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President Silanyo: Why the UK should support a sovereign Somaliland
An independent Somaliland would provide security in a strategically sensitive region, a growing market for goods and services, and an important bulwark against extremism. On ... -
Friends forever, again? Rwanda and Tanzania mend bridges
After years of tense relations, the arrival of President Magufuli appears to have kick-started a new era of warm ties with Rwanda. After years ... -
No, South Sudan’s citizens want trials and need trials
President Kiir and Vice-President Machar have warned against prosecuting war criminals, but South Sudanese know that justice is needed if long-term peace is to ... -
5 things you should know about the Kenya protests
Six months ago, a landslide re-election victory for President Uhuru Kenyatta in 2017 seemed likely. Not any more. Over the last couple of weeks, ... -
How the Central African Republic can start to end its aid dependency
As the CAR starts a new chapter under President Touadéra, there are two strategies that can help him break with the mistakes of his predecessors. After ... -
In Defeat, Defiance: Why Uganda’s repression of resistance could come back to haunt it
By narrowing political space and clamping down on the opposition and media, President Museveni is ensuring future demands will have to find expression through alternative channels Since the ... -
Zambia’s 2016 elections: is a disputed outcome now inevitable?
A flurry of questionable decisions by the electoral body, media exposés of irregularities, and controversial interventions by the government and military suggests yes Zambia’s enviable record ... -
Not much magic: Nigeria’s Buhari completes his first year in office
After a mixed start, the hope and goodwill on which Buhari was elected a year ago is starting to run low One year after Muhammadu ... -
“The president is not an untouchable god”: Chad’s Hissène Habré sentenced to life
Whether or not the template can be replicated, the symbolism of Chadian lawyers representing Chadian victims on African soil in this historic case will live ... -
DR Congo’s electoral process is at an impasse. Here are 3 scenarios for what comes next
The Congolese government is effectively boycotting its own elections In February 2015, when the Democratic Republic of Congo’s electoral commission (CENI) published its calendar ...
