African Arguments
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In Memoriam Stephen Ellis, 1953-2015
The Leiden African Studies Centre is very sad to report that Prof. Stephen Ellis died on July 29, 2015. Stephen had leukemia, a disease ... -
Book Review Response: the Khartoum Springs, Civil society and State Security – By W.J. Berridge
I would like to thank Dr Alex De Waal for his very generous review of my book, Civil Uprisings in Modern Sudan: The “˜Khartoum ... -
It’s the Politics, Stupid – By Richard Dowden
This article was published in The Times on July 28th President Obama’s message to Africa’s rulers at the African Union in Addis Ababa today ... -
Nigeria and the US press the reset button on relations – By Lagun Akinloye
The four day official visit to the United States embarked upon by President Muhammadu Buhari drew to a close last Wednesday as he arrived ... -
Audio: South Sudan’s Bishop Emeritus Paride Taban
Bishop Emeritus Paride Taban is perhaps South Sudan’s most respected peace campaigner. On July 21st 2015, the Royal African Society hosted a discussion with ... -
President Obama: Tear Down the Wall Between Eritrea and Ethiopia – By Daniel Ogbaharya
President Obama is in the midst of a historic visit, having travelled to his ancestral homeland, Kenya, where his father hails from, and now ... -
No longer at ease: clouds on the horizon for Botswana’s conservation success story – By Keith Somerville
Without belabouring the Chinua Achebe motif, Botswana’s conservation community is less at ease than it is used to being but the country is still ... -
Regionalisation, Israeli Support and the Anyanya in South Sudan – Book Review by Brian Adeba
Review of: Monani Alison Magaya, The Anyanya Movement in South Sudan, Focusing on Western Equatoria, 1962-1972, Marianum Press Ltd, Kisubi, Uganda, 2015 In a tale ... -
Why Nigeria Should Think of itself as Central African – By Muktar Usman-Janguza
The ‘concentric circle‘ model which frames how Nigeria’s foreign policy thinkers view our region places the country exclusively in West Africa. Consequently West Africa has ... -
The Political crisis leaves Burundi on the Brink of Economic Collapse – By Lorraine Nkengurutse
Economic activities have been effectively paralysed in Bujumbura as well as in other parts of the country since demonstrations against president Pierre Nkurunziza started. ...
