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Kenya: Saitoti’s death and the coming battle – By Richard Dowden
The death of George Saitoti in a helicopter crash on June 10th removes one of the most important players in Kenya’s piranha pool politics. Saitoti served ... -
Africa and the Financial Crisis: insulated no longer – By Desné Masie
The 2008 Financial crisis and the attendant Eurozone crisis are reshaping the future of global finance. But what are the implications of this for Africans? Why ... -
Somalia needs nation building’s sterile and corrupt mould to be broken – By Ahmed M.I. Egal
The impending expiry of Somalia’s Transitional Federal Government (TFG) has occasioned an unseemly rush to establish a “˜permanent’, and therefore “˜legitimate’, administration in the country. This ... -
DIARY: Malawi: Joyce Banda wills the IMF for a loan – By Magnus Taylor
Joyce Banda became President of Malawi by accident. Bingu wa Mutharika, her predecessor, died suddenly of a heart attack in April, an event which prompted 48 ... -
Crisis in Eastern DRC: ethnic massacres take back seat to speculation on Rwandan role – By Jessica Hatcher
The 2012 crisis in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo became headline news in April as Bosco Ntaganda, an International Criminal Court indictee, ... -
Libya: Uncertainty around Elections and Federalism – By Jason Pack and Ronald Bruce St John
It is now all but official, Libya’s elections will be delayed. But by how long nobody knows. The Libyan Election Commission has repeatedly leaked news about ... -
Mali Regulatory Risk: A likely junta-ECOWAS agreement
On 23 May, acting president Dioncounda Traore travelled to France for treatment of injuries sustained during demonstrations by pro-junta civilians and political parties two days earlier. ... -
Burundi’s 50 years of independence: “The old demons aren’t dead, but at least they’re sleeping” – By Kris Berwouts
On July 1st 2012 Burundi celebrates 50 years of independence from Belgium. The country is situated in a complex region with a violent recent past where ... -
Egypt elections: Islamic dictatorship or military authoritarianism – By Mariz Tadros
For the next and final round of presidential elections, Egyptians are being asked to choose between an Islamic or military dictatorship both claiming legitimacy through the ... -
Terrorism in West Africa: The Anarchy That Hasn’t Come – By Charlie Warren
In 1994, journalist Robert Kaplan wrote a controversial Atlantic article, “The Coming Anarchy,” warning of West Africa’s ungoverned spaces, disease-ridden slums, weak borders, and impoverished masses. ...
