Politics
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Burkina Faso’s popular revolution fraying at the edges – By Valérie Arnould
The ousting of Burkina Faso’s long-standing President Blaise Compaoré in October 2014 raised high hopes for a democratic transition in the country. Compaoré was ... -
New EU approach to Horn of Africa migration sets worrying precedent – By Maimuna Mohamud and Dr. Cindy Horst
The humanitarian crisis in the Mediterranean, in which thousands of migrants have drowned attempting to cross into Europe, highlights the urgency there is to ... -
Understanding Boko Haram’s Mass Abductions – By Michael Baca
The first anniversary of the Chibok kidnappings served as a grim reminder of Boko Haram’s proclivity toward abducting noncombatants. While comprehensive statistics remain absent, ... -
Moreno Ocampo: Ma’aliya are Janjaweed – By Alex de Waal
Yesterday I had the opportunity to put a question to Luis Moreno Ocampo, former Prosecutor of the ICC, who was visiting the Fletcher School. ... -
African Union pre-election report says Sudan poll environment not free and fair – By James Copnall
An internal African Union report, the conclusion of a pre-election assessment mission to Sudan, concluded that that the polls would not be free and ... -
Sudan Election Diary: the Lonely Voter – by James Copnall
The great Sudanese painter Rashid Diab has a recurring motif in his work of the last few years: a tableau of several women, depicted ... -
Nigeria Elections 2015: What Went Right? – By Antony Goldman
Long before the counting was complete, the inquest at Goodluck Jonathan’s campaign headquarters had begun. How could their candidate in the 28 March Presidential ... -
CDD Elections Analysis Centre: Voting Phase of Nigeria Governorship and State House of Assembly Elections
Following the mostly punctual and orderly accreditation of voters, actual voting commenced on schedule across the 36 federal states of the country. Though voting ... -
Kenya must better respect its Somali population to avoid another Garissa – By Mohamed Mubarak
On 1 April, Al-Shabaab gunmen attacked Garissa University College killing 147 Muslims and non-Muslim students alike. The gunmen attempted a feeble show of doing ... -
Sudan Elections 2015: Bashir on the campaign trail – by James Copnall
Not many presidential candidates – certainly not in this very lopsided election – are serenaded into a packed stadium by an 18 piece live ...
