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Noo Saro Wiwa goes home: Looking for Transwonderland – A review by Magnus Taylor
Noo Saro Wiwa’s heritage made writing a book about Nigeria a complicated proposition. As the daughter of murdered environmental activist Ken Saro Wiwa, one can imagine ... -
Nigeria: scrapping fuel subsidy ‘ill-timed’ – By Hannah Waddilove, AKE Group
Starting on 9th January, Nigeria is set to be hit by a wave of industrial action following the government’s controversial decision to end the subsidy on ... -
South Africa’s ‘nationalistion’ debate – By Jolyon Ford, Oxford Analytica
For those in the risk analysis game, much of 2011 in South Africa was dominated by the ANC Youth League’s call for nationalisation of mines (a ... -
South Africa: A hundred years after its birth, what has happened to the ANC? – By Richard Dowden
It produced one of the greatest leaders of the 20th century. It fought a violent race-based dictatorship and replaced it with the most liberal constitution the ... -
Sudan’s Slide Toward War: A Timeline for Catastrophe – By Eric Reeves
Historical memory is often short when Sudan is the subject, and the events of even the past year often become blurred or inadequately related to one ... -
DRC election ‘too flawed to be credible’ – civil society and Congolese diaspora speak out – By Kissy Agyeman-Togobo, Songhai Advisory
Songhai Advisory LLP is a bespoke business intelligence consultancy providing critical insight on market opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa. There is an African proverb which says that ... -
Post-Secession Sudan: Challenges and Opportunities – By Dr Ghazi Salahuddin Atabani
17th December 2011 – School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) – London Introduction Since independence, the quest for a modern state has remained a central ... -
Guinea: donor assistance will reduce contract non-payment risks despite continued risks of sporadic violence – By Exclusive Analysis
Guinea stands to gain a large increase in donor assistance in the coming six months, which will reduce non-payment risks. An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission ... -
When Mrs Thatcher met Mandela and Mo Ibrahim on Today – By Richard Dowden
I haven’t yet seen the film The Iron Lady, but it prompts me to recollect my two encounters with Mrs T. The first was in December ... -
Frantz Fanon’s Afterlife: On the 50th Anniversary of His Death – By Michael Keating
Frantz Fanon (1925-1961) was born in Martinique. He joined the Free French Army and fought in Europe during World War II. After the war he studied ...
