Politics
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Kenya: Obama has a word with Raila and Uhuru, but US position on ICC is ambiguous – By Njambi Ngunjiri
The upcoming national elections in Kenya bring a sense of trepidation and foreboding due to the post-election violence witnessed following the polls in 2007. ... -
Africa’s rising rage: the middle classes call for revolution – By Richard Dowden
I had not intended to come back to the Africa Rising debate for a while. But on my recent trip to Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania ... -
Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration in South Sudan: feasible under current conditions? – By Jairo Munive
Following decades of civil war South Sudan achieved independence from Sudan in mid-2011 as the culmination of a long peace process. Both the Government ... -
Eliminating Female Genital Mutilation Globally: Recent Successes and Challenges
Female genital mutilation (FGM), sometimes called female circumcision affects 100 -140 million women and girls worldwide. Since 1992, Equality Now has been working to ... -
Back to Musaga: Post-war Burundi, seen from the hood – By Kris Berwouts
I was invited to visit Musaga by a woman who has lived and worked in Bujumbura for several months – in the Centre Artisanal ... -
Diaspora Media: Africa’s missing link with its Diaspora – By Dr Ola Ogunyemi
The brain drain Africa suffered since the double waves of decolonisation and structural adjustment did not only impact negatively on political and economic developments, ... -
Mali: dragging the west back in to the War on Terror – By Magnus Taylor
A few weeks ago, most British journalists, politicians and foreign policy watchers would have had difficulty accurately positioning Mali on the map or naming ... -
Kenya: Mungiki regroup pre-election in search of political influence – By Jacob Rasmussen
Mungiki was one of the key protagonists in the post-election violence (PEV) of 2008 and has for years been perceived and presented as one ... -
Burundi: Aho nataye uruzogi:”Where my umbilical cord dropped off” – Land issues keep possibility of conflict alive – By Kris Berwouts
The civil war in Burundi now lies several years behind us. Since November 2003, when the CNDD-FDD integrated the transitional institutions, the rebels and ... -
Kenya’s election: brave new world or highway to hell? – By Richard Dowden
Everyone is strapped in and the Kenyan election roller coaster has begun. A cacophony of electioneering propaganda is being blasted out through every medium. ...
