African Arguments
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African Politics Now
Taking a continental rather than country-specific or thematic focus, this blog will tackle developments as and when they happen, using our contacts in journalism, ... -
Making Sense of the Sudans
Making Sense of Sudan is the leading site for critical online debate and discussion about Sudan. Including cutting edge debate, book reviews and commentaries ... -
Business Africa
Business Africa provides a forum for business and individuals alike to deepen their understanding of economic and commercial issues in Africa. We will be ... -
Libya and Cote d’Ivoire’s Yo-Yo foreign policy: The return of the French policeman
By Prof Richard Banegas During the Franco-African summit in Nice in 2010, president Sarkozy affirmed that there would be no more French military interventions ... -
South Africa: following the North African path?
By Hein Willemse In the weeks following the uprisings that brought about regime change in Tunisia and Egypt several local social commentators predicted that ... -
Gadaffi and the AU: Brotherly despots or estranged lovers?
By Jason Pack 20/04/2011 The African Union’s half-hearted attempt to mediate between the two sides of the Libya conflict does not mean they have ... -
Libya and Cote d’Ivoire: A New Interventionism?
Bonapartism in built-up shoes So the “˜cheese-eating surrender monkeys’ have suddenly gone on the war path. The French (and British) have been attacked in ... -
Zimbabwe: ZANU-PF must be held to promises
The announcement in December 2010 by President Robert Mugabe that his party, the Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF), would leave the ... -
Presidential Elections in Chad
Small steps forward In many ways, Chad has come a long way since the last presidential election held in 2006. Back then, President Deby’s ... -
Beyond the Beijing Consensus: The everyday politics of China in Africa
Much of the concern with China in Africa focuses on the elite negotiations and large projects that are the most visible. Worried commentators in ...
