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Mandela: the memorial – By Richard Dowden
I am fascinated by the line-up for the great memorial service for Nelson Mandela in the Soweto Stadium today. It is riddled with politics but two ... -
The Democratic Republic of Congo: Between hope and despair – Michael Deibert – Reviewed by Kris Berwouts
Joséphine Mpongo Nsimba has a difficult life but despite this, she tries to enjoy it. She wakes up before dawn and leaves the house to sell ... -
Recognizing Nelson Mandela – By Alex de Waal
For more than twenty years, following his conviction and sentence to life imprisonment in 1964, the Apartheid government in South Africa banned pictures of Nelson Mandela ... -
Angola: Crocodiles, protests and the rule of law – By Justin Pearce
The crocodiles of the River Dande may have earned their place in Angolan history. As 2013 moved towards a turbulent close, the nation recoiled at the ... -
Mandela: the moments that made him great – By Richard Dowden
Almost no one in the late 1980s believed apartheid would end peacefully. The government was in trouble but the core of its system that kept the ... -
My life as a Mushamuka: on dowries and drinks in Kinshasa – By Kris Berwouts
I had just arrived in Kinshasa when Pascal called me. “Can you keep Saturday evening free for us?” he asked, “we need you as a mushamuka.” ... -
Africa’s Skills Gap: Are the Diaspora the Answer? – Kiran Yoliswa
Africa’s economies are booming, but alongside the consistent growth, a new problem seems to be emerging; one which many hope the diaspora can be the solution ... -
‘Genocide’ risk in CAR “overstated” but religious tensions rising – interview with Thierry Vircoulon, International Crisis Group
African Arguments interviewed Thierry Vircoulon, Project Director for Central Africa at International Crisis Group on the current situation in the Central African Republic. 1. What is ... -
COMPETITION: African Argument of the year 2013
For the second year running African Arguments is running a competition to determine the most popular article of the last 12 months. We have composed a ... -
INTERVIEW: John Githongo – “˜Kenya Inc’s Software Downgrade’
John Githongo is the CEO of Inuka Trust and former Permanent Secretary for Governance and Ethics appointed by the then President, Mwai Kibaki, in 2003. His ...
