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Africa’s ‘Rise’ precarious whilst investors still consider safer destinations – By Hannah Waddilove
The G8 ended their two-day meet this week with a set of fairly flimsy bullet points on the issue of corporate taxation, at least as concerns ... -
Mali: 3 new briefings from African Affairs
The crisis in Mali has received considerable media attention, but due to the turnaround in academic publishing far less scholarly analysis is available. African Affairs (our ... -
Libya: Political, logistical and security problems challenge National Oil Company’s move to Benghazi – By John Hamilton
The Libyan government’s decision to relocate the headquarters of National Oil Corporation (NOC) from Tripoli to Benghazi raises more questions than it answers. These include when ... -
Memo to the SRF: try not to kill any more Ethiopian peacekeepers
If you fight for or sympathise with the SPLM-North and the Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF), you might argue almost any place in South Kordofan is a ... -
AU Chair Dlamini-Zuma complains that discussions on tax “always take place at the end of the G8″ – By Magnus Taylor
Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Chairperson of the African Union, congratulated G8 countries for taking issues of tax and transparency seriously, particularly with reference to African countries. However, ... -
Egypt’s threats over Nile waters backfire as promise of war is not credible – By Seifulaziz Milas
Egypt’s threats towards Ethiopia and its Grand Renaissance dam project on the Blue Nile seem to be backfiring on all sides. On 3rd June, President Morsi, ... -
SADC respects Zimbabwe’s early election date – By Simukai Tinhu
On 15th the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) held an extraordinary summit on Zimbabwe in Maputo. The main issue discussed was the 31st July election date ... -
The G8’s here, Time to act on tax havens – By Richard Dowden
When I first saw that Britain had put tax, transparency and trade on the agenda of this week’s G8 meeting my reaction was surprise and celebration. ... -
Japan raises its game in Africa – By Magnus Taylor
The fifth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) has just taken place in Japan hosting an array of African Heads of State, international development agencies, ... -
Niger’s bad dream approaches as islamists set sights on Niamey – By Celeste Hicks
When Agadez’s army barracks was hit by a suicide explosion on May 23rd the Nigerien bad dream seemed like it had finally come true. For many ...
