On the one hand, there was optimism that independence had heralded a new ... -
How did Rwanda’s genocide change our world? – By Omar McDoom
Rwanda’s genocide, twenty years ago this month, symbolizes the zenith of ethnic violence in Africa and international indifference toward it. How did this defining event ... -
Kenya and Somalia must work together on post al-Shabaab security – By Abdullahi Boru Hallakhe and Abdihakim Ainte
Last week’s attack on a Likoni church in the coastal city of Mombasa, and the subsequent Eastleigh blast in Nairobi, are grim reminders of the precarious ... -
Intervention in the CAR: less talk, more action – By Hanna Ucko Neill
As the twentieth anniversary of the Rwandan genocide approaches, the international community once again faces questions about the definition of genocide, how and when to intervene ... -
Pre-election, South Africa shows off its brighter side – By Richard Dowden
Richard Dowden spent last week touring South Africa looking at projects where the country leads the world or is working on things you would not expect ... -
India’s Kings of Crude Troubled by Oil Investments in Africa – By Luke Patey
The outbreak of conflict in South Sudan last December led to the shut down of India’s multi-billion dollar oil project in the young country. The instability ... -
Time to consider another OLS or ERD for the Nuba Mountains and Blue Nile – By Ahmed Hassan
The Plight of Sudan, Politicization of Humanitarian Access and the Hypocrisy of the International Community With the wide spread of protracted political problems, complex emergencies, and ... -
Uganda’s constituency of one: Museveni faces challenges from within and without – By Magnus Taylor
In Kampala it is sometimes difficult to distinguish between policemen and soldiers. Both stand around in groups at roadblocks or hang out the back of official ... -
Congo: reading Kabila’s silences – By Kris Berwouts
On November 28th 2011, Joseph Kabila was elected for his second term as President of Congo’s Third Republic. The elections were so controversial that a climate ...
