Politics
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Robert Mugabe: the Great Survivor wins again – By Richard Dowden
I knew from the moment that President Robert Mugabe said he would step down from the presidency of Zimbabwe if he lost the election ... -
Top Trends to Watch in sub-Saharan Africa’s Extractives Sector (part I) – By Rolake Akinkugbe
From the West Africa Transform Margin (WATM) and the Mount Nimba iron-ore deposits straddling Cote d’Ivoire and Liberia to East Africa “˜s gas-rich Rovuma ... -
Naming and Shaming: Latest UN Report on Somalia singles out Central Bank Governor as corruption kingpin – By Hassan M. Abukar
The French were right. As their adage goes, “Plus ca change, plus c’est la meme change,” (The more things change, the more they stay ... -
Will Guinea be Africa’s Next Narco State? Lebanese business, Hezbollah and Al Qaeda also involved – By Michael J.M. Keating
This is one of the questions posed by David E. Brown, a career American diplomat, in his report “The Challenge of Drug Trafficking To ... -
Zimbabwe’s elections 2013: more confusion, more uncertainty – By Ian Scoones
Zimbabwe’s trauma continues. The Zimbabwe Election Commission has announced a landslide victory for ZANU-PF. ZANU-PF reportedly took two-thirds of the parliamentary seats and President ... -
From liberation to liability – the record of National Liberation Movements in Southern Africa – By Keith Somerville
Review of Roger Southall, Liberation Movements in power: Party and State in Southern Africa, Woodbridge: James Curry and University of KazZulu-Natal press, 2013, pp.384, ... -
Africa Minister calls for “market-based solution” to Barclays’ withdrawal of services to Money Service Businesses – By Magnus Taylor
UK Minister for Africa, Mark Simmonds, has stated that the government will not intervene directly in Barclays Bank’s decision to withdraw banking services to ... -
Nigeria was wrong to host Omar Al-Bashir at AU summit – By Stephen A. Lamony
A July editorial in The Sunday Trust opined that the Nigerian government was right to host the Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir during a recent ... -
A Big Bang and a Bright Idea as satellite coverage strengthened over Africa – By Richard Dowden
We have all seen rocket launches on TV but nothing prepares you for the real thing. From a couple of miles away, the rocket ... -
Chad’s oil project 10 years on: has anything changed? – By Celeste Hicks
Even in their wildest dreams the architects of Chad’s oil project could not have imagined how much the country would earn. In 2003 it ...
