African Arguments
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Zimbabwe: How long can Mugabe survive without the war veterans?
The war veterans and Emmerson Mnangagwa have been key pillars underpinning Mugabe’s 36-year-long rule. Without them, it could quickly disintegrate beyond repair. Last week, Zimbabwe’s ... -
Mr X in the Congo: How one man fooled the UN, with disastrous consequences
When a man turned up claiming to be an ADF defector, MONUSCO thought it had achieved a major intelligence coup and acted accordingly. But ... -
DR Congo: Can anyone stop Joseph Kabila?
While the opposition tries to unite, the presidency seems to be working out various possible scenarios for staying in power. For nearly a decade, the ... -
Netanyahu’s East Africa tour and Israel’s secret aid-for-asylum-seekers scheme
Eritrean and Sudanese asylum seekers in Israel face an impossible choice: stay and risk detention or leave “voluntarily” for Rwanda or Uganda. Earlier this ... -
Decolonise da police: How brutality was written into the DNA of Kenya’s police service
The problem isn’t rogue elements. It’s that the Administration Police division was created under colonialism with the specific purpose of beating Africans into submission. “Severe blunt ... -
The erased protagonists: Afroargentines and the whitewashing of history
The received wisdom about Argentina’s African ancestry is full of spurious myths – the first being the notion that there is no such thing. When we think of ... -
Everything you need to know about São Tomé and Príncipe’s presidential elections
Voters go to the ballots this Sunday. Can the incumbent hold on to the presidency? On 17 July, the small island nation of São ... -
The African Union can and must intervene to prevent atrocities in South Sudan
The challenge facing the African Heads of State and Government as they meet in Kigali this week is not whether but how to act ... -
The UN had to go, but is Liberia ready to keep its own peace?
With thousands of UN peacekeepers leaving Liberia after 13 years, the country could be facing the most important transition in its history. Liberia has ... -
Is it all over between Namibia and North Korea?
After Namibia was accused of violating UN sanctions on North Korea, it seemed to cut links with its old partner. But not completely. For several years ...
