African Arguments
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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 ... -
Does economics have “an Africa problem?” – By Morten Jerven
Does Economics have an Africa problem? Yes, says Griewe Chelwa in a post for the blog Africa is a Country. Earlier this year, the ... -
Obasanjo attacks Jonathan and Yar’Adua, defends Buhari at book launch – By Magnus Taylor
“I am not just an armchair critic. I have been through it” said former President of Nigeria Olusegun Obasanjo in London last night. Obasanjo ... -
Borno State, Boko Haram and the Cycle of Human Tragedy – By Ahmad Salkida
There is a perfect picture of life’s most brutish menu on display in north-east Nigeria, particularly, Borno State. It is a cycle of human ... -
Attacks in Beni, Congo: Behind the Violence – By Fidel Bafilemba and Jasper Kubasek
Since October 2014, communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s northeastern Beni territory have been terrorized by brutal killings that have claimed about 300 ... -
Mugabe is a symbol of what African leaders really want: Immortality – By Patience Akumu
It is easy to dismiss the stalwart, albeit slumping, figure of 90-year-old Zimbabwean president, Robert Mugabe, as a reminder of all that has gone ...
