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Author: Magnus Taylor

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Magnus Taylor

Magnus Taylor is a Horn of Africa Analyst at International Crisis Group, the independent conflict-prevention organisation.

  • President Yoweri Museveni has been in power since 1986. Credit: Adam Jones.
    PoliticsUganda
    By Magnus Taylor
    December 13, 2017
    6029
    1

    Bit by bit, Uganda is laying the groundwork for future unrest

    Economically and politically, the government’s actions are leading to growing frustrations and lawlessness. After 30 years of President Yoweri Museveni, Uganda’s system of government has shifted ...
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  • Time to repeal US sanctions on Sudan?
    PoliticsSudan
    By Magnus Taylor
    June 27, 2017
    6043
    0

    The case for removing US sanctions on Sudan

    Suspending or re-imposing sanctions could not only discourage any future progress, but also jeopardise that which has already been made. The US first imposed sanctions on ...
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  • PoliticsSudan
    By Magnus Taylor
    November 30, 2016
    4044
    1

    Sudan protests: Why it’s in the government’s interests to respond with restraint

    With protests against price rises for pharmaceuticals and fuel spreading, Khartoum must act carefully to avoid endangering its recent successes. Since early November, a disturbing pattern ...
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  • Politics
    By Magnus Taylor
    September 13, 2011
    1648
    0

    Theodore Trefon talks about his new African Arguments publication ‘Congo Masquerade’

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  • Politics
    By Magnus Taylor
    September 12, 2011
    2632
    0

    Sudan (North), Blue Nile and Southern Kordofan in the Short-Term Landscape of Sudan – By Tag Elkhazin

    “Capsules” is an ad-hoc series of short notes focusing on three issues relating to Sudan: 1- Darfur, 2- South Sudan, 3- Nile Waters. 4- Sudan-North The ...
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  • Politics
    By Magnus Taylor
    September 9, 2011
    1841
    0

    Niger and Gadaffi – fallout out from the Libyan crisis: ‘We have no means to close the border… It is too big’ – By Celeste Hicks

    Until last week, Niger’s main pre-occupation was the consolidation of democracy following peaceful elections in February. President Mahamadou Issoufou was determinedly continuing with an energetic anti-corruption ...
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  • Politics
    By Magnus Taylor
    September 9, 2011
    1817
    0

    Libya’s neighbours’ longer term – By Richard Dowden

    So why didn’t NATO planes bomb the armed convoy that headed from Libya into Niger on Tuesday? Two possible answers: One it was part of a ...
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  • Politics
    By Magnus Taylor
    September 8, 2011
    4146
    9

    Mali and Niger Tuareg insurgencies and the war in Libya: “˜Whether you liked him or not, Gadaffi used to fix a lot of holes’ – By Frédéric Deycard and Yvan Guichaoua

    In the early days following the rise of the insurgency in Libya, it was widely reported that Col. Gaddafi was making an extensive use of foreign ...
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  • Politics
    By Magnus Taylor
    September 7, 2011
    3435
    0

    A letter from Ghana – “˜Homos’ and Hysteria: reporting the gay debate in Africa – By Clair MacDougall

    One morning back in late May, I stumbled up the street to buy my morning paper. I opened the paper to find a headline that read: ...
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  • Politics
    By Magnus Taylor
    September 6, 2011
    2164
    4

    Zambia Election briefing 2011: Battle of the Dinosaurs – By Giacomo Macola and Jack Hogan

    Incumbent Zambian President Rupiah Banda faces an uphill battle to retain the position he inherited in 2008 from the late Patrick L. Mwanawasa. Despite presiding over ...
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