Politics
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Bob Diamond, Uhuru Kenyatta and the rise of Afro-confidence: WEF 2013, Cape Town – By Richard Dowden
The World Economic Forum held its annual meeting (the Davos of Africa) in Cape Town last week. It was the biggest so far – ... -
Democratization and the Failure of the Sudan Peace Process – By John Young
Alex has summarized my book quite well, but with one major exception: the central theme is the failure of the peace process to oversee ... -
Mali: Which way forward? A chat with Bruce Hall, Baz Lecocq, Gregory Mann and Bruce Whitehouse
A little over a year ago, a few friends met to hang out online and talk about the political crisis in Mali (the text ... -
The rise and rise of the African factivists – By Bright Simons and Jamie Drummond
Bono’s much-tweeted TED talk spotlighted Ghana, a West African country usually regarded as one of the continent’s better managed and more successful “˜lions’. Ghana’s ... -
Can Britain fix Somalia? – By Abdihakim Aynte
Last week, Somalia’s donors and international partners came together in London to lay down the foundations of post-transitional government in the country. The London ... -
African oil & gas outlook 2013 (part II): analysis by region – Rolake Akinkugbe at Ecobank
Nigeria and Angola SSA is set to produce approximately 5.9 million barrels (bpd) of crude oil in 2013 dominated by Nigeria and Angola compared ... -
Africa’s oil and gas outlook 2013 (part 1) – By Rolake Akinkugbe at Ecobank
Africa’ share of global oil and gas production has stood at 10% and 6% respectively over the past 24 months. Ecobank Research estimates that ... -
REVIEW: The Fate of Sudan: The Origins and Consequences of a Flawed Peace Process – By Alex de Waal
John Young, The Fate of Sudan: The Origins and Consequences of a Flawed Peace Process, London, Zed Books, 2012. One of the truisms about ... -
How ZANU-PF stays in power – By Simukai Tinhu
Recent arbitrary arrests of prominent human rights lawyer, Beatrice Mtetwa and senior officials of the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), coupled with sporadic attacks ... -
Making friends in London: is a new rapprochement on Zimbabwe occurring? – By Ian Scoones
Recently, the “˜Friends of Zimbabwe’ group of western donors met in London, together with representatives of all of Zimbabwe’s main political parties. The “˜Friends’ ...
