Yearly Archives: 2014
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Democracy is on the line in Burkina Faso and beyond if Compaoré is allowed to change the constitution – By Johnnie Carson
Democracy is on the line in Burkina Faso. What happens there over the next few weeks and months may determine whether democracy continues on its positive ... -
How tribalism continues to direct governance in Sudan – By Namaa Al-Mahdi
Tribal clashes between Ma’alya and Rizeigat tribes broke out in early January of this year, multiple clashes throughout the year culminated in an all-out war last ... -
Incumbency and Opportunity: forecasting Nigeria’s 2015 elections – By Zainab Usman and Oliver Owen
Headline Findings In order to win the Presidency in 2015, the successful party will have to control the majority of Nigeria’s 36 state Governorships. In the ... -
Is ISIS allied to or influencing African Jihadi Groups? – By Hassan M. Abukar
In August 2014, Africa’s spy chiefs met in Nairobi as part of the African Union’s Committee of Intelligence and Security Services of Africa (CISSA). They expressed ... -
Five political films you should see at this year’s Film Africa – By Magnus Taylor
All life is political and art doubly so. But I thought African Arguments readers might be especially interested in the 5 films below; all of which ... -
Rwanda: Why claim that 200,000 Tutsi died in the genocide is wrong – By Marijke Verpoorten
On October 1, 2014, BBC broadcasted its documentary Rwanda’s Untold Story. The documentary features two academics, Christian Davenport and Allan Stam, who put forward a controversial ... -
Zambia: saga of the President’s health continues – By Arthur Simuchoba
Questions about the health of the Zambian President Michael Sata are stubbornly refusing to go away having simmered ever since he dropped out of sight at ... -
Congo: military reshuffle signals a political landscape in motion – By Kris Berwouts
In September 2014, the Congolese government carried out a reorganization of its armed forces (FARDC). Congo is a huge country covering many local realities, each of ... -
Towards politically smart, locally led development in Africa – By David Booth
Last year, Diana Cammack and I concluded our book on Governance for Development in Africa with the thought that more aid for development should be delivered ... -
Nigeria’s Boko Haram ceasefire deal: too good to be true? – By Andrew Noakes
Last week, a colleague forwarded me an email purportedly written by Abubakar Shekau, the leader of Boko Haram. Addressed to the International Criminal Court and penned ...
