African Arguments
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Springtimes of the People in Sudan – Book Review by Alex de Waal
Review of: W. J. Berridge, Civil Uprisings in Modern Sudan: The “˜Khartoum Springs’ of 1964 and 1985. London: Bloomsbury, 2015. The first two Arab ... -
Bashir’s Autocratic Regime is Fighting for its Survival – By Hamid E. Ali and Ahmed Hussain Adam
Omar al Bashir’s autocracy is unwinding faster than any observer can predict. The recent diplomatic fiasco over the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrants in South Africa ... -
Hail to the Chiefs – By Antony Goldman
When Muhammadu Buhari swept to power in March’s historic elections, it was on a platform that promised change, security and an end to corruption. ... -
Rethinking Africa’s Turbulence – By Eliot Pence
Africa is in the midst of unprecedented change. At five percent growth rates, standards of living increase 30 to 50 times over the course of ... -
Every Peaceful Action Counts: A Burundian Prayer for Peace – By Elavie Ndura (MamaStar) and Sixte Vigny Nimuraba
While Burundi is going through increasing violence characterized by mass protests and killings that started after the current president, Pierre Nkurunziza, publicly announced his ... -
Burundi: How Should the International Community Respond? – By Steve McDonald
The background to Burundi’s current turmoil, sparked by President Pierre Nkurunziza’s decision to run for a third term, is complicated, to say the least. ... -
The UK Khat Ban one year on: For Somali people, by Somali people – By Annisa Omar
The UK’s decision to ban Khat a year ago surprised many in the country who had not heard of the drug – let alone ... -
Sudan’s Hydrocrats – Book Review by Alex de Waal
Review of: Harry Verhoeven, Water, Power and Civilization in Sudan: The Political Economy of Military-Islamist Statebuilding, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2015. It is every ... -
Fear and Loathing in Luanda – By Jon Schubert
We can currently observe a great variety of “˜morbid symptoms’ of fin de régime in Angola, ranging from the farcical to the tragic. It ... -
Corruption bleeds Malawi’s wobbling economy – By Frank Jomo
Malawi is in the news for bad reasons yet again. On June 25, the government was forced to release through Parliament a damning report ...
