African Arguments
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South Africa: Zuma shores up his defences – By Martin Plaut
This is a bad time for South Africa. It has just been reported that the country is losing $12 billion through illegal outflows of ... -
Naming the Ones We Lost – South Sudan Conflict: 15 Dec 2013 to the present day
Naming the people who have died and ensuring their legacy is an important part of the South Sudanese culture. Yet, during and following all ... -
The Tragedy of Borno State: Local Dimensions of Boko Haram’s Insurgency – By Michael Baca
Boko Haram has yet again made international media headlines, this time through its alleged kidnapping of nearly 200 civilians from the village of Gumsuri ... -
Why the myth of the Akazu genocide conspiracy lies at the heart of the official narrative of the Rwandan genocide – a reply to Keith Somerville.
The official narrative of the tragic events of April 1994 in Rwanda, catalysed by the shooting down of the plane carrying President Habyarimana, holds ... -
Burkina Faso: military embeds itself in transitional government – By SJ Cooper-Knock
8th Dec, 2014 – On 19th November, Lt. Col Isaac Zida was named interim prime minister of Burkina Faso, having previously emerged dominant in ... -
Home Sweet Home: Kabila’s troubled relationship with Katanga – By Kris Berwouts
Since the beginning of 2014, electoral fever in the DRC has been on the rise, although presidential elections aren’t scheduled before the end of ... -
Nigeria Forum: why are the stakes so high for the 2015 elections? – By Idayat Hassan
The 2015 general elections in Nigeria will define the country. Speculation about a crisis that may ensue in the post-election period is rife. Irrespective ... -
Darfur Déjí Vu – By Alex de Waal
There is an old joke that Sudanese politics is different every week but if you come back after ten years it is exactly the ... -
Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa in, Mujuru out for Zanu-PF – By Simukai Tinhu
Just prior to the Zanu-PF Elective Congress in early December, Zimbabwe’s First Lady Grace Mugabe initiated her “˜meet the people’ tour after having been ... -
South Sudan at war: political failures, public expectations and how to bring peace – Peter Biar Ajak
One year ago today, gunfire broke out within South Sudan’s presidential guard unit. The fighting pitted loyalists of the country’s president, Salva Kiir, from ...
