Politics
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The false God of 0.7: understanding the Aid Business – By Richard Thomas
The debate about the UK aid programme has been heating up over the last few months. There is general agreement that we should respond ... -
The Cost of Ignoring the Kismayo Crisis – By Abdihakim Ainte
Though often caricatured as a violent failed state, over the last year Somalia has reached a state of relative calm. Despite this week’s heinous ... -
Africa’s ‘Rise’ precarious whilst investors still consider safer destinations – By Hannah Waddilove
The G8 ended their two-day meet this week with a set of fairly flimsy bullet points on the issue of corporate taxation, at least ... -
Mali: 3 new briefings from African Affairs
The crisis in Mali has received considerable media attention, but due to the turnaround in academic publishing far less scholarly analysis is available. African ... -
Libya: Political, logistical and security problems challenge National Oil Company’s move to Benghazi – By John Hamilton
The Libyan government’s decision to relocate the headquarters of National Oil Corporation (NOC) from Tripoli to Benghazi raises more questions than it answers. These ... -
Memo to the SRF: try not to kill any more Ethiopian peacekeepers
If you fight for or sympathise with the SPLM-North and the Sudan Revolutionary Front (SRF), you might argue almost any place in South Kordofan ... -
AU Chair Dlamini-Zuma complains that discussions on tax “always take place at the end of the G8″ – By Magnus Taylor
Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Chairperson of the African Union, congratulated G8 countries for taking issues of tax and transparency seriously, particularly with reference to African ... -
Waiting for Elections in 2013: 11 Theses (with Appropriate Apologies) on Zimbabwe’s Moment of Magical Realism “” By David Moore
Ever since Zimbabwe’s Transitional Inclusive Government’s (TIG) constitution was finally agreed in the middle of March, the country’s political discourse had been in overdrive. ... -
Egypt’s threats over Nile waters backfire as promise of war is not credible – By Seifulaziz Milas
Egypt’s threats towards Ethiopia and its Grand Renaissance dam project on the Blue Nile seem to be backfiring on all sides. On 3rd June, ... -
SADC respects Zimbabwe’s early election date – By Simukai Tinhu
On 15th the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) held an extraordinary summit on Zimbabwe in Maputo. The main issue discussed was the 31st July ...
