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Malian crisis: Tuareg rebellion could spark regional violence in Mali, Niger and Southern Algeria – By Celeste Hicks
The recent outbreak of violence in northern Mali will have given governments across the Sahel with their own Tuareg populations pause for thought. While regional attention ... -
Kony: What’s to be done? – Alex de Waal
As a critic of the KONY2012 campaign, I have been asked the eminently practical question, “so what would you do about Joseph Kony and the Lord’s ... -
Are Diaspora Bonds Worth the Risk for Diaspora Africans? – By Dele Meiji Fatunla
The perennial worry of migrant producing states has always been that their emigrating populations have left for good, taking their skills, labor and crucially income (taxable ... -
Lubanga guilty verdict will go beyond Ituri, DR Congo – By William Townsend
It would be difficult to over-emphasise the importance of today’s resounding “guilty” verdict in the trial of Congolese militia leader, Thomas Lubanga, at the International Criminal ... -
The Arab Spring – Senegalese Echoes? – By Jeggan C. Senghor
In an earlier reflection, I examined the domino-effects of the Arab Spring on Sub-Saharan African countries and the conditions that should exist if effective and radical ... -
Diary: Angola’s Georges Chicoti asserts foreign policy strength and business potential– By Justin Pearce
Angolan Foreign Minister Georges Chicoti’s visit to London in late February allowed the minister to present a vivid picture of how his government, ten years after ... -
Don’t Elevate Joseph Kony – By Alex de Waal
Put yourself in Joseph Kony’s shoes: imagine you are a fugitive leader of a rebel band in the forests of central Africa, travelling on foot and ... -
Ghana’s 55 years of independence– poised for a great leap forward? – By Nana Ampofo at Songhai Advisory
Ghana marked 55 years of independence from colonial rule on 6 March 2012 – “no mean achievement” in the life of any nation, according to President ... -
Boko Haram – more complicated than you think – By Richard Dowden
Nothing in Nigeria is what it seems. Beneath a confusing, disorderly surface lie networks of association and obligation of which outsiders, and sometimes insiders, are unaware. ... -
#StopKony2012: For most Ugandans Kony’s crimes are from a bygone era – By Angelo Izama
Over the last few days millions of people have thronged to watch a video put together by the California based NGO and media company Invisible Children ...
