African Arguments
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Making Sense of Kony: Critical information on the conflict in Northern Uganda
About us In the storm that has erupted over Invisible Children’s Kony 2012 campaign, one conclusion that people on all sides of the controversy ... -
Zimbabwe: Progress, Power and Violent Accumulation – by David Moore
The following is an excerpt from the Introduction to a special issue of the Journal of Contemporary African Studies on Zimbabwe edited by David ... -
Chad: oil wealth brings only superficial change – By Celeste Hicks
It’s two years since I was last in Chad after a long stint as the BBC correspondent. Not long enough to forget a place ... -
Mali: democracy, the coup and the anti-globalization left – Right Questions, Wrong Answers? – By Gregory Mann
Over the weekend, Mali’s political drama cut to Ouagadougou, where President Blaise Compaore hosted a meeting of Malian politicians and statesmen, the military junta ... -
Political risk in Africa: predicting the unpredictable – by Jolyon Ford at Oxford Analytica.
A principal quality that analysts of African business and politics need is humility. Events in North Africa in 2011 must have led to some ... -
Guinea-Bissau Coup Means Angolan Investments at High Risk – By Exclusive Analysis
The latest coup in Guinea-Bissau was likely led by Army Chief of Staff Antonio Indjai and motivated by discontent over Prime Minister Carlos Gomes ... -
Zambia: Sata gets tough on corruption (and this time it’s serious) – By Jack Hogan
Prior to their electoral victory in the September 2011 Zambian general elections, the Patriotic Front’s (PF) key promise was “˜Lower Taxes, More Jobs and ... -
“No Tanzanian was involved in the BAE scandal” – a statement beyond satire – Sarah Hermitage
A statement last week from Edward Hosea, Tanzania’s most senior anti-corruption officer, that no Tanzanian was involved in the BAE radar scandal was, to ... -
The Millennium Development Goals – What next, Mr Cameron? – By Myles Wickstead
Prime Minister, Congratulations on your appointment as Chair of the UN Panel on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). This reflects the progress of a ... -
Malawi: the Banda Succession – By Nick Wright
Malawi prides itself on being a peaceful, friendly and law-abiding country, but it is also well-known for occasional lurches in the opposite direction. The ...
