African Arguments
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In the 2 Sudans: War by any other means – By Jean-Baptiste Gallopin
Southern secession has passed, and the return to all-out war between Khartoum and the south that many feared has not occurred. The run-up to ... -
Djibouti: Forward operating base – By Aly Verjee
The Republic of Djibouti rarely makes the headlines. Overshadowed by much larger countries in the Horn of Africa – Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan, and with ... -
Cameroon: towards a post-Biya era – By Ajong Mbapndah L
Paul Biya – “˜officially’ in his late 70s – is one of the longest serving leaders in Africa and the world. After serving from ... -
Famine in Somalia: It’s the Politics…stupid – By Richard Dowden
“Here we go again”. These words should have been heard in November last year. Not since. That’s when the drought early warning lights flashed ... -
Malawi: Bingu turns apocalyptic – By Nick Wright
By the peaceful standards of modern Malawi, the 20th of July was a very bloody day indeed. At least 19 people were killed and many ... -
A Celebration of The East African Community and Continental Unity – By Andrew Othieno
For East Africa; A NEW DAY HAS DAWNED! By Andrew Othieno; 26th July, 2011 Africa is an entity whose unique intelligence was distorted by ... -
Who are Somalia’s “˜al-Shabab?’ – By Christopher Anzalone
Continuing our examination of fundamentalist Islamic groups in Africa, Christopher Anzalone looks at Somalia’s Al-Shabab insurgents, describing how they relate to the country’s more ... -
Enforcing the Dodd-Frank Act Would Promote Transparency and Development in Africa
Equatorial Guinea is just one of many African countries to benefit from tighter regulation of foreign assets By Joseph Kraus, Ph.D. The recent “Arab ... -
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 ...
