Author: websolve
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In Memoriam: Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem
Dr. Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem, the most irrepressible Pan Africanist of his generation, died in Nairobi on 24 May 2009. His friends and colleagues are stunned at the ... -
Is Africa Immune to the Financial Crisis?
Might the economies of sub-Saharan Africa have special defenses against the global capitalist crisis in the relatively small role that credit and “leverage” play in consumer ... -
The ICC, Sudan, and the Crisis of Human Rights
The ICC arrest warrant against President Omar al Bashir heralds a new era for global governance and human rights. But it is not at all clear ... -
The Beginning of the End for ODA?
The last ten years has been a remarkable experiment in using official development assistance (ODA) as a motor for development in Africa (and other developing countries ... -
Peacekeeping in the Political Marketplace
Conventional peacekeeping operations are designed as stop-gap measures, either for a brief period of time or with a limited brief in a frozen conflict. This can ... -
Africa, the U.S., China and the Economic Crisis
On the face of it, Africa has been relatively unharmed by the world financial crisis. The fact is that it remains the continent that has been ... -
What is Thomas Lubanga Charged With?
The trial of the Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga Dyilo finally opened in The Hague yesterday. He is charged on six counts of recruiting and using ... -
American Democracy and African Liberation
The ideals of American democracy, and the spirit of African liberation, have been intimately linked for more ... -
What Barack Obama means to young Africans
Around the world, America's presidential election caught the imagination of young people. Nowhere was that more true ...