Yearly Archives: 2015
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Africa’s human rights tribunal issues damning decision in Sudan torture case – By Katherine Perks
The African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (African Commission), Africa’s main human rights body, recently published a decision holding Sudan responsible for the arbitrary detention ... -
After UN-Kinshasa fallout, operations against FDLR begin in eastern DRC – By Christoph Vogel
In early January 2015 joint operations between UN combat troops and Congolese soldiers against rebels who refused to disarm in eastern DRC were announced, repeatedly, as ... -
Reflections on the life and learning of Prof. Said Samatar – By Liban Ahmad
Said Sheikh Samatar, a Somali-American historian who passed away in New Jersey last week, was a Professor of African history at Rutgers University for more than ... -
Zimbabwe: Mugabe’s birthday celebrations obscure Zanu PF’s never ending wars – By Tendai Marima
A million dollar feast awaits an old African king in Zimbabwe this weekend as President Robert Mugabe celebrates his 91st birthday, but beyond the elephantine pomp ... -
Cometh the Hour, Cometh…Buhari? Nigerian election campaign hits London – By Dele Meiji Fatunla
When the history books come to be written about Nigeria’s 2015 elections, think tank The Royal Institute for International Affairs (better known as ‘Chatham House’) will ... -
Zambia: Scott out as Lungu tries to stamp authority on new cabinet – By Arthur Simuchoba
The cabinet of the new Zambian President Edgar Lungu contained few surprises. All but five ministers under the late President Michael Sata were retained. Still, there ... -
Nigeria Forum: election postponement sparks rumours, doomsday scenarios and more uncertainty – By Antony Goldman
When Attahiru Jega, Chairman of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), announced on 7 February his decision to postpone by six weeks general elections scheduled for ... -
MONUSCO: Kobler’s likely departure signals post-FIB era for peacekeeping in Congo – By Timo Mueller
As we enter another critical year for the DRC, the UN peacekeeping mission in Congo (MONUSCO) is going to lose most of its political and military ... -
Mozambique elections and beyond: Renamo MPs sworn in, but violence raises stakes in a predictable game – By Justin Pearce
It has taken almost four months since Mozambique’s last general election for members of parliament from the largest opposition party, Renamo, to be sworn in. Renamo ... -
Africa tops the best food in the world league – By Richard Dowden
If you said the words “Africa” and “food” and asked most people in the western world what the connection was, I would bet my Sunday lunch ...
