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Incompetent, under-resourced and uninformed – the international response to crisis in the CAR
Earlier this week I interviewed Donatella Rovera, Amnesty International’s senior investigator in crisis response. She has just returned from a week in the Central African Republic ... -
Niger’s consciousness awakening over national resources – By Celeste Hicks
“We’re seeing a real awakening of people’s consciousness on this issue; something is happening” says Boubacar Soumane, communications manager for EITI (Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative) Niger. ... -
Somali military has more problems than lack of guns – By Mohamed Mubarak
Last week, a leaked UN report detailed a “systematic” proliferation of arms by the Somali government. However, the UN Security Council is expected to extend the ... -
Youth & Revolution In Tunisia
About the Author Alcinda Honwana is visiting professor of anthropology and international development at the Open University (UK). She was chair in international development at the Open ... -
Ethiopia’s historic self-confidence writ large in the monastery at Debre Damo – By Richard Dowden
No wonder the monastery at Debre Damo has survived unmolested for some 900 years among the vast Tigrayan Mountains of Northern Ethiopia. Getting to it is ... -
Rwanda Twenty Years On: The Dangers of Demography – By Mark Weston
April 2014 marks the twentieth anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, three months of violence which saw the massacre of over 800,000 members of the Tutsi ethnic ... -
The Great African Land Grab
About the Author Lorenzo Cotula is a senior researcher and team leader at the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), where he works on land and ... -
Sudan’s Spreading Conflict – roundtable with International Crisis Group
A roundtable discussion with Jérí´me Tubiana, Senior Analyst, International Crisis Group & Claudio Gramizzi, Small Arms Survey Wednesday, 26 February 2014, 1PM In a series of reports “Sudan’s ... -
South Sudan’s Uncertain Future: first end Ugandan military support for Kiir – By Atieno Oduor
As the IGAD led mediation talks resume in Addis Ababa, South Sudan’s political future looks uncertain. Despite the signing of a ceasefire, fighting continues in three ... -
Africa and the War on Drugs
About the Authors Neil Carrier is a researcher based at the African Studies Centre, Oxford. He has published widely on the substance khat, which he first studied ...
