African Arguments
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Incompetent, under-resourced and uninformed – the international response to crisis in the CAR
Earlier this week I interviewed Donatella Rovera, Amnesty International’s senior investigator in crisis response. She has just returned from a week in the Central ... -
Niger’s consciousness awakening over national resources – By Celeste Hicks
“We’re seeing a real awakening of people’s consciousness on this issue; something is happening” says Boubacar Soumane, communications manager for EITI (Extractive Industries Transparency ... -
Somali military has more problems than lack of guns – By Mohamed Mubarak
Last week, a leaked UN report detailed a “systematic” proliferation of arms by the Somali government. However, the UN Security Council is expected to ... -
Ethiopia’s historic self-confidence writ large in the monastery at Debre Damo – By Richard Dowden
No wonder the monastery at Debre Damo has survived unmolested for some 900 years among the vast Tigrayan Mountains of Northern Ethiopia. Getting to ... -
Rwanda Twenty Years On: The Dangers of Demography – By Mark Weston
April 2014 marks the twentieth anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, three months of violence which saw the massacre of over 800,000 members of the ... -
Sudan’s Spreading Conflict – roundtable with International Crisis Group
A roundtable discussion with Jérí´me Tubiana, Senior Analyst, International Crisis Group & Claudio Gramizzi, Small Arms Survey Wednesday, 26 February 2014, 1PM In a series of ... -
South Sudan’s Uncertain Future: first end Ugandan military support for Kiir – By Atieno Oduor
As the IGAD led mediation talks resume in Addis Ababa, South Sudan’s political future looks uncertain. Despite the signing of a ceasefire, fighting continues ... -
In defence of western journalists in Africa – By Michela Wrong
A few years ago, baffled by unfolding events in Darfur, I went to listen to an academic speak at London’s Frontline Club. A recognised ... -
Why does AREVA refuse to pay a fair rate of tax in Niger? – By Dr. Ibrahima Aidara
Niger didn’t get its first mining code until 1993, which put in place an unbalanced fiscal regime that gave substantial advantages to private companies ... -
In South Sudan courts and justice are essential for peace: A reply to Mbeki and Mamdani – By Matthew LeRiche
South Sudan is not South Africa. Thabo Mbeki and Mahmood Mamdani argue in their recent NY Times article that courts can’t end civil wars. ...
