Yearly Archives: 2015
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Hail to the Chiefs – By Antony Goldman
When Muhammadu Buhari swept to power in March’s historic elections, it was on a platform that promised change, security and an end to corruption. In the ... -
Rethinking Africa’s Turbulence – By Eliot Pence
Africa is in the midst of unprecedented change. At five percent growth rates, standards of living increase 30 to 50 times over the course of a single ... -
Every Peaceful Action Counts: A Burundian Prayer for Peace – By Elavie Ndura (MamaStar) and Sixte Vigny Nimuraba
While Burundi is going through increasing violence characterized by mass protests and killings that started after the current president, Pierre Nkurunziza, publicly announced his intention to ... -
Burundi: How Should the International Community Respond? – By Steve McDonald
The background to Burundi’s current turmoil, sparked by President Pierre Nkurunziza’s decision to run for a third term, is complicated, to say the least. Burundi, as ... -
The UK Khat Ban one year on: For Somali people, by Somali people – By Annisa Omar
The UK’s decision to ban Khat a year ago surprised many in the country who had not heard of the drug – let alone were aware ... -
Sudan’s Hydrocrats – Book Review by Alex de Waal
Review of: Harry Verhoeven, Water, Power and Civilization in Sudan: The Political Economy of Military-Islamist Statebuilding, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2015. It is every author’s nightmare ... -
Fear and Loathing in Luanda – By Jon Schubert
We can currently observe a great variety of “˜morbid symptoms’ of fin de régime in Angola, ranging from the farcical to the tragic. It would appear ... -
Corruption bleeds Malawi’s wobbling economy – By Frank Jomo
Malawi is in the news for bad reasons yet again. On June 25, the government was forced to release through Parliament a damning report that indicated ... -
Tanzania: ‘The X Factor’ in CCM’s Presidential Nomination – By Dr Alexander Makulilo and Thomas Steven
As Tanzania’s dominant party since independence, CCM has always won both the Union and Zanzibar elections. Party stalwarts boast that whomever CCM nominates as its presidential ... -
Chad’s Veil Ban Risks Increasing Radicalisation – by Hilary Matfess
Last month’s twin suicide bombings in the Chadian capital of N’Djamena were met with rapid international condemnation from French, Nigerian, and American diplomatic envoys. In response ...
