African Arguments
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South Africa 2014: ANC victory cannot obscure big gains for Democratic Alliance – By Martin Plaut
“ANC wins yet another landslide” – was the RAS take on the South African election on Friday. A catchy headline but not entirely accurate. ... -
Wole Soyinka: “We must respond to those who feel they have a divine right to mess up our lives” – By Magnus Taylor
Wole Soyinka is 80 this year and has long inhabited that illustrious pantheon of African literary greats, the Godfather of whom was the late ... -
Bentiu massacre highlights continued links between the Sudans after divorce – By James Copnall
The Bentiu massacre in mid April, in which hundreds of people died, has become one of the defining images of the new civil war ... -
After Minova: Can War Crimes Trials Overcome Violence in the DRC? – By Millie Lake
On 20th November, 2012, over 130 women and girls in eastern DR Congo were raped and sexually assaulted by members of the Congolese armed ... -
How will WEF-Abuja tell the African growth story? – By Jolyon Ford
Consider two of contemporary Africa’s hallmarks. One (which resists attempts at hallmarking) is its great diversity. The continent is incorrigibly plural, it is large, ... -
Conflicted and furious: South Africa votes in post-Mandela world – By Desné Masie
Just prior to the 2014 elections, we asked our regular writer on South Africa, Desné Masie, to reflect on the political atmosphere surrounding these ... -
Taking Sides in Rwanda – By Steve Terrill
We are pretty familiar with Rwanda: It is paradise….or it’s a prison. President Paul Kagame is a savior and a visionary…or Kagame is a ... -
Elections 2014: Why some South Africans are voting “˜No!’ – By Renee Horne
South Africans take to the polls tomorrow in the country’s fifth democratic elections since the end of apartheid. But, unlike 1994, the mood is ... -
Nigeria: Shekau takes BH further down Al Qaeda path – By Jacob Zenn
After four years of incessant Boko Haram violence in northern Nigeria and an estimated 8,000 deaths, Nigerians are now protesting what they see as ... -
Nigeria’s economic transition reveals deep structural distortions – By Zainab Usman
According to recently reviewed GDP figures, Nigeria is now Africa’s biggest economy. It was about time a more accurate measure of economic output, which ...
