African Arguments
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Central African Republic: Peacebuilding without Peace – By Louisa Lombard
Challenges on the Road to Accountable Government This report was originally published by SWP – German Institute for International and Security Affairs Fifteen years ... -
Richard Dowden blogs from Uganda: Kampala and Kigali’s reconciliation
You might think that comfortably re-elected recently and in his 26th year as ruler of Uganda, President Yoweri Museveni might begin to sit back ... -
DRC: US Conflict Mineral Law Opens the Door to Peace – By Bahati Jacques and Aaron Hall
In recent weeks a debate has emerged over the merits of the conflict minerals provision in the Dodd-Frank Act. Critics of the legislation assert ... -
Sudan: War in the Nuba Mountains, again – By Nanne op ‘t Ende
Since June 5, Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Sudan People’s Liberation Army Nuba (SPLA Nuba) have been fighting in South Kordofan, and for ... -
Nato intervention in Libya: costs and prospects for the future – By Edward Kannyo
Seven months into the Libyan Civil War, the NATO-Rebel Alliance is on the way to the successful overthrow of the Gaddafi regime. Continued bombardment ... -
Libya: Endgame for Qadhafi – By George Joffé
Colonel Qadhafi’s forty-two year-long moment upon the global stage appears to be nearing its end, as insurgent forces approach the Libyan capital, Tripoli, from ... -
Cameroon Elections 2011: opposition in limbo – By Ajong Mbapndah L
At the dawn of the 1990s, so strong was the opposition to President Biya that there were few who would have bet he would ... -
Reporting Darfur: Radio Dabanga and the “˜black box’ genocide – by Eric Reeves
In its eight-year battle to turn Darfur into a “˜black box,’ Khartoum is largely prevailing. The National Islamic Front/National Congress Party (NIF/NCP) little expected ... -
Horn of Africa: Eritrea punches above its weight – by Maddy Fry
The accusations made against Eritrea of plotting to bomb this year’s African Union summit were alarming for many reasons. First and foremost, they illustrate ... -
A letter from Warrap State: The dangers of disarmament in South Sudan
On South Sudan’s first day of independence, the dawn chorus was a splattering of gunfire resounding around the villages. The popping AK47s answered the ...
