Politics
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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 ... -
Is Zimbabwe heading towards another disputed election? – By Brian Raftopoulos
As Zimbabwe’s elections on 31 July approach, the Southern African Development Community is under pressure to complete its self-imposed mandate from 2007, writes Brian ... -
South Africa admits more Medupi delays, confronts further electricity supply crunch – From African Energy
This is a View article from the African Energy newsletter, a respected source of independent analysis on the continent’s energy industries produced by Cross-border ... -
Zimbabwe 2013: By hook or by crook Mugabe is likely to win, get used to it – By Simukai Tinhu
This Wednesday, Zimbabweans begin the process of voting in their much-analysed General Election. This latest chapter in teh country’s exhausting political scene follows the ... -
Zimbabwe’s electoral observers hold the line in Harare – Julia Gallagher in Harare
Zimbabwe’s harmonised election – to decide local, parliamentary and presidential seats – has been surprisingly relaxed so far, with calls for non-violence, relatively mild ...
