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Meanwhile in Goma…withdrawal of M23 and Kampala “˜negotiations’ – By Kris Berwouts
The day Goma fell to the M23 I was on my way there, having planned to take a boat to Eastern Congo’s largest city on November ... -
South Africa: ANC leadership debate swamps meaningful discussion of policy – By Renee Horne
This week in South Africa it seems like an entire nation’s hopes are pinned on the decision 4500 delegates will make at Mangaung in the Free ... -
Tanzanian media magnate defeated in landmark libel case against British citizen – By Magnus Taylor
On Friday 30th November 2012 a judgment was passed by Mr Justice Bean in a libel case brought by Tanzanian media magnate Reginald Mengi and a ... -
Association of Concerned Africa Scholars petitions Obama administration to protect civilians in the DRC
More than 200 academic specialist scholars of Africa have called on President Obama to take action through the United Nations to protect civilians in the conflict ... -
Faith and Development in Africa: A new perspective on Diaspora Engagement? – By Dele Meiji Fatunla
The importance of faith and religious observance amongst African and African diaspora communities was the impetus for a conference held last week by “˜Africa-UK’ – a ... -
Princeton Lyman resigns: the future of US diplomacy in the Sudans – By Aly Verjee
Princeton Lyman, US special envoy for Sudan and South Sudan, is stepping down. A White House source characterised Lyman’s departure as “the kind of personnel change ... -
African Arguments top article of the year: a competition
We’ve published a lot of articles this year on African Arguments across the 6 blogs, taking in the most important events and trends affecting the continent ... -
External Mission: The ANC in exile, 1960-1990, by Stephen Ellis – Review by Denis Herbstein
This is a book ANC-ologists will pore over (or maybe pour things over), dissect, discover what’s new, what’s already out in the open but newly contextualised, ... -
African Court Not Ready for International Crimes – By Stephen Lamony
African states must take lead in prosecution of grave crimes rather than diluting the mandate of an over-stretched regional court. The three year old impasse between ... -
FTSE ASEA Pan Africa Index Series: aiding investment with the brain – By James Duddridge, MP
When considering Africa, people do not generally think of sky scrapers, city dealers, affluent middle classes, bankers in suits, screens of numbers and the trading of ...
