African Arguments
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Nigeria Forum: APC considers how best to beat Jonathan – By Magnus Taylor
Abuja – It’s harmattan time in Abuja – a hot, dry wind from the sahara blows through the city and stirs up the dust, ... -
Zimbabwe: are the MDC’s days numbered? – By Simukai Tinhu
The party congress of Zimbabwe’s opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC)’s, an electoral exercise whose main purpose was to reinvigorate the party in preparation for ... -
Chickens come home to roost. State building and the credibility conundrum in Somalia – By Anna Bruzzone
Yet another international donor conference on Somalia. “A history of broken promises” might have been a rather more appropriate title for the Ministerial High Level ... -
Would an arms embargo help end South Sudan’s civil war? – By James Copnall
In filthy camps for the displaced, thatched huts in half-forgotten villages, and Juba’s proud new concrete buildings, South Sudanese are waiting. As the rainy ... -
We need to talk about Cyril: South Africa’ s Ramaphosa should face greater scrutiny over business and tax affairs – By Desné Masie
Oh the irony. In 1982, Cyril Ramaphosa, presided over the establishment of one of South Africa’s largest trade unions, the National Union of Mineworkers ... -
Perpetual Conflict: why discord between the Somali President and prime minister continues – By Hassan M. Abukar
The recent conflict between President Hassan S. Mohamoud and Prime Minister Abdiweli Ahmed has caused a gridlock in the Somali government’s operations. The prime ... -
Changing Prime Minister once a year will not benefit Somalia’s future – By Yusuf M. Hassan
Somalia’s Federal Parliament was closed on Nov. 11th and 15th after a group of MPs disrupted proceedings by shouting, banging on tables, and some waving protest signs that ... -
A year on – Mandela: Myth and Reality
On the anniversary of the death of Nelson Mandela, the Institute of Commonwealth Studies is convening a conference to examine the complexities of Mandela ... -
Do Nigeria’s female suicide attackers point to desperation or high ambition for Boko Haram? – By Elizabeth Pearson
On Sunday November 16th a suicide attacker targeted a mobile phone market in Azare, in North East Nigeria’s Bauchi state, leaving at least thirteen ... -
Leveraging State-Building in Somalia: learning from Somaliland’s Non-Roadmap – By Dr Dominik Balthasar
Hope and optimism accompanied the installation of the new Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) in September 2012, but today, the administration appears to be ...
