Politics
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From Somaliland to Afghanistan: Why States Recover – By Greg Mills
The Somaliland city of Burao, high above the sweaty coastal plain that centres on the port of Berbera, was the site of a remarkable ... -
Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa lines himself up for post-Mugabe leadership strike – By Tawanda Makwanye
On the 9th December, delegates to the ZANU-PF’s elective congress will start to arrive in Harare. The congress, as usual, will be a tightly ... -
Upper Nile diary: atrocities, federalism and the Shilluk – By James Copnall
Even in a war of rapidly fluctuating military fortunes, Malakal stands out: the capital of Upper Nile state changed hands six times between December ... -
Tanzania: as constitutional reform stalls, Jakaya Kikwete risks losing his legacy – By Erick Kabendera
Jakaya Kikwete is serving his second and final term as President of Tanzania. Many people here are now wondering what he might be remembered ... -
Little evidence of “˜Africa Rising’ in Ibrahim Index of African Governance – By Richard Dowden
Next time you pick up a glossy document from one of the global consultancy companies promoting investment opportunities in Africa, count the number of ... -
After Godane: Al-Shabaab’s new leadership fights internal reform – By Hassan M. Abukar
A month has passed since the US Government killed Ahmed Abdi Godane, former emir of Al-Shabaab, with a targeted air strike. Godane’s replacement, Ahmed ... -
Boko Haram and the many faces of Abubakar Shekau – By Jacob Zenn
On September 24, 2014, Nigerian and Cameroonian sources provided video evidence (6:24) that a Boko Haram commander named Bashir Muhammed, who “˜doubled’ as the ... -
Uganda: Museveni-Mbabazi power struggle may be over, but real reform still years away – By Angelo Izama
The firing of Uganda’s Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi, which has pitched the country into another spell of political uncertainty, highlights the power of perpetual ... -
Algeria: North Africa’s reluctant policeman – By Imad Mesdoua
The inner workings of Algeria’s opaque state structures are a mystery for many foreign observers. Since the country gained independence in 1962, Algeria’s inward-looking ... -
REVIEW: Peaceland – Conflict Resolution and the Everyday Politics of International Intervention – By Séverine Autesserre
Review by Christoph Vogel – Recently, a Congolese friend of mine taught me how to use condoms to clean your shoes before going out. ...
