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South Africa needs calm heads after Marikana mine tragedy – By Jay Naidoo
South Africans need calm heads to examine what caused the slaughter of 44 workers and police officers at the Marikana mine. The judicial commission of inquiry appointed ... -
Angolan Elections 2012: beer and circuses no longer enough – By Claudia Gastrow
It is election month in Luanda and the city is awash with billboards, posters, and illuminated displays of President José Eduardo dos Santos, leaving little to ... -
Tanzania: Britain increasingly accepting of partnership with corrupt government – By Sarah Hermitage
The BAE “˜saga’ – which involved the sale of a military air traffic control system to the Tanzanian government in 2001 in a deal that was ... -
Could China’s slowdown mark the end of Africa’s decade of growth? – By Barbara Njau, Senior Reporter at fDi Magazine, fDi Intelligence
Sub-Saharan Africa’s accelerated economic growth over the last decade has been well documented. Feted as the next boom market, especially with the backdrop of the economic ... -
Angola Elections 2012: Dos Santos victory likely to bring more protests and violent repression – By Jon Schubert
Ahead of the 31 August legislative elections “” the third the country has ever known “” the situation in Angola is increasingly tense. Opposition parties denounce ... -
Big Men, African Conflicts and Informal Power – A Review by Richard Mallett, ODI
Taking up the call made by a number of recent contributions to the peace- and state-building literatures to “˜see what’s there’ (as opposed to seeing “˜what’s ... -
Somali Elections: politicians continue to use the country’s institutions for personal profit – By Prof. Liban A. Egal
Somalia’s upcoming permanent government is feted as a model for national reconciliation and good governance. The signatories are largely former militia members, intellectual Diasporans, and members ... -
Meles Zenawi: in his own words – By Peter Gill
In the rush to judgement on the record and the legacy of Meles Zenawi as Ethiopia’s leader for the past two decades, the man himself has ... -
Meles Zenawi: two-sided man who took the Long March to power – By Richard Dowden
Earlier this year I wrote that “˜Meles Zenawi is the cleverest and most engaging Prime Minister in Africa’ but I always felt that when I talked ... -
Meles’ death sparks succession planning as El Cid rides again – By Mike Jennings
The death of Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi was announced this morning, following complications arising after a long illness. Yet for weeks now, rumours have been ...
