African Arguments
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Is Zimbabwe making up with the West? – By Simukai Tinhu
Despite President Robert Mugabe’s latest anti-Western proclamations at the UN General Assembly in September, it is hard to avoid the sense these days that ... -
Five observations from this year’s Mo Ibrahim Governance report that didn’t make the headlines – By Richard Dowden
If I don’t read it as soon as I have torn open the envelope, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation’s annual report on governance in Africa ... -
Angola: Violent repression of peaceful protests highlights risks of dos Santos succession – By Jon Schubert
On Saturday, 23 November, Angola’s capital, Luanda, awoke to a “˜state of siege’. Government security forces invaded the headquarters of the largest opposition parties, ... -
INTERVIEW – Muthoni Wanyeki: “In Kenya, this is not a time when moderates are carrying the day.”
Muthoni Wanyeki is former Executive Director of the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC). We met in London to discuss the current environment for civil ... -
Oil drilling plan stirs hornets’ nest in Western Sahara – By African Energy
Plans by Kosmos Energy and partner Cairn Energy to drill a well next year in a Moroccan-licensed block in the Western Sahara continue to ... -
Another Rwandan Human Rights Organisation Bites the Dust – By Anonymous
Concurrent with a general preoccupation to restrict and restrain freedom of speech within Rwanda, the Government has successfully brought another human rights organisation within ... -
Why Are South Africa’s “˜Born Frees’ Scaring Zuma? – By Keith Somerville
South African President Jacob Zuma has reacted angrily to the use of the term “˜born frees’ for the generation of young South Africa who ... -
With M23 gone, will other armed groups in Eastern DRC demobilise? – By Christoph Vogel
Currently, there is a lot going on in terms of disarmament and demobilisation of armed groups in the Eastern DRC since the surrender of ... -
Kenya: an illiberal backslide in the era of the ICC – By Magnus Taylor
In recent weeks I’ve had some interesting conversations, interviews and more formal sessions on the current political situation in Kenya. In the main, these ... -
Extraordinary Ethiopia – ancient, booming but undemocratic – By Richard Dowden
When you say to people in Britain: “I’ve just been in Ethiopia”, they give you a look which says: “Poor you. Was it too ...
