African Arguments
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Malawi: Divided opposition likely to hand President Banda another term – By Frank Jomo
On May 20th this year, the southern African nation of Malawi will go to the polls to elect a president, members of parliament and ... -
How to tackle the DRC’s complex anti-impunity agenda – By Sharanjeet Parmar
To date, there have been no effective responses to impunity for perpetrators of international crimes in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which have ... -
We Must End Boko Haram’s War on Children – By Debbie Ariyo
The news that over 200 school children were last week abducted by the Boko Haram terrorist group in North East Nigeria makes for depressing ... -
Save the miniskirt! Why Do Generations Divide Over The African Way? – By Elsie Eyakuze
There is a trend emerging in social media, mostly amongst people in their 30s and 40s and sometimes even 50s that consists of sharing ... -
Good news for remittance-makers to Africa – By Richard Dowden
Very good news on Wednesday when Barclays Bank agreed to give Dahabshiil, the Somali remittance company, sufficient time to find another way of transferring ... -
Beyond greed or grievance: understanding conflict in resource-rich states – By Christoph Vogel and Joschka Havenith
Diamonds and Rubber in Sierra Leone, oil in Angola and Sudan, tantalum and gold in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, copper in Zambia ... -
South Sudan: bad news for Beijing as Machar attacks oil fields – By Tim Steinecke
The current conflict in South Sudan has now lasted nearly half a year, killing thousands and displacing hundreds of thousands of South Sudanese. Oil, ... -
Mogadishu security declines as armed forces stretched outside capital – By Mohamed Mubarak
In March, the AU and the Somali National Army (SNA) launched their long-awaited offensive against Al-Shabaab. As was expected, Al-Shabaab withdrew from most areas ... -
What should we learn from West Africa’s Ebola outbreak? – By MG Zimeta
The recent outbreak of Ebola virus in West Africa has captured international public attention that seems disproportionate to the scale of the outbreak itself. ... -
Tanzanian constitutional review proposes radical changes to citizenship law – By Bronwen Manby
Tanzania is just starting a major debate on a new constitution for the country, to replace the version adopted in 1977. Among the many ...
