African Arguments
-
Mozambique elections and beyond: Renamo MPs sworn in, but violence raises stakes in a predictable game – By Justin Pearce
It has taken almost four months since Mozambique’s last general election for members of parliament from the largest opposition party, Renamo, to be sworn ... -
Africa tops the best food in the world league – By Richard Dowden
If you said the words “Africa” and “food” and asked most people in the western world what the connection was, I would bet my ... -
Nigeria: As Democracy and Stability Hang in the Balance, What Is the Role of the International Community? – By Johnnie Carson
Nigeria’s presidential election is heating up and the international community needs to intensify its focus on that country as it moves towards elections on ... -
Somalia Moving Forward: An Alternative Path for Vision 2016 – By Kamal Gutale
Looking Back During Somalia’s transitional period, successive governments lacked the ability to propose a cohesive plan to advance the country’s political system and with ... -
The strange tale of Emeka and the unwanted election – By Elnathan John
All his adult life, Emeka wanted to get married on February 14th. He first came close two years ago with his previous fiancée. But ... -
Can January Makamba be the next president of Tanzania? – By Ben Taylor
The Economist doesn’t often write about Tanzania. When it does, the country’s political and business elites pay attention. So, a few weeks before the ... -
Politics on two wheels: motorcycle taxis and divergent development in Rwanda and Uganda – By Tom Goodfellow
Anyone who has sped across the cities of the African Great Lakes region at night on the back of a motorcycle taxi, whether gliding ... -
#Paybackthemoney! Brawl at SA parliament opening highlights crisis of Zuma presidency – by Desné Masie
No one expected South Africa’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) last Thursday to be business as usual. President Jacob Zuma had not attended ... -
Boko Haram and the Kanuri Factor – By Michael Baca
Over five and a half years after Boko Haram launched its insurrection, many questions concerning the Salafi-jihadi movement persist. Boko Haram’s center of activity, ... -
IGAD Mediators, the South Sudanese people have the right to know – By Anyieth D’Awol
After more than a year of talks in Addis Ababa under the auspices of IGAD, we, the people of South Sudan, know far too ...
