Yearly Archives: 2015
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Liberia’s Postwar Constitution Review: A Tale of Mistrust and Uncertainty – By Richard Akum and Mainlehwon Vonhm
When under review, a constitution (the supreme law of the land) reveals issues of collective angst within the land. In Liberia, the process to review the ... -
Election 2015: What’s in the party manifestos for Africa? – By Magnus Taylor and Hetty Bailey
Does the UK have an “˜Africa policy’? Magnus Taylor (Editor, African Arguments) and Hetty Bailey (Policy and Research Coordinator, Africa APPG) decided to find out. They ... -
Sudan 2015: After the elections, time for new ideas – By James Copnall
If this was a boxing match the referee would never have let it go the distance. Omar al Bashir received 94% of the vote in overwhelmingly ... -
Europe pushes away migrant ‘problem’ but many more will still come – By Ismail Einashe and Giulia Liberatore
In the space of one weekend in April over 800 migrants perished in the waters of the Mediterranean. This was the worst death toll since a ... -
Does the tragedy in the Mediterranean illustrate a new British Africa policy? – By Richard Dowden
Suddenly the British election has an international issue: African migration to Europe. The sight of boatloads of poor Africans heading towards our southern European beaches induces ... -
Zambia retreats on controversial mining tax – By Dr. Desné Masie
Zambia has retreated on plans for a controversial mining tax announced in January 2015 by its ruling party, the Patriotic Front (“PF”). The move follows forceful ... -
As the House Burns, Whither the Zimbabwean Opposition? – By Nicole Beardsworth
The Zimbabwean economy is going through structural regression, with rapid deindustrialisation, burgeoning external debt, an over 85% formal unemployment rate and nominal growth due to declining ... -
What Chance a Nuclear Future in Nigeria? – By Dr Tomiwa O. Erinosho
Nigeria, a country endowed with numerous natural energy resources such as crude oil, gas, coal, hydro, wind, biomass, solar, geothermal, tidal and even uranium has adopted ... -
Sudan Elections: Champion Won – By Alex de Waal
Five years ago, the center of Khartoum was dominated by campaign posters showing President Omar al Bashir””and advertisements showing a handsome young man drinking a non-alcoholic ... -
Sudan Elections: rumours of NCP’s death are greatly exaggerated – By James Copnall
It looks like a funeral, it sounds like a funeral – but it isn’t, not really. The men pick up an angharaib, its wooden frame partially ...
