African Arguments
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The rise and rise of the African factivists – By Bright Simons and Jamie Drummond
Bono’s much-tweeted TED talk spotlighted Ghana, a West African country usually regarded as one of the continent’s better managed and more successful “˜lions’. Ghana’s ... -
Can Britain fix Somalia? – By Abdihakim Aynte
Last week, Somalia’s donors and international partners came together in London to lay down the foundations of post-transitional government in the country. The London ... -
African oil & gas outlook 2013 (part II): analysis by region – Rolake Akinkugbe at Ecobank
Nigeria and Angola SSA is set to produce approximately 5.9 million barrels (bpd) of crude oil in 2013 dominated by Nigeria and Angola compared ... -
Africa’s oil and gas outlook 2013 (part 1) – By Rolake Akinkugbe at Ecobank
Africa’ share of global oil and gas production has stood at 10% and 6% respectively over the past 24 months. Ecobank Research estimates that ... -
REVIEW: The Fate of Sudan: The Origins and Consequences of a Flawed Peace Process – By Alex de Waal
John Young, The Fate of Sudan: The Origins and Consequences of a Flawed Peace Process, London, Zed Books, 2012. One of the truisms about ... -
How ZANU-PF stays in power – By Simukai Tinhu
Recent arbitrary arrests of prominent human rights lawyer, Beatrice Mtetwa and senior officials of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), coupled with sporadic attacks ... -
Making friends in London: is a new rapprochement on Zimbabwe occurring? – By Ian Scoones
Recently, the “˜Friends of Zimbabwe’ group of western donors met in London, together with representatives of all of Zimbabwe’s main political parties. The “˜Friends’ ... -
Zimbabwe Elections Scenarios: New ICG Report Cuts Through the Political Posturing
The International Crisis Group issued on 6 May a very helpful report entitled Zimbabwe: Elections Scenarios. Prepared by Piers Pigou, the ICG’s Southern Africa ... -
Kenyatta, Ruto and the ICC: major diplomatic earthquake in the offing – By Richard Dowden
Everyone is so relieved that the Kenyan election this year did not result in a repeat of ethnic violence after the 2007 election, that ... -
Somalia seeks lasting support from London conference – By Farah Abdulsamed
Today, over 40 delegates from many nations and organisations are meeting in London to discuss the future of Somalia’s post transition government. The Somali-led ...
