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Getting Somalia Wrong
About the Author Mary Harper is a BBC journalist specializing in Africa. She has reported from Somalia since the outbreak of civil war in 1991 and from ... -
Africa’s Odious Debts
About the Author James K. Boyce is professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, where he directs the program on development, peacebuilding and the environment ... -
In defence of western journalists in Africa – By Michela Wrong
A few years ago, baffled by unfolding events in Darfur, I went to listen to an academic speak at London’s Frontline Club. A recognised expert on ... -
Chocolate Nations
About the Author Orla Ryan works for the Financial Times in London. She lived in Africa for more than four years, first in Uganda, and then in ... -
Why does AREVA refuse to pay a fair rate of tax in Niger? – By Dr. Ibrahima Aidara
Niger didn’t get its first mining code until 1993, which put in place an unbalanced fiscal regime that gave substantial advantages to private companies (they were ... -
Aids and Power
About the Author Alex de Waal is a writer and activist on African issues. He is executive director of the World Peace Foundation. Considered one of the ... -
In South Sudan courts and justice are essential for peace: A reply to Mbeki and Mamdani – By Matthew LeRiche
South Sudan is not South Africa. Thabo Mbeki and Mahmood Mamdani argue in their recent NY Times article that courts can’t end civil wars. No doubt ... -
A People’s Story of Burundi
About the Author Peter Uvin is the Henry J. Leir Professor of International Humanitarian Studies and Academic Dean at the Fletcher School, Tufts University. In recent years, ... -
Why I have been investing in African Stock Markets – By James Duddridge MP
I write this article having just visited the Casablanca stock exchange – Africa’s third largest Bourse after the Johannesburg and Nigerian Stock Exchanges and possibly the ... -
A Winter of Discontent for Somalia’s Beleaguered President – By Hassan M. Abukar
Mark Twain one said, “Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as you please.” When news of his demise spread like wildfire, Twain ...
