African Arguments
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What’s Diaspora got to do with it? – By Dele Fatunla
It’s fast becoming commonplace to say Africa is experiencing a renaissance. Many of its countries, once bywords for hopeless basket cases, have made a ... -
Ending the LRA: reason for optimism and political commitment – By Ned Dalby, International Crisis Group
Infrequent observers of central Africa are startled and appalled to learn that the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a Ugandan rebel group that emerged in ... -
Noo Saro Wiwa goes home: Looking for Transwonderland – A review by Magnus Taylor
Noo Saro Wiwa’s heritage made writing a book about Nigeria a complicated proposition. As the daughter of murdered environmental activist Ken Saro Wiwa, one ... -
Nigeria: scrapping fuel subsidy ‘ill-timed’ – By Hannah Waddilove, AKE Group
Starting on 9th January, Nigeria is set to be hit by a wave of industrial action following the government’s controversial decision to end the ... -
South Africa’s ‘nationalistion’ debate – By Jolyon Ford, Oxford Analytica
For those in the risk analysis game, much of 2011 in South Africa was dominated by the ANC Youth League’s call for nationalisation of ... -
South Africa: A hundred years after its birth, what has happened to the ANC? – By Richard Dowden
It produced one of the greatest leaders of the 20th century. It fought a violent race-based dictatorship and replaced it with the most liberal ... -
Sudan’s Slide Toward War: A Timeline for Catastrophe – By Eric Reeves
Historical memory is often short when Sudan is the subject, and the events of even the past year often become blurred or inadequately related ... -
DRC election ‘too flawed to be credible’ – civil society and Congolese diaspora speak out – By Kissy Agyeman-Togobo, Songhai Advisory
Songhai Advisory LLP is a bespoke business intelligence consultancy providing critical insight on market opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa. There is an African proverb which ... -
Post-Secession Sudan: Challenges and Opportunities – By Dr Ghazi Salahuddin Atabani
17th December 2011 – School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) – London Introduction Since independence, the quest for a modern state has remained ... -
Guinea: donor assistance will reduce contract non-payment risks despite continued risks of sporadic violence – By Exclusive Analysis
Guinea stands to gain a large increase in donor assistance in the coming six months, which will reduce non-payment risks. An International Monetary Fund ...
