African Arguments
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Boko Haram’s Gwoza ‘caliphate’ demonstrates group’s increasing power – By Omar Mahmood
On 24th August a video surfaced featuring the Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau boasting about his organization’s exploits in northeast Nigeria. Shekau went on ... -
Stalemate in South Sudan: Violent Leaders, Clueless Mediators – By Tongun Lo Loyuong
South Sudan’s internecine civil war broke out almost 9 months ago and has already claimed tens of thousands of lives, displaced nearly two million ... -
How will the death of its leader, Ahmed Godane, impact Al Shabaab? – By Stig Jarle Hansen
On the 1st September 2014, at around 19:00, American drones fired several missiles in the Sablaaleh/ Hawaay and Dahay Tubako areas, between 35 and ... -
Good Books in a Bad Neighbourhood: dispatches from the Hargeisa International Book Festival – By Ismail Einashe
Hargeisa – the dusty capital of Somaliland – is home to the Horn of Africa’s largest literary event. Now in its seventh year, the ... -
Battle against Islamism brings realpolitik back to Africa – By Richard Dowden
A loosely interconnected Islamist uprising is spreading from Syria in northern Arabia to Mali in West Africa and threatens to produce terrorism in Europe ... -
Addis dispatches (part two): IGAD’s credibility seriously damaged by South Sudan summit fiasco
August was not IGAD’s finest month. In Bentiu, a ceasefire monitor died of a heart attack after his captors forced him to march for ... -
Operation Barkhane: Why France chose Chad as key counter-terrorism partner – By Celeste Hicks
The launch of Operation Barkhane across the Sahel last month marked a significant shift in France’s relationship with the region and its attitude to ... -
Zambia: Kabimba dismissal bolsters Sata, but President remains silent and unseen – By Arthur Simuchoba
In a shock move, the Zambian President Michael Sata last week dismissed one of his closest lieutenants and long-time confidante, the Justice Minister Wynter ... -
Somali Remittances: UK Government strives to support safer remittance flows to Somalia – By Andrea Leadsom
In recent months, the UK government has worked closely with the Somali community on the issue of remittances. I understand the levels of anxiety ... -
“Oh, dis Ebola business!” Thoughts on current responses to the virus – By Pippa Page
“Oh, dis Ebola business!” was a familiar exclamation in Sierra Leone’s Krio language during my time in Sierra Leone’s second city, Bo, this summer. ...
