Politics
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Zimbabwe: heading towards elections without political reforms – By Simukai Tinhu
On the 16th March, the new constitution of Zimbabwe was approved by an overwhelming majority of voters. Ninety five percent voted “˜Yes’, and many, ... -
Africa and the War on Drugs: Review Round Up – By Mario Patiño
The World Peace Foundation’s blog, Reinventing Peace, invited a number of scholars and practitioners to share their reflections on Neil Carrier and Gernot Klantschnig’s ... -
It’s time for gender to be integrated into every level of the development process – By Thembi Mutch
There’s evidence enough of “˜modernity’ here in East Africa: blackberries, the newest four wheel drive vehicles etc,etc…However, the attitudes of modernity: gender equality, divisions ... -
Achebe – The Passing of A Great Man, A Great Writer and a Passionate Human Being – By Richard Dowden
A conversation with Chinua Achebe was a deep, slow and gracious matter. He was exceedingly courteous and always listened and reflected before answering. In ... -
Zimbabwe: The end of power sharing, the return of brute power – By Timothy Scarnecchia
This past weekend’s referendum in Zimbabwe marks an important transition away from the 2009 Government of National Unity (GNU) formed in the aftermath of ... -
Zimbabwe takes back its land – a review by Martin Plaut
Zimbabwe takes back its land by Joseph Hanlon, Jeanette Manjengwa and Teresa Smart, Kumarian Press, Sterling, Virginian, 2013. The images are burnt into our ... -
Celebrating the bureaucratisation of peace: the Addis implementation matrix – By Aly Verjee
March 2013: another Addis negotiating marathon, another document heralded as the “˜breakthrough‘ agreement between Sudan and South Sudan. The 68-point implementation matrix (not counting ... -
Bosco Ntaganda: next stop The Hague for The Terminator? – By Kris Berwouts
Killer King On March 18th 2013, Bosco Ntaganda walked into the American embassy in Kigali and requested to be delivered to the International Criminal ... -
Mali’s Bad Trip: Field notes from the West African drug trade – By Andrew Lebovich
Bamako, March 2013 “If he returns to Gao, people will make kebabs out of him,” a friend told me with a laugh over lunch ... -
Walmart in Africa: Unpacking the Monolithic Market – By Matt Mossman
Walmart’s recent arrival in South Africa was in many ways like the company’s arrival in any other market: contested and controversial. Nonetheless it was ...
