Yearly Archives: 2014
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Is Kenya facing a security meltdown? – By Jeremy Lind
Turkana, Kenya’s poorest county, is once again experiencing a spate of violence. The situation in Turkana, and Kenya more widely has become so bad, that John Githongo, ... -
An ugly idea dissected: looks, age and language in Sudan – By Sara Elhassan
Sudanese social media has been buzzing about a video poem by Sara Elhassan, a retort to a Sudanese professor who claimed that most Sudanese women were ... -
ZANU-PF National Congress Portends Business as Usual in Zimbabwe – By Brooks Marmon
A shopping centre in Harare’s smart northern suburbs demonstrates the dichotomies in Zimbabwe ahead of a critical ZANU-PF national congress scheduled for early December. A regional ... -
Nigeria Forum: What happens when oil prices fall? – By Anthony Goldman
When politicians, fund managers and development professionals look to highlight the success of democratic Nigeria, they typically point to one, key statistic: when the military stood ... -
Nigeria Forum: APC considers how best to beat Jonathan – By Magnus Taylor
Abuja – It’s harmattan time in Abuja – a hot, dry wind from the sahara blows through the city and stirs up the dust, bringing a ... -
Zimbabwe: are the MDC’s days numbered? – By Simukai Tinhu
The party congress of Zimbabwe’s opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC)’s, an electoral exercise whose main purpose was to reinvigorate the party in preparation for the 2018 ... -
Chickens come home to roost. State building and the credibility conundrum in Somalia – By Anna Bruzzone
Yet another international donor conference on Somalia. “A history of broken promises” might have been a rather more appropriate title for the Ministerial High Level Partnership Forum ... -
Would an arms embargo help end South Sudan’s civil war? – By James Copnall
In filthy camps for the displaced, thatched huts in half-forgotten villages, and Juba’s proud new concrete buildings, South Sudanese are waiting. As the rainy season peters ... -
We need to talk about Cyril: South Africa’ s Ramaphosa should face greater scrutiny over business and tax affairs – By Desné Masie
Oh the irony. In 1982, Cyril Ramaphosa, presided over the establishment of one of South Africa’s largest trade unions, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM). Exactly ... -
Perpetual Conflict: why discord between the Somali President and prime minister continues – By Hassan M. Abukar
The recent conflict between President Hassan S. Mohamoud and Prime Minister Abdiweli Ahmed has caused a gridlock in the Somali government’s operations. The prime minister did ...
