Yearly Archives: 2014
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Sudan: NCP adds fresh “˜zibala’ to its house of mud – By Magdi el Gizouli
When the National Islamic Front (NIF) led by Hassan al-Turabi captured power in Khartoum back in 1989, the jokers of Omdurman described the nascent regime as ... -
What chance for Buhari? Fourth Time’s the Charm for The General – By Mark Amaza
As it had been widely expected, former Head of State General Muhammadu Buhari recently declared his intentions to run for the office of the President in ... -
How Ebola is robbing us of our humanity – By Khadi Mansaray
Last month I received a call from Freetown. The fifteen-year-old Augusta Vandy had just died of Ebola. She was the eldest of five children whose parents ... -
Burkina Faso after Compaoré: Continuity through Change? – By Valerie Arnould
The removal on 31 October of Blaise Compaoré, who was president of Burkina Faso for 27 years, following street protests, has been welcomed as a momentous ... -
Mozambique Elections: big win or big fix for Frelimo? – By Cate Reid
After a long and chaotic counting process, Mozambique has a new president. Filipe Nyusi, the little-known candidate of the Frente de Libertaí§í£o de Moí§ambique (Frelimo) party, counted on the ... -
South Sudan: snapshots of a divided country – By James Copnall
How do you govern a country divided by war? South Sudan is now split into three major zones. The people in the biggest area, made up ... -
Zambia: what next after another president dies in office? – By Sishuwa Sishuwa
On 28 October 2014, Zambia’s President Michael Sata passed away at London’s King Edward VII Hospital, where he was being treated for an undisclosed ailment. After ... -
Nigeria needs to check into oil rehab now – By Yemi Soneye
In 2009, the great recession of the previous year was continuing to have a serious effect on global demand capacity with oil prices crashing from $140 ... -
Five points for understanding Africa’s GDP revisions – By Matt Mossman
Tanzania was expected to announced new economic growth figures Friday, becoming the latest African country to “˜rebase’ its gross domestic product (GDP). Now those numbers are expected in ... -
REVIEW – Stringer: A Reporter’s Journey in the Congo – By Anjan Sundaram
“Yes, yes, of course we need someone, but who are you? And why the hell are you in Kinshasa?” – AP editor to Anjan Sundaram. *** ...
