African Arguments
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Zimbabwe’s electoral observers hold the line in Harare – Julia Gallagher in Harare
Zimbabwe’s harmonised election – to decide local, parliamentary and presidential seats – has been surprisingly relaxed so far, with calls for non-violence, relatively mild ... -
Thoughts on the Juba reshuffle – By Aly Verjee
Given rumours in Juba about the authenticity of Salva Kiir’s signature on earlier presidential decrees, I couldn’t help but be curious about the five ... -
Zimbabwe Election 31 July …. an end of an era? — by Blessing Vava
It’s now only a few days to 31 July 2013, a day set for Zimbabwe’s make or break harmonized elections. The day is finally ... -
Political Agreement Improves Electoral Environment in Togo – By Alexander Noyes
Long-delayed legislative elections in Togo, most recently set for July 21, 2013, were again pushed back last week and are now scheduled to be ... -
South African Solutions for Africa’s Problems? – By Alexander Beresford
South Africa has played a central role in conflict mediation across the African continent in the past two decades. This short piece will examine ... -
Democracy for the real world – By Nathalie Munyampenda
So if you’ve watched any news lately, you’ll probably get the impression that the whole world is out on the street protesting. From Brazil ... -
DRC/ North Kivu: Waiting for the intervention brigade – By Kris Berwouts
M23 withdrew from Goma in the first days of December 2012. In the days and weeks after their retreat, several international initiatives were launched ... -
Tunisian Civil Society needs transparent, efficient help from Europe – By Mourad Teyeb
The European support to Tunisia should not turn into empowering the very people and groups against whom Tunisians revolted in 2011. The European Union ... -
Kenya, Zimbabwe, and South Africa: Violence and Transition in Post Settler-Colonial States — by Brian Raftopoulos, Solomon Mungure, Nicky Rousseau and Masheti Masinjila
The recently concluded elections in Kenya against the background of the electoral violence of 2007, the anticipated election in Zimbabwe in 2013 with the ... -
THIN-SKINNED QUARRELS: MONUSCO AND HUMANITARIAN ACTION IN THE CONGO – By Christoph Vogel
Last week, medical humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontií¨res (MSF/Doctors Without Borders) published an op-ed in Congolese newspapers, underlining the need for humanitarian actors to operate ...
