African Arguments
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Swaziland in Crisis?
There is a sense that the little nation of Swaziland is in crisis yet again, but this time it is one that won’t go ... -
A letter from Ghana: Nana Rawlings and the end of the Big Man?
Politics in Ghana is a fraught topic and political debates should be entered into with a degree of trepidation. During my first few weeks ... -
REPORT: British delegation visits Mauritania – discussion on Libya/AQIM/Economy
Visit to Mauritania of the British Conservative Arab Network Delegation led by Daniel Kawczynski MP 19th – 23rd June 2011 Daniel Kawczynski MP with ... -
What went wrong in Zimbabwe, and what next? – By Richard Bourne
It is clear that Zimbabwe is moving into a post-Mugabe phase. The 87 year old leader, who has dominated his country since it achieved ... -
South Sudan’s Tryst with Destiny
From the ashes of war, pestilence, and destruction has arisen a phoenix of a nation – the Republic of South Sudan, the 193rd member of ... -
Zimbabwe’s Crisis of Creativity and Creativity in the Crisis: what is the point of books? by Diana Jeater
In the wake of celebrations that once again a Zimbabwean author, NoViolet Bulawayo, has won the Caine Prize for African Writing, a revived Zimbabwe ... -
Northern Nigeria Militancy: Who and what are Boko Haram?
Alleged members of Boko Haram sit after arrest in 2009 by police in Northern Nigeria ... -
Clare Short: “I bet you Kagame gives up at the end of his term.”
Interview by Richard Dowden Last year, 13 years after Labour came to power and created the Department for International Development, the OECD issued this ... -
Cameroon’s Elections Approaching: A familiar circus in uncertain times
With Presidential polls billed for October 2011, Ajong Mbapndah of Pan African Visions explores the background to an election where the political tactics of ... -
China Africa News: China a force for peace in the new Sudan?
This update is published by China-Africa News South Sudan gained its independence on the 9th of July. A week earlier President al-Bashir of Northern ...
