Author: Magnus Taylor
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South Sudan’s Tryst with Destiny
From the ashes of war, pestilence, and destruction has arisen a phoenix of a nation – the Republic of South Sudan, the 193rd member of the United ... -
Northern Nigeria Militancy: Who and what are Boko Haram?
Alleged members of Boko Haram sit after arrest in 2009 by police in Northern Nigeria By Murray ... -
Clare Short: “I bet you Kagame gives up at the end of his term.”
Interview by Richard Dowden Last year, 13 years after Labour came to power and created the Department for International Development, the OECD issued this verdict: “The ... -
Cameroon’s Elections Approaching: A familiar circus in uncertain times
With Presidential polls billed for October 2011, Ajong Mbapndah of Pan African Visions explores the background to an election where the political tactics of the Arab ... -
China Africa News: China a force for peace in the new Sudan?
This update is published by China-Africa News South Sudan gained its independence on the 9th of July. A week earlier President al-Bashir of Northern Sudan was ... -
‘Guinea-Bissau: A Narco-Developmental State?’ – A response to Marie Gibert’s article
By Toby Green and Peter R. Thompson Marie Gibert’s article published in African Arguments (“Guinea-Bissau: A Narco-Developmental State?”, 24th May 2011 – read here) is a ... -
Juba and Khartoum: No Velvet Divorce
By Amb. John Campbell – Council on foreign Relations Only days before south Sudan celebrates its independence from Khartoum, fighting that has targeted military and civilians ... -
Abyei and South Kordofan contested areas – a pattern of political interdependence
Part II of Jens Pedersen’s paper for MSS: Making Sense of a Thorny Separation. Part I can be read here: The Political Economy in North Sudan ... -
Food Crisis in the Horn of Africa: International Response Driven By Image of Africa – By Peter Gill
By Peter Gill International responsiveness to the food crisis in the Horn of Africa has relied again on the art of managing the headlines. Sophisticated early ... -
South Sudan: A letter from Warrap State – Impossible Expectations
By Naomi Pendle If you walk to the far side of the market, beyond the large cauldrons of cooking broth and the boys who can fix ...