Politics
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Audio: South Sudan’s Bishop Emeritus Paride Taban
Bishop Emeritus Paride Taban is perhaps South Sudan’s most respected peace campaigner. On July 21st 2015, the Royal African Society hosted a discussion with ... -
President Obama: Tear Down the Wall Between Eritrea and Ethiopia – By Daniel Ogbaharya
President Obama is in the midst of a historic visit, having travelled to his ancestral homeland, Kenya, where his father hails from, and now ... -
No longer at ease: clouds on the horizon for Botswana’s conservation success story – By Keith Somerville
Without belabouring the Chinua Achebe motif, Botswana’s conservation community is less at ease than it is used to being but the country is still ... -
Regionalisation, Israeli Support and the Anyanya in South Sudan – Book Review by Brian Adeba
Review of: Monani Alison Magaya, The Anyanya Movement in South Sudan, Focusing on Western Equatoria, 1962-1972, Marianum Press Ltd, Kisubi, Uganda, 2015 In a tale ... -
Why Nigeria Should Think of itself as Central African – By Muktar Usman-Janguza
The ‘concentric circle‘ model which frames how Nigeria’s foreign policy thinkers view our region places the country exclusively in West Africa. Consequently West Africa has ... -
The Political crisis leaves Burundi on the Brink of Economic Collapse – By Lorraine Nkengurutse
Economic activities have been effectively paralysed in Bujumbura as well as in other parts of the country since demonstrations against president Pierre Nkurunziza started. ... -
Springtimes of the People in Sudan – Book Review by Alex de Waal
Review of: W. J. Berridge, Civil Uprisings in Modern Sudan: The “˜Khartoum Springs’ of 1964 and 1985. London: Bloomsbury, 2015. The first two Arab ... -
Bashir’s Autocratic Regime is Fighting for its Survival – By Hamid E. Ali and Ahmed Hussain Adam
Omar al Bashir’s autocracy is unwinding faster than any observer can predict. The recent diplomatic fiasco over the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrants in South Africa ... -
Hail to the Chiefs – By Antony Goldman
When Muhammadu Buhari swept to power in March’s historic elections, it was on a platform that promised change, security and an end to corruption. ... -
Rethinking Africa’s Turbulence – By Eliot Pence
Africa is in the midst of unprecedented change. At five percent growth rates, standards of living increase 30 to 50 times over the course of ...
