African Arguments
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Checking the Africa facts – By Magnus Taylor
What’s the most important question in a journalist’s armoury? Answer: is it true? Peter Cunliffe-Jones, Director of the newly launched Africa Check, tells me ... -
Why Tunisia is not Egypt – By Mourad Teyeb
Following recent events in Egypt, in Tunisia there have been some calls, mostly from minor opposition groups and individuals, to rebel against the country’s ... -
REVIEW: Britain and Africa Under Blair: in pursuit of the good state – Reviewed by Chris Mullin
Britain and Africa Under Blair by Julia Gallagher, Manchester University Press, pp 162. Tony Blair famously remarked that the state of Africa was “a ... -
“Haze of silence over Rwandan involvement in DRC” – highlights of the Mid-Term Report of the UN Group of Experts – By Kris Berwouts
Bosco’s exit The Mid-Term Report of the sometimes controversial UN Group of Experts focuses on the major events of the conflict in eastern Congo ... -
Private equity: Bringing development capital to Africa? – By Adam Green
Africa’s private equity industry has been gaining ground. Last year, despite difficult global economic circumstances, deal value reached $1.1bn with East Africa taking the ... -
Inga III: the giant is awakening – By Franí§ois Misser
Within slightly more than two years, construction work for a third dam and hydropower station should start at the Inga falls on the Congo ... -
Kenya’s Misbehavior in Kismayo and Consequences of Disrespecting the AMISOM Mandate – By Jibril Mohamed
Currently Kenya has about 4,000 soldiers deployed as part of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), a peacekeeping force mandated by the United ... -
Somalia: The Godane Coup and the Unraveling of Al-Shabaab – By Hassan M. Abukar
The week of June 19th was a bloody milestone for the course of jihad in Somalia as the leaders of Al-Shabaab clashed in Barawe, ... -
African Energy Atlas 2013: oil, gas and renewables to the fore – By Magnus Taylor
Cross Border Information’s African Energy Atlas 2013 has just come out. What does is tell us about the continent’s energy reserves, production and future ... -
Obama can only light up Africa with its own “leading lights” – Bright Simons
On the fourth day of President Obama’s 6-day Africa tour, his aides say that he is scheduled to announce in Cape Town, South Africa, ...
