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Author: Nick Westcott

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Nick Westcott

Nick Westcott is Director of the Royal African Society. He was formerly an African historian and British diplomat, and latterly served as the EU’s Managing Director for Africa (2011-15). He is author of Imperialism and Development: The East African Groundnut Scheme and its legacy (James Currey, 2020).

  • Lieutenant Colonel Paul-Henri Damiba giving a public address after the coup in Burkina Faso. a
    Burkina FasoPolitics
    By Nick Westcott
    January 31, 2022
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    Making sense of the coup in Burkina Faso

    The latest coup in the Sahel again points to domestic and international distrust and policy failures. Another day, another coup in the Sahel. Within 12 months, ...
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  • Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia giving a speech in 2019. Credit: Paul Kagame.
    EthiopiaPolitics
    By Nick Westcott
    December 17, 2021
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    What could happen next in Ethiopia’s war of attrition?

    While Abiy may control the plains, the TPLF are almost impossible to defeat in the mountains. The one factor that could change things is external. All ...
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  • African VoicesBook LaunchBooks and ControversiesDebating IdeasEconomies and SocietiesPolitics and Political EconomyTexts and Contexts
    By Nick Westcott
    May 10, 2021
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    Putting Economic Policies into Practice: the K.Y. Guide

    Book Review Debate: Know the Beginning Well
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  • tigray talks Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia is known as having strong convictions but also being pragmatic. Credit: Paul Kagame.
    EthiopiaPoliticsTop story
    By Nick Westcott
    March 16, 2021
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    Ethiopia: PM Abiy’s three big challenges

    Abiy is known to have strong convictions but also for having a pragmatic streak. To find a path to peace, he will need both.  On the ...
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  • Tigray crisis Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed. Credit: Paul Kagame.
    EthiopiaPoliticsTop story
    By Nick Westcott
    November 13, 2020
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    Tigray: How Ethiopia reached this crisis point and how it could get out

    Virtually all Ethiopia’s neighbours and partners are against the conflict in Tigray, but can they stop it? The current crisis in Tigray has not appeared from ...
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  • coronavirus impact in africa
    Covid-19Economy
    By Nick Westcott
    March 18, 2020
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    Coronavirus’ triple hit in Africa on health, the economy and politics

    The effects of the global pandemic will go far beyond just health concerns. Read all our COVID-19 coverage  The coronavirus Covid-19 has delivered a massive shock ...
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  • Magufuli Nyerere: President John Magufuli of Tanzania. Credit: GCIS.
    PoliticsTanzania
    By Nick Westcott
    August 22, 2019
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    Tanzania: Has President Magufuli forgotten Nyerere’s lessons?

    The president seems to be repeating the mistakes of Tanzania’s independence leader rather than learning from his legacy. I visited Tanzania last month for the first ...
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  • Elections are scheduled in several countries across Africa in 2018. Credit: UN Photo/Albert Gonzalez Farran.
    Politics
    By Nick Westcott
    January 24, 2018
    5262
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    Africa’s 2018 elections: The good, the bad and the possibly not-at-all

    Elections are just one aspect of democratic governance, but their conduct gives an indication of how likely countries are to face uprising or unrest. When the ...
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