African Arguments
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Five political films you should see at this year’s Film Africa – By Magnus Taylor
All life is political and art doubly so. But I thought African Arguments readers might be especially interested in the 5 films below; all ... -
Rwanda: Why claim that 200,000 Tutsi died in the genocide is wrong – By Marijke Verpoorten
On October 1, 2014, BBC broadcasted its documentary Rwanda’s Untold Story. The documentary features two academics, Christian Davenport and Allan Stam, who put forward ... -
Zambia: saga of the President’s health continues – By Arthur Simuchoba
Questions about the health of the Zambian President Michael Sata are stubbornly refusing to go away having simmered ever since he dropped out of ... -
Congo: military reshuffle signals a political landscape in motion – By Kris Berwouts
In September 2014, the Congolese government carried out a reorganization of its armed forces (FARDC). Congo is a huge country covering many local realities, ... -
Towards politically smart, locally led development in Africa – By David Booth
Last year, Diana Cammack and I concluded our book on Governance for Development in Africa with the thought that more aid for development should ... -
Nigeria’s Boko Haram ceasefire deal: too good to be true? – By Andrew Noakes
Last week, a colleague forwarded me an email purportedly written by Abubakar Shekau, the leader of Boko Haram. Addressed to the International Criminal Court ... -
Rwanda’s Untold Story. A reply to “38 scholars, scientists, researchers, journalists and historians” – By Filip Reyntjens
On 12 October, 38 signatories sent a letter to the BBC’s Director-General to protest against the contents of the documentary “˜Rwanda’s Untold Story’ first ... -
Introducing The Nigeria Forum
Welcome to the newest African Arguments blog: The Nigeria Forum. We are launching this blog several months in advance of the Nigerian general ... -
Review: ‘Eritrea at a Crossroads: a narrative of triumph, betrayal and hope’ – by Andebrhan Welde Giorgis
Reviewed by Martin Plaut – Eritrea is at peace, yet its people are flooding across its borders. As many are being caught reaching the ... -
Mozambique elections: outcome will have little impact on growing social fault-lines – By Jason Sumich
On the 15th of October, 2014, Mozambique held its fifth multiparty general election. Despite Renamo’s almost ritualistic accusation of fraud (not that fraud did ...
