African Arguments
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Egypt’s generals drawn out by Libyan islamist threat – By Carol Berger
For decades, Egypt has felt like a world unto itself. The state’s preoccupations were internal: containing protests and arresting its critics and alleged terrorists. ... -
Congo/Rwanda: FDLR demobilization provides some light, but not end of the tunnel – By Kris Berwouts
In July 1994, with the RPF was about to win the war against the Habyarimana regime and thus put an end to the genocide, ... -
Sudan: politics by declaration – By Magdi el-Gizouli
Sadiq al-Mahdi, leader of the National Umma Party (NUP) and patron of the Ansar brotherhood, held a brief round of talks earlier this month ... -
US-Africa Summit: an unexpected success for Obama’s foreign policy – By Ambassador Johnnie Carson
The historic US-Africa Summit has now passed and it is worth making an early assessment of what it accomplished. Although it will be months ... -
DRC: Kabila eyes lifetime presidency and must be given a way out – By Theophile Costeur
Current events in the elite politics of the DRC should be of great concern for those who follow developments in the country. Systematic efforts ... -
Why saying “˜seven out of ten fastest growing economies are in Africa’ carries no real meaning – By Morten Jerven
Before, during and after the US Africa summit one of the most frequently repeated factoids supporting the Africa Rising meme was that “˜seven out ... -
Ethnic militias and the shrinking state: South Sudan’s dangerous path – By James Copnall
Maban county, Upper Nile state, South Sudan, August 2014 Until early August, Maban county was mostly famous for the misery of others. Nearly 130,000 ... -
Ebola – what West Africa could learn from Uganda – By Richard Dowden
The Ebola plague in West Africa is worrying. It is the largest and most extensive outbreak since the disease was first identified in 1976. ... -
Critique of US-Zambia relations highlight’s country’s unsettling slide – By Arthur Simuchoba
The feistiest criticism of the current state of Zambia-US relations came in a statement by the Zambia-based NGO, Coalition for the Defence of Democratic ... -
US-Africa Summit: Obama’s tough love well overdue – By Hank Cohen
During the three-month preparatory period prior to the US-Africa summit there was much skepticism among Africa watchers in Washington. The basis for the sentiment ...
