African Arguments
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Addis dispatches: at the IGAD peace talks for South Sudan
The excuse was laughable, if tragic. Explaining that the “˜banks are closed’ for the Eid-al-Fitr and Martyrs’ Day holidays, the government of South Sudan ... -
One hundred years on, we must not forget Africa’s role in the First World War – By Richard Dowden
One hundred years ago this week, self regarding, ignorant and weak leaders with the primitive belief that God was on their side, ancient tribal ... -
Libya is fast following Somalia’s road to ruin – we must act now to stop it – By Richard Bailey
With Gaza, Ukraine and Iraq dominating the news, nobody is paying much attention to the violence in Tripoli that is swiftly tipping Libya over ... -
Violence, photography and the iconography of South Sudan’s cattle camps – By Carol Berger
Some years ago a curator at the Pitt Rivers Museum in Oxford asked me to look at a photograph taken in South Sudan in ... -
Somalia food shortages worsened by NGO policy and anti-terrorism laws – By Mohamed Mubarak
As the UN warns of an impending famine in Somalia, it is important to look at the track record of aid organisations in responding ... -
Will (re)constructing the CAR’s security sector help protect its population? – By Gabriella Ingerstad
Amnesty International recently published a report calling for the investigation, prosecution and punishment of the perpetrators in the on-going violent conflict in CAR. The ... -
Zambia: Sata sickness opens up can of worms for Patriotic Front – By Arthur Simuchoba
The health of the 77-year old Zambian President Michael Sata currently ranks among the most sensitive of issues in the country and has come ... -
Are British charities turning their backs on African disasters? – By Martin Plaut
Aircraft are circling over South Sudan. During the bitter years of war that led to the birth of this state in 2011 they would ... -
Darfur displaced forced to choose between a rock and a hard place – By Lucy Hovil
Over the past few years, the conflict in Sudan’s Darfur region has faded from the headlines. While levels of violence decreased following a peak ... -
Banda and the new broom: the trials and tribulations of a Zambian spin-doctor – By Magnus Taylor
I came across Dickson Jere at a lunch I got a late invite to as a replacement for a much better-known journalist. Still, beggars ...
