Politics
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Resurrecting the popular consultations: a way forward for South Kordofan and Blue Nile? – By Aly Verjee
I would guess Omar al-Bashir gives more speeches than vice-president Ali Osman Taha, but I usually find the latter’s statements provide more insight into ... -
Internal political shifts in Rwanda triggered by returning diaspora politicians – By Esther Marijnen
Former Rwandan Prime Minister Faustin Twagiramungu and Gérard Karangwa Semushi announce their return to Kigali to run for presidential elections in 2017. Developments related ... -
Is the International Criminal Court really picking on Africa? – By Stephen A. Lamony
Many observers and critics of the International Criminal Court (ICC) argue that the Court has focused entirely on Africa and needs to expand its ... -
Africa’s fuel subsidies: Grasping the nettle – By Adam Robert Green
Faced with a rising food and fuel import bill, numerous African governments are reviewing their energy subsidy schemes. Between the end of 2003 and ... -
Why has support for the MDC plummeted so much? – By Simukai Tinhu
Fourteen years ago, Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) launched itself onto Zimbabwe’s political scene with great local and international ... -
The Ringtone and the Drum: travels in the world’s poorest countries – By Francesca Washtell
In his first book, Mark Weston has given himself the challenge of observing the daily life of people in three of the world’s poorest ... -
In the wake of Kony: peace versus justice in Uganda – By Carter Newman
2012 was the year NGO Invisible Children’s “˜Stop Kony’ campaign focused attention on the man himself and his militia, the Lord’s Resistance Army. But ... -
Mrs Thatcher and Africa – By Richard Dowden
Mrs Thatcher played a pivotal role in the ending of Apartheid in spite of herself. She once declared the African National Congress to be ... -
When is research “˜really authoritative’? A response to Martin Plaut (and others) on Zimbabwe’s land reform – By Ian Scoones
Reviews of our book keep piling in; this time prompted by the recent publication of Zimbabwe Takes Back its Land, a more popular summary ... -
What Kind of African Doesn’t Speak Any African Languages? Me.
Last year, I attended a conference that brought together African thought leaders. In a session about African identity, we explored the question of whether one ...
