African Arguments
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Converting resource wealth to economic development: what role for “˜local content’? – By Peter Dí¶rrie
Few topics were debated as intensively at the recent International Economic Forum on Africa in Paris as the question of local content in the ... -
Can Radios Stop the Lord’s Resistance Army in Congo? – By Scott Ross
In northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), rural radio stations are used to protect civilians from violence. Part of a growing network of high ... -
Making the most of Africa’s culture and creativity: economic development, democracy and peacebuilding – By Ned Dalby
In Cape Town this week, a conference on Africa’s creative economy bangs the drum for art, culture and the creative industries. Policymakers looking for ... -
Worsening Violence in Northern Nigeria reveals echoes of Algeria and AQIM – By Jonathan Hill
Boko Haram’s recent, deadly attack on the agricultural college in Gujba, Yobe State has raised some difficult and urgent questions for the Nigerian federal ... -
Media reform consultation with Somali journalists from the UK diaspora now underway
A new consultation on media reform in Somalia is taking place throughout October among Somali journalists and media actors in the UK. The project, ... -
Debating Rwanda under the RPF: gap between “˜believers’ and “˜unbelievers’ remains wide – By Magnus Taylor
On Friday and Saturday I spent a strange couple of days attending a conference at SOAS (partially sponsored by the RAS). It was called ... -
Still no proof Mugabe rigged elections, according to new Solidarity Peace Trust report — by Peta Thornycroft
Zanu PF’s landslide election “˜victory’ was probably at least partly the result of five years hard campaigning for new voters, as there is still ... -
Inconvenient truths for Kenya after Westgate attack – By Jeremy Lind
Two weeks after Al-Shabaab militants murdered over 60 shoppers and diners and laid waste to one of Nairobi’s smartest malls, a reckoning has begun: ... -
Europe in the Congo: high ambitions, big money, limited impact – By Kris Berwouts
After the Congolese elections of 2006, the European Union stood as the proud godfather beside the cradle of Kabila’s Third Republic. Together with its ... -
Economic and political reforms are the only answers to Sudan’s growing culture of protest – By Islam Ahmed Al-Tayeb
In Sudan – the once hoped-for breadbasket of the Arab world – deadly unrest, sparked by a hugely unpopular decision to lift fuel subsidies, ...
