Politics
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Somalia: government must downsize its vision over democracy project and Vision2016 – By Abdihakim Ainte
This week the Somali government and its international donors are coming together in Brussels under the rubric of “˜The New Deal’ vision. This will ... -
African commodities bonanza still not financing sustainable development – By Herman J. Cohen
The major low-wage manufacturing expansions of certain “emerging economies”, such as China, India, and Brazil, have driven up the world prices of a list ... -
Syria: a view from Africa – By Alex de Waal
African views on Syria are well worth considering, and the letter signed by 43 members of the Africa Forum””former heads of state and leaders ... -
Should access to the internet be a human right? – By Doreen Akiyo Yomoah
Internet access was officially declared a right by the UN in 2011, eight years after the World Summit Information Society first met in 2003. ... -
Kenya needs a comprehensive exit plan in Somalia – By Abdullahi Boru Halakhe
Kenya’s intervention in Somalia in October 2011 came as a surprise to many Horn of Africa observers. According to the Kenyan government, the raison ... -
Dispatches from an unfinished African revolution, by Aman Sethi
This article was originally published as an opinion piece in The Hindu on 08/09/2013: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/dispatches-from-an-unfinished-african-revolution/article5101534.ece Aman Sethi is based in Addis Ababa and is a ... -
“Chad not looking for international credit over Mali intervention” says country’s Foreign Minister – By Magnus Taylor
Moussa Faki, the Foreign Minister of Chad, has stated that his government was “not looking for [any] recognition or credit” for its role in ... -
Kenya: Is ICC withdrawal down to court’s “lack of respect” for Kenyan cooperation and trial relocation requests? – By Sabine Hoehn
On Thursday last week Kenyan parliamentarians voted to withdraw from the Rome Statute that established the International Criminal Court (ICC). This is the first ... -
Alcinda Honwana’s ‘Youth and Revolution in Tunisia’ – Reviewed by George Joffé
The Arab Spring, or as its participants prefer, the Arab Awakening, has begun to generate a spate of analysis and comment from within the ... -
Review of Terence Ranger’s ‘Writing revolt’ – By Clayton Peel
An “˜intrepid’ historian, pragmatist, and African nationalist Archives from an epoch-making era unburdened in a profoundly personal yet pulsating new book Prof Terence Ranger’s ...
