African Arguments
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Time to improve state participation in Africa’s extractive industries – By Zanele Hlatshwayo
The rise in commodities prices over the past decade (referred to by some economists as the “˜commodities super-cycle’) has led to a renewed debate ... -
Congo: crisis in East deflects attention from need for reforms from Kinshasa – By Gí¼nther v. Billerbeck at Good Governance Group (G3)
The current crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) North and South Kivu provinces is yet another episode in the epic conflict that ... -
“˜There Was a Country’: a review of Chinua Achebe’s Biafran memoir – By Ike Anya
In our house in Nsukka, the small university town in eastern Nigeria where I grew up, my parents’ bedroom harboured a cupboard, reached only ... -
After Kismayo: what next for Al-Shabaab and Somalia? – By Seifulaziz Milas
After a long wait, the Kenya Army finally entered the southern Somali port of Kismayo on 28 September, following an attack by sea, air ... -
Radio propaganda, hate broadcasting and Africa: from Rwandan genocide to Kenyan post election violence – By Keith Somerville
Radio Propaganda and the Broadcasting of Hatred: Historical Development and Definitions is a new book by Keith Somerville, a regular writer for African Arguments. ... -
Radio Propaganda and the Broadcasting of Hatred: breaking new ground on hate radio during 2007 Kenya election – By Martin Plaut
No-one who has worked for the BBC World Service, as Keith Somerville and I have, will need to be reminded of the power of ... -
Babatunde Fashola: the Mayor Bloomberg of Lagos State – By Magnus Taylor
Babatunde Fashola is the 13th Governor of Lagos State, Nigeria, and one of a number of Nigerian politicians and political technocrats who currently enjoy ... -
Sudan: Reviewing the Addis Ababa peace agreements 2012 (part I) – By Aly Verjee
The maxim that the test of any agreement is in its implementation is familiar to those who follow Sudanese politics, even from a distance. ... -
Post-Marikana South Africa: country not as old, boring and uncertain as business might believe – By Jolyon Ford at Oxford Analytica
By their nature, risk analysts can overly-attune their eyes to perceptions of risk. This may, however, be at the expense of opportunities that exist ... -
Sudan and South Sudan: a civilised divorce – By Ahmed Badawi
Divorce with kids involved is often a painful affair. But once the recriminations have been cast and the tears have dried, the two protagonists, ...
