African Arguments
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African Court Not Ready for International Crimes – By Stephen Lamony
African states must take lead in prosecution of grave crimes rather than diluting the mandate of an over-stretched regional court. The three year old ... -
FTSE ASEA Pan Africa Index Series: aiding investment with the brain – By James Duddridge, MP
When considering Africa, people do not generally think of sky scrapers, city dealers, affluent middle classes, bankers in suits, screens of numbers and the ... -
Ghana: Elections As Usual – From IMANI Centre for Policy & Education, Ghana
By Franklin Cudjoe, Bright Simons, Selorm Branttie and Kofi Bentil. Ghanaians are voting for the next president of the longest-lived republic in their country’s ... -
The U.S. Pivots (Slightly) Toward Africa – By Michael Keating
There is an old saying, “˜if you’re a hammer, you will see everything else as a nail.’ Today there is no bigger hammer in ... -
How childhood trauma of Somali refugees has shaped gang culture on Britain’s streets – By Ismail Einashe
I recently gave a talk for Radio 4’s Four Thought series, exploring the links between childhood war trauma suffered by young Somali men and ... -
Kenya: the rise of the “˜Uhuruto’ – By Daniel Waweru
Like the platypus, the Uhuruto “” the newly-unveiled political alliance featuring Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto (with a supporting cast of Musalia Mudavadi and ... -
Sudan: belief that Khartoum regime will reform is misplaced – By Hamdan Mohamed Goumaa
The tendency by the United States and its allies to count on the existing regime in Khartoum to embark on serious reforms towards achieving ... -
Ghana Elections 2012: the power of the thumb – By Kissy Agyeman-Togobo
03/12/2012, Accra This is the last week before Ghana’s population exercises its civic right (popularly known as “˜krokromoti power’) to vote in presidential and ... -
Congo: avoiding past pitfalls in a future peace deal with the M23 – By Judith Verweijen
The recent fall of Goma has starkly highlighted the shaky foundations of the “˜peace architecture’ that was built in the wake of the Second ... -
Zuma Exposed: a tale of power, corruption and lies – Reviewed by Martin Plaut
South African political life is currently on hold as the nation waits for the ANC’s conference to be held in Mangaung – the metropolis ...
