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Libya: NTC must assert itself and consign federalism to the dustbin of history – By Jason Pack
In today’s Libya, local is king. Yet, if the country is to become a functioning state governed by an elected leadership capable of empowering its citizens ... -
North and South Sudan are at war – by Alex de Waal
Sudan has been described as “˜Africa in microcosm.’ Formerly a single country, political conflict between North and South spawned its ongoing civil war through the second ... -
China’s Shifting Foreign Policy in Sudan and South Sudan: A Delicate Dance
The RAS relaunches its Africa Asia Centre programme this Spring with a new seminar series exploring different aspects of Africa-Asia relations. Our first seminar will be ... -
Guinea Bissau Coup: military plays politics to defend own power – By David Stephen
On the night of 12th April Guinea-Bissau “˜Military Command’ put troops on to the streets of Bissau, the country’s capital, closed the frontiers, imprisoned the ... -
Ethiopia: new East African hegemon? – By Josh Maiyo
Recent news that the Republic of Somalia and newly independent South Sudan have applied to join the East African Community (EAC) has elicited uncharacteristically heated debate ... -
Making Sense of Kony: Critical information on the conflict in Northern Uganda
About us In the storm that has erupted over Invisible Children’s Kony 2012 campaign, one conclusion that people on all sides of the controversy tend to ... -
Chad: oil wealth brings only superficial change – By Celeste Hicks
It’s two years since I was last in Chad after a long stint as the BBC correspondent. Not long enough to forget a place you might ... -
Mali: democracy, the coup and the anti-globalization left – Right Questions, Wrong Answers? – By Gregory Mann
Over the weekend, Mali’s political drama cut to Ouagadougou, where President Blaise Compaore hosted a meeting of Malian politicians and statesmen, the military junta that seized ... -
Political risk in Africa: predicting the unpredictable – by Jolyon Ford at Oxford Analytica.
A principal quality that analysts of African business and politics need is humility. Events in North Africa in 2011 must have led to some uncomfortable questions ... -
Guinea-Bissau Coup Means Angolan Investments at High Risk – By Exclusive Analysis
The latest coup in Guinea-Bissau was likely led by Army Chief of Staff Antonio Indjai and motivated by discontent over Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Junior’s attempt ...
