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I am a self-hating member of the Afro-Diaspora. And Proud.
Another day, another “˜Africa rising’ type e-zine pings its way into my inbox. Just as my mouse picks it up and places it in its proper ... -
Mali/Algeria: threat of AQIM to Europe has been overstated – By Christina Hellmich
Is Al-Qaeda about to bring terrorism to Europe’s backyard in North Africa? The intervention of French military forces in Mali and the apparent reprisals in the ... -
U.S. Africa Policy: A Second Term Pivot? – By J. Peter Pham
Barack Obama’s second term may witness an American pivot to Africa””and not for the reasons you might have expected. As the president of the United States ... -
Northern Nigeria: The Conflict Within – By Zainab Sandah
Ethnicity and religion are not predetermined; we are not born, do not possess an innate sense of ethnic or religious affiliation, we become Yoruba, Christian, Hausa ... -
Today Mali, tomorrow Nigeria for al-Qaeda – By Richard Dowden
From being a blank spot on the map, the Sahara now looks like a springboard for the advance of militant Islam. Until recently Mali was famous ... -
Central African Republic: The collapse of the Bozize regime – By Franí§ois Misser
One month after launching a blitz offensive which brought them close to the capital, the Seleka rebel coalition has forced President Franí§ois Bozize to share power. ... -
Morgan Tsvangirai : A Critical View – By Simukai Tinhu
The tendency of international statesmen to praise “˜the man of the moment’ through an awards system or complementary rhetoric is amongst one of the most endearing ... -
The Ivory Wars: how poaching in Central Africa fuels the LRA and janjaweed – By Keith Somerville
There are no final or totally verifiable figures for the numbers of elephants slaughtered for their ivory in 2012. However, reports from Cameroon, DR Congo, South ... -
Kenya’s Nigerian Future – By Ben Rawlence
“˜Never again!’ blared Kenya’s radio stations in the heady days of 2008, when the blood of the victims of the post-election violence was fresh on the ... -
Libya in the African Context: a history waiting to be written – By Bridget Conley, World Peace Foundation
In the flurry of assessments and debates about the 2011 war in Libya that overthrew the country’s longtime ruler, Muammar Gaddafi, there has been little scholarly ...
