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Somalia: appointment of President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud signals change and challenges – By Abdi Aynte
On Monday, Somalia lived up to its track record for never re-electing an incumbent leader. President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed lost to a political newcomer, Hassan Sheikh ... -
Central African Republic: international community must maintain pressure on Bozizé to ensure a lasting peace – By Jean-Simon Rioux
On 25th and 26th August, headlines revealed a newly reached agreement between the Conventions of Patriots for Justice and Peace (CPJP) and the government of the ... -
Mining in the Republic of Congo: waiting for profits – By Madeline R. Young
The Republic of Congo’s mining industry is developing swiftly following 50 years of uncertainty. During a recent interview, Jean Omer Mpeho, the Press Attaché of the ... -
Corruption: a global problem or an African cancer? – By Laurence Cockcroft
Is African corruption unique, or is it just like corruption in the many other parts of the world? Citizens of African countries tend to argue that ... -
Mines, Malema and Mangaung: South Africa’s descent into a morass of corruption, greed and factionalism – By Keith Somerville
I’ve just returned from a couple of weeks in South Africa. It was supposed to be a holiday dominated by the Big Five on the safari ... -
Simba Makoni: no regrets about splitting anti-Mugabe vote in 2008 – By Magnus Taylor
Simba Makoni is the bespectacled former Executive Secretary of SADC turned Zimbabwean Finance Minister (2000 – 2002), turned Presidential candidate in 2008 as leader of ... -
Ethiopia: navigating through the emotive, outrageous, and the subtle but dangerous narratives on the demise of Meles – By Solomon Ayele Dersso
Ethiopia is in a state of reflection, the outcome of which is not yet clear. If it is to be substantially positive, it is worthwhile navigating ... -
The future Kingdoms of Africa? – By Richard Dowden
Why are there still so many monarchies among the 193 states of the world? 44 countries have heads of state from a single family under a ... -
Al-Shabaab and post-transition Somalia – By Abdi Aynte
For the first time in four years, the militant group al-Shabaab is not the center of attention in Somalia. Since the fighters were ejected from the ... -
The Ambassador: Mads Brí¼gger uncovers Liberia’s elite corruption – By Aaron Leaf
Two years ago during my first month living in Liberia, my colleague Lamii took me to the annual Press Union retreat in the city of Buchanan. ...
