African Arguments
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Live from Bangui: Why Inclusive Dialogue Matters in CAR – By Louisa Waugh
Last June, when I first arrived in the Central African Republic (CAR), one of the resident ex-pats suggested I visit “˜Cinq Kilo’ – Bangui’s ... -
South Sudan draws up ‘War Budget’, but oil production targets unlikely to be reached – By Richard Nield
By the evidence of South Sudan’s budget, presented to parliament in late June, the country’s finance ministry has lost its mind. This time last ... -
Biafra and Boko Haram: Different Conflicts, Common Themes – By Tom Lowman
In late June, at a meeting with the College of Bishops of the African Church, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan made some interesting comments on ... -
Burundi: CNDD-FDD keeps country under iron grip, but opposition must now participate in politics – By Kris Berwouts
Until quite recently, Burundi seemed like the Central African country with the best record of post-conflict progress. The country achieved majority rule in 2005 ... -
Civil Society and the South Sudan Crisis – By Jérí´me Tubiana
The inclusion of civil society in efforts to defuse the South Sudan crisis has so far been fraught. The parties to the conflict (see our recent ... -
The continuing curse of state fragility in Africa – By Solomon A. Dersso
Despite their legal attributes, in functional terms many African states (constructs of the continent’s encounter with colonial rule) came into being without possessing the ... -
Somalia Briefing: caught between anti-terrorism legislation, militants and starving to death – By Magnus Taylor
When I heard, last night, that several regions of Somalia are once again at risk of famine, the prevailing feeling was one of déjí ... -
DRC: Assessing the performance of MONUSCO’s Force Intervention Brigade – By Christoph Vogel
Roughly 16 months ago (in March 2013), the United Nations strengthened its peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) with a ... -
Anyone but al-Shabaab: Kenya’s political divisions laid bare by spiraling attacks – By Jeremy Lind
Weeks after deadly attacks killed 60 at Mpeketoni in Kenya’s Lamu County, new raids on July 5th in Lamu and Tana River counties left ... -
Kenya: Raila and Uhuru should stop holding the country to ransom over National Dialogue – By Abdullahi Boru Hallakhe
In both symbolic and material terms, “˜Saba Saba’ occupies a significant place and meaning in contemporary Kenya. The date draws its significance from the ...
