Yearly Archives: 2016
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Nigeria: Buhari’s southern dilemma heating up
With a cluster of hotly-contested election re-runs coming up and low oil prices squeezing budgets, the next six months will be pivotal for the Nigerian government. ... -
What does Jammeh have to gain by making The Gambia an Islamic Republic?
President Yahya Jammeh has developed a reputation for surprising announcements. What might be the reasons behind his latest? In a surprise announcement last month, President Yahya ... -
Burundi: what can actually be done?
There are few tangible solutions to Burundi’s crisis in sight. But there are some positive actions regional and international actors can take. The violence in Burundi ... -
AAP#9: On South Africa’s doom and gloom
In this podcast, we are joined by Martin Plaut and Gushwell Brooks to discuss the deplorable state of South African politics. Download: MP3 Subscribe: RSS | ... -
Zanzibar: election re-run raises likelihood of confrontation
With the political crisis still unresolved and tensions rising, Zanzibar is at risk of returning to the instability seen in the early 2000s. After a long ... -
In the shadow of genocides past: can Burundi be pulled back from the brink?
Rather than the Rwandan genocide, it is the 1972 genocide of Hutu in Burundi that suggests itself as the most meaningful frame of reference for an ... -
Tensions in the Seychelles after neck and neck elections
In presidential elections in December, the incumbent President James Michel won by just 193 votes. Although everyday life in the Seychelles remains as peaceful as ever ... -
Nigeria’s contentious court rulings reveal need for electoral reform
The Court of Appeal’s recent string of rulings on disputed elections have raised accusations of political interference. Nigeria’s presidential election in March 2015 was widely viewed ... -
China and Zimbabwe’s all-weather friendship
Despite its significant mineral wealth and economic opportunities, Zimbabwe may be more important to China as a symbolic friend. At the end of last year, China’s President ... -
Coming to terms with Sudan’s legacy of slavery
Among northern Sudanese families, slavery continues to be a taboo subject, even though this history has shaped the Sudans for centuries. In the 1940s, my grandfather ...
