Yearly Archives: 2015
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Africa: Why Economists Get It Wrong
About the Author Morten Jerven teaches at the School for International Studies at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada. He is the author of Poor Numbers: ... -
Amnesty and Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration for Boko Haram? – By Tarila Marclint Ebiede
The Nigerian Northern Elders Forum has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to grant amnesty to Boko Haram members. This has generated resentment among many Nigerians. Mrs. Obiageli ... -
REVIEW: “We Will Win Peace” – on “˜conflict minerals’, humanitarian advocacy and Congo – By Georgia Cole and Jean-Benoît Falisse
In 2010, the United States Congress passed the expansive sounding “˜Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act’. Its section 1502 contained a requirement which appeared ... -
Misunderstanding Growth in Africa: how economists get it wrong – By Morten Jerven
For the past two decades, mainstream economists who study African economic growth have been trying to explain something that never happened. Economists have focused almost exclusively ... -
South Sudan and the chronic failure of a ruling elite – By Mawan Muortat
International media describes South Sudan’s civil war as having begun as a political power struggle among the leaders of the ruling Sudan People Liberation Movement (SPLM) ... -
Nigeria’s new political landscape explained – Ejiro Barrett
Two contrasting scenes reveal the aspirations and challenges Nigerians currently encounter. At the presidential inauguration crowds cheer as the former president, Goodluck Jonathan and the new ... -
Strengthen justice mechanisms to prevent land dispossessions in Africa – By Moses Adonga, Rachel Ibreck and Godfrey Victor Bulla
There has been a global awakening to the opportunities and costs of land grabs in Africa. Academics and activists are duly investigating the scope and impacts ... -
Tanzania: Edward Lowassa and the politics of rumour and endorsement – By Chambi Chachage
What “stands between Edward Lowassa and the presidency”, a top journalist claimed, “is his illness.” When I queried what ails the immediate former Prime Minister of ... -
Sudan and the ‘Island of Stability’ myth – By Ahmed Kodouda
After a quarter of a century in power, Omar al Bashir’s regime has never been more stable internationally. Despite domestic unrest, as armed conflicts rage on ... -
Mali’s Azawad Problem: is peace without victory possible? – By Kamissa Camara
15 May 2015 marked the official signing of the long awaited peace and reconciliation agreement between Mali’s government and the Arab and Tuareg rebel groups. These ...
