Politics
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Are Zimbabwe’s Relations with the West Warming as Elections Approach? – By Simukai Tinhu
When President Mugabe unilaterally announced that Zimbabwe’s general election would be held on the 31st July this year, this seemingly provocative action was met ... -
Britain and Africa: time to put the politics back in – By Julia Gallagher
Chris Mullin has accused me of “˜over-analysing’ Britain’s approach to Africa in his review of my book. I don’t disagree with him when he ... -
Somalia/money transfer: Barclays Decision Threatens Efforts to Build Lasting Peace and Security – By Laura Hammond
A recent decision by Barclays Bank to close the accounts of 250 money transfer organisations working around the world will have a particularly severe ... -
Checking the Africa facts – By Magnus Taylor
What’s the most important question in a journalist’s armoury? Answer: is it true? Peter Cunliffe-Jones, Director of the newly launched Africa Check, tells me ... -
Why Tunisia is not Egypt – By Mourad Teyeb
Following recent events in Egypt, in Tunisia there have been some calls, mostly from minor opposition groups and individuals, to rebel against the country’s ... -
REVIEW: Britain and Africa Under Blair: in pursuit of the good state – Reviewed by Chris Mullin
Britain and Africa Under Blair by Julia Gallagher, Manchester University Press, pp 162. Tony Blair famously remarked that the state of Africa was “a ... -
“Haze of silence over Rwandan involvement in DRC” – highlights of the Mid-Term Report of the UN Group of Experts – By Kris Berwouts
Bosco’s exit The Mid-Term Report of the sometimes controversial UN Group of Experts focuses on the major events of the conflict in eastern Congo ... -
Private equity: Bringing development capital to Africa? – By Adam Green
Africa’s private equity industry has been gaining ground. Last year, despite difficult global economic circumstances, deal value reached $1.1bn with East Africa taking the ... -
Inga III: the giant is awakening – By Franí§ois Misser
Within slightly more than two years, construction work for a third dam and hydropower station should start at the Inga falls on the Congo ... -
Kenya’s Misbehavior in Kismayo and Consequences of Disrespecting the AMISOM Mandate – By Jibril Mohamed
Currently Kenya has about 4,000 soldiers deployed as part of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), a peacekeeping force mandated by the United ...
