African Arguments
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Mozambique Election Preview: end of the Guebuza era? – By Cate Reid
As Mozambique prepares to go to the polls on Wednesday 15 October, there are signs that the country could be at a political turning ... -
How the death penalty is slowly weakening its grip on Africa – By Thomas Probert
At both global and continental levels there is an observable trend towards the abolition of the death penalty. More than two thirds of all ... -
Congo: Kabila reshuffles his military pack – By Alex Ntung
The recent and unprecedented reshuffle of the leadership of the military (FARDC) in the DRC is the most important reorganisation of the institution’s command ... -
Lin Muyizere and the unbearable lightness of Dutch nationality – By Kris Berwouts
Lin Muyizere is a Dutchman. At least for the time being. On September 27th 2014 he received a letter from the State Secretary for ... -
From Somaliland to Afghanistan: Why States Recover – By Greg Mills
The Somaliland city of Burao, high above the sweaty coastal plain that centres on the port of Berbera, was the site of a remarkable ... -
Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa lines himself up for post-Mugabe leadership strike – By Tawanda Makwanye
On the 9th December, delegates to the ZANU-PF’s elective congress will start to arrive in Harare. The congress, as usual, will be a tightly ... -
Upper Nile diary: atrocities, federalism and the Shilluk – By James Copnall
Even in a war of rapidly fluctuating military fortunes, Malakal stands out: the capital of Upper Nile state changed hands six times between December ... -
Tanzania: as constitutional reform stalls, Jakaya Kikwete risks losing his legacy – By Erick Kabendera
Jakaya Kikwete is serving his second and final term as President of Tanzania. Many people here are now wondering what he might be remembered ... -
Little evidence of “˜Africa Rising’ in Ibrahim Index of African Governance – By Richard Dowden
Next time you pick up a glossy document from one of the global consultancy companies promoting investment opportunities in Africa, count the number of ... -
After Godane: Al-Shabaab’s new leadership fights internal reform – By Hassan M. Abukar
A month has passed since the US Government killed Ahmed Abdi Godane, former emir of Al-Shabaab, with a targeted air strike. Godane’s replacement, Ahmed ...
