Politics
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By way of an obituary for Wilfred Mhanda (aka Dzinashe “Dzino” Machingura): May 26 1950 – May 28 2014 — by David Moore
Zimbabwe’s Ides of April foretold the death of the Movement for Democratic Change as we know it. Morgan Tsvangirai dismissed the author of a ... -
Will Somalia’s hydrocarbon boom oil or spoil its future? – Dominik Balthasar
Currently thought of as the petroleum sector’s latest “˜frontier region’, Somalia constitutes not only one of the most promising, but also most the most ... -
New book reveals truth behind Angola’s forgotten massacre – By Richard Dowden
When the journalist Lara Pawson asked me if RAS would host the launch of her book about an incident in Angola in 1977, I ... -
Bringing Our Girls Back – By Elsie Eyakuze
When the editor of this site suggested for my next piece (this one) that I try tackling the Chibok kidnapping, Boko Haram becoming a ... -
Rwanda ponders own security while FDLR remains a strategic threat – By Jonathan Beloff
In April 2014, the world began its 20th commemoration of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide. The Rwandan government has billed this year’s event as one ... -
AU will break norms & welcome Egypt back after “˜coup’ – By Solomon A. Dersso
It is official, the referee and kingmaker in Egypt’s post-Mubarak upheavals, the Egyptian army, now has one of its own as the country’s new ... -
Climate Change and Africa: new report outlines continent’s hotspots – By Peter Kahare
NAIROBI – Climatic conditions in Kenya have seen radical shifts over the last few years. “˜Normal’ seasons have been characterised by harsh, erratic and ... -
Malawi elections: Banda defeated by corruption and hunger – By Frank Jomo
“I regret that my predecessor Joyce Banda has declined to hand over power to me. I was looking forward to shaking hands with her ... -
Making Democracy Soup in Africa: how one bad ingredient can spoil the lot – By Victoria Crawford
In May 2012, the late Ethiopian PM Meles Zenawi is holding court on a panel at the World Economic Forum on Africa, held in ... -
Rwanda: could state-led mass killings ever happen again? – By Bert Ingelaere & Marijke Verpoorten
April 2014 marked the 20th anniversary of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, in which hundreds of thousands of Rwandans, mostly ethnic Tutsi, were killed by ...
