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Ebola in Sierra Leone: situation improving, but much life still on hold – By Peter Penfold
The number of Ebola deaths in Sierra Leone has now risen to over 3,000. WHO reports that as of 14 January there have been a total ... -
Dominic Ongwen: born at the time of the white ant, tried by the ICC – By Thijs B. Bouwknegt
Shortly, Dominic Ongwen will be the first commander of an internationally listed terrorist organisation to give acte de presence at the International Criminal Court (ICC). Coming from the ... -
Terrorism in East and West Africa: PC Plod fails to shed light on a complex subject – A Review By Keith Somerville
Nick Ridley, Terrorism in East and West Africa: The Under-focused Dimension, Cheltenham, Glos: Edward Elgar, 2014. As I started reading this new book on terrorism in ... -
Democratic Elections in Somalia Can Wait, Cohesive Politics Can’t – By Abdihakim Ainte
At his swearing-in speech in December 2014, Somalia’s new prime minister, Omar Sharmarke, promised to speed up progress towards the country’s “˜Vision2016′ goals. This essentially means ... -
Nigeria: Time For More International Community Attention And Action – By Johnnie Carson
With less than a month to go before its national elections, Nigeria is awash with serious problems which are not likely to go away soon. Africa’s ... -
Zambia: rise of the UPND down to good preparation and luck – By Nicole Beardsworth
The Zambian presidential by-elections are just a few days away. It will be the small Southern African nation’s 4th election in just 9 years and their ... -
South Sudan’s slow liberation – By Edward Thomas
South Sudan’s vice president Riek Machar was sacked in 2013 and after a political crisis that year, he ended up in the bush leading an armed ... -
Exploding enclosures in Africa and Europe (on Charlie Hebdo and Boko Haram) – By Stephen Chan
This is the first of two essays on the theme of Islam in Europe and Africa. The second will appear after the Nigerian elections of 14 ... -
Olusegun Obasanjo: Whose Side is He On? – By Lagun Akinloye
Last November at the popular Ake Arts & Book Festival held in Abeokuta, Ogun State, former president Olusegun Obasanjo described the achievements of the Goodluck Jonathan-led ... -
The IMF and Ebola: why we don’t have any good answers – By Morten Jerven
The debate on whether the IMF should shoulder any blame for the Ebola outbreak has been frustrating, even infuriating. And I predict that it is going ...
