Politics
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Reconsidering Sanctions in South Sudan – By Alex de Waal
Sanctions against spoilers can work if there is an effective and legitimate peace process. There is no such process in South Sudan today. Threats ... -
Citizens of Africa Arise! You have nothing to lose but your chains, says Oby Ezekwesili – By Richard Dowden
It is not often you hear a Vice President of the World Bank calling for revolution, but Oby Ezekweseli did just that at the ... -
Piracy in Nigeria: just getting going? – By Ioannis Mantzikos
Nigerian piracy is unique for several reasons. It accounts for 71% percent of all incidents in West Africa, and the methods used by Nigerian ... -
Zambia: PF credibility badly damaged by Lungu’s election – By Arthur Simuchoba
Following the ruling of the Lusaka High Court on December 3rd that the Defence and Justice Minister Edgar Lungu was the duly elected president ... -
Kabila’s musical chairs: at last a government of National Cohesion in Congo – Interview with Kris Berwouts and Gie Goris
On December 8th, the political chessboard in Kinshasa was reorganised. President Kabila finally installed the Government of National Cohesion that he originally announced fourteen ... -
Doing Away with Sudan’s Arab Supremacy – Amir A. Nasr
The American Pakistani playwright Ayad Akhtar once said “I see the American experience as being defined by the immigrant paradigm of rupture and renewal: ... -
Kenya: KDF must review Somalia strategy to tackle Al Shabaab – By Ben Rawlence
Al-Shabaab strikes again. With the security services seemingly unable to protect Kenyans, it is time to reflect on strategy. In the commotion since last ... -
Nigeria Forum: Boko Haram’s message is “simple, linear and appealing”, the solutions are not – By Magnus Taylor
Fatima Akilu’s office is located within a smart new building near the Nigeria’s National Assembly in the capita city Abuja. The building houses the ... -
Is Kenya facing a security meltdown? – By Jeremy Lind
Turkana, Kenya’s poorest county, is once again experiencing a spate of violence. The situation in Turkana, and Kenya more widely has become so bad, that ... -
An ugly idea dissected: looks, age and language in Sudan – By Sara Elhassan
Sudanese social media has been buzzing about a video poem by Sara Elhassan, a retort to a Sudanese professor who claimed that most Sudanese ...
