Yearly Archives: 2014
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Rwanda’s Untold Story. A reply to “38 scholars, scientists, researchers, journalists and historians” – By Filip Reyntjens
On 12 October, 38 signatories sent a letter to the BBC’s Director-General to protest against the contents of the documentary “˜Rwanda’s Untold Story’ first broadcast by ... -
Introducing The Nigeria Forum
Welcome to the newest African Arguments blog: The Nigeria Forum. We are launching this blog several months in advance of the Nigerian general election in ... -
Review: ‘Eritrea at a Crossroads: a narrative of triumph, betrayal and hope’ – by Andebrhan Welde Giorgis
Reviewed by Martin Plaut – Eritrea is at peace, yet its people are flooding across its borders. As many are being caught reaching the shores of ... -
Mozambique elections: outcome will have little impact on growing social fault-lines – By Jason Sumich
On the 15th of October, 2014, Mozambique held its fifth multiparty general election. Despite Renamo’s almost ritualistic accusation of fraud (not that fraud did not happen, ... -
50 years on: Remembering Sudan’s October Revolution – By W.J.Berridge
Many Sudanese intellectuals watched on with wry amusement as, in 2011, the global media announced that the popular uprisings in Egypt, Tunisia and Libya were the ... -
Journalism in Somalia: booming but beset by dangers – By Jay Bahadur
MOGADISHU”” Mohamed Abdi Warsame’s hand shakes as he places it on my knee. “Some say my brother was killed over a woman,” he says. “That’s not ... -
Why States Recover: Changing Walking Societies into Winning Nations – By Richard Dowden
We often get famous professors on stage for our meetings but they are not often joined by the scion of South Africa’s richest family, a rock ... -
Why the actions of a South African billionaire highlight the dangers of capital flight for the continent – By Desné Masie
South African billionaire Mark Shuttleworth has recently won an important case against the South African Reserve Bank in the Supreme Court of Appeal. The SCA ordered ... -
Congo/Uganda: high profile military operations against ADF will not rebuild local stability – By Caroline Hellyer
After a period of apparent quiet in the Grand North – the area that runs down from the Rwenzori Mountains to the bottom of Lake Edward ... -
Congo: President Kabila must respect the constitution and not seek a third term – By Decky Kipuka Kabongi
There is currently one question dominating political debate in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC): Will President Kabila change the constitution and seek a third ...
