Yearly Archives: 2014
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Why does AREVA refuse to pay a fair rate of tax in Niger? – By Dr. Ibrahima Aidara
Niger didn’t get its first mining code until 1993, which put in place an unbalanced fiscal regime that gave substantial advantages to private companies (they were ... -
Aids and Power
About the Author Alex de Waal is a writer and activist on African issues. He is executive director of the World Peace Foundation. Considered one of the ... -
In South Sudan courts and justice are essential for peace: A reply to Mbeki and Mamdani – By Matthew LeRiche
South Sudan is not South Africa. Thabo Mbeki and Mahmood Mamdani argue in their recent NY Times article that courts can’t end civil wars. No doubt ... -
A People’s Story of Burundi
About the Author Peter Uvin is the Henry J. Leir Professor of International Humanitarian Studies and Academic Dean at the Fletcher School, Tufts University. In recent years, ... -
Why I have been investing in African Stock Markets – By James Duddridge MP
I write this article having just visited the Casablanca stock exchange – Africa’s third largest Bourse after the Johannesburg and Nigerian Stock Exchanges and possibly the ... -
A Winter of Discontent for Somalia’s Beleaguered President – By Hassan M. Abukar
Mark Twain one said, “Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as you please.” When news of his demise spread like wildfire, Twain ... -
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Vital Kamerhe: Kabila’s public enemy number one? – By Kris Berwouts
On Friday 7th and Sunday 9th of February, the Congolese opposition leader Vital Kamerhe and a delegation of his party tried to take a plane from ... -
Terror and other challenges in the Sahel: Don’t ignore the local – By Kamissa Camara
“The challenges faced in the Sahel do not respect borders and, therefore, neither can the solutions,” UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has correctly observed. Narcotics and ... -
Climate Change in Africa
About the Author Camilla Toulmin is Director of the International Institute for Environment & Development. An economist by training, she has worked mainly in Africa on social, ...
