African Arguments
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Technology can open borders to business and tourism in Africa and create millions of jobs – By Dr. Benoy Berry and Roheen Berry
Intra-African trade accounts for just 12% of the continent’s total trade, presenting a huge opportunity for growth. The latest figures show that if African ... -
Don’t forget Barclays’ shut down on Somali Remittance accounts will sever lifeline for the country’s refugees too – By Annisa Omar
Barclays Bank recently decided to withdraw its banking services from 250 UK money transfer companies including my local Dahabshiil – severing the remittance ... -
Women’s agenda is key to stabilising Eastern Congo – By Sharanjeet Parmar
Late 2012 saw an escalation of violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo when the rebel group M23 captured and briefly held the city ... -
Dr. Ghazi Salahuddin writes: Appeal for Reform: Basics and Principles
This is an unofficial translation of an article by the Sudanese political leader Ghazi Salahuddin Since Sudan gained independence and began its journey as ... -
Liberia Ten Years on: corruption and accountability remain country’s biggest challenges – By Blair Glencorse
A decade ago on August 18th, 2003, the Accra Comprehensive Peace Agreement brought Liberia’s 14 year civil war to an end. As this small ... -
Collapsed, failed, criminalized? Notes on the State in Mali – By Isaline Bergamaschi
The crisis in Mali has certainly revealed some of the structural weaknesses and failures of the Malian state. Having experienced several waves of privatisation, ... -
Top Trends to Watch in Africa’s Extractives Sector (Part II) – By Rolake Akinkugbe
Read Part one here Beneficiation, local-content and value-chain policies “˜Beneficiation’, the term used to describe the proportion of the value derived from mineral ... -
Al-Shabaab 2.0: reorganisation and rebranding make terrorist group a force to be reckoned with again – By Abdihakim Ainte
As the US extends its global terrorism alert to include embassies and consulates in the Middle East and Africa, this would seem an appropriate ... -
How Eastern Africa can avoid the resource curse? – By Kennedy Opalo
Eastern Africa is the new fossil fuel frontier (for more check out this (pdf) Deloitte report). In the last few years Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and ... -
In Zimbabwe, A Luta Continua – By David B. Moore
Robert Mugabe’s ZANU-PF has outwitted its main opposition, Morgan Tsvangirai’s Movement for Democratic Change, once again. The Zimbabwe African National Union–Patriotic Front’s 61% to ...
