African Arguments
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Dominic Ongwen: born at the time of the white ant, tried by the ICC – By Thijs B. Bouwknegt
Shortly, Dominic Ongwen will be the first commander of an internationally listed terrorist organisation to give acte de presence at the International Criminal Court (ICC). Coming ... -
Terrorism in East and West Africa: PC Plod fails to shed light on a complex subject – A Review By Keith Somerville
Nick Ridley, Terrorism in East and West Africa: The Under-focused Dimension, Cheltenham, Glos: Edward Elgar, 2014. As I started reading this new book on ... -
Democratic Elections in Somalia Can Wait, Cohesive Politics Can’t – By Abdihakim Ainte
At his swearing-in speech in December 2014, Somalia’s new prime minister, Omar Sharmarke, promised to speed up progress towards the country’s “˜Vision2016′ goals. This ... -
Nigeria: Time For More International Community Attention And Action – By Johnnie Carson
With less than a month to go before its national elections, Nigeria is awash with serious problems which are not likely to go away ... -
Zambia: rise of the UPND down to good preparation and luck – By Nicole Beardsworth
The Zambian presidential by-elections are just a few days away. It will be the small Southern African nation’s 4th election in just 9 years ... -
South Sudan’s slow liberation – By Edward Thomas
South Sudan’s vice president Riek Machar was sacked in 2013 and after a political crisis that year, he ended up in the bush leading ... -
Exploding enclosures in Africa and Europe (on Charlie Hebdo and Boko Haram) – By Stephen Chan
This is the first of two essays on the theme of Islam in Europe and Africa. The second will appear after the Nigerian elections ... -
Olusegun Obasanjo: Whose Side is He On? – By Lagun Akinloye
Last November at the popular Ake Arts & Book Festival held in Abeokuta, Ogun State, former president Olusegun Obasanjo described the achievements of the ... -
The IMF and Ebola: why we don’t have any good answers – By Morten Jerven
The debate on whether the IMF should shoulder any blame for the Ebola outbreak has been frustrating, even infuriating. And I predict that it ... -
Ebola in Sierra Leone: News from the Frontline – By Peter Penfold
I have been in Sierra Leone now for two weeks. During my last visit in April the first cases of Ebola had appeared. Deaths ...
