Politics
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Guy Scott and the “˜Caribbeanization’ of Zambia – Consequences for Zimbabwe? — by Brooks Marmon
The recent ascension of Guy Scott to the vice-presidency of Zambia has been viewed with great interest by the country’s neighbors as well as ... -
Defining the diaspora’s role and potential with Africa (a response to ‘What’s diaspora got to do with it?’) – By Semhar Araia
Beyond the broad categorizations of the African diaspora and rhetorical questions posed by Dele Fatunla in his blog post, “What’s Diaspora Got To Do ... -
DFID’s aid priorities and Africa – a new report by the Africa All Party Parliamentary Group
APPG report questions Government’s choice of countries to receive UK aid The Africa All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG), a cross-party group of almost 90 ... -
Ghana: women still sidelined as 2012 election approaches – By Clair MacDougall
Last September a striking story stole the headlines of newspapers and media outlets all across Ghana. Samia Nkrumah, the daughter of the nation’s founding ... -
What’s Diaspora got to do with it? – By Dele Fatunla
It’s fast becoming commonplace to say Africa is experiencing a renaissance. Many of its countries, once bywords for hopeless basket cases, have made a ... -
Ending the LRA: reason for optimism and political commitment – By Ned Dalby, International Crisis Group
Infrequent observers of central Africa are startled and appalled to learn that the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), a Ugandan rebel group that emerged in ... -
Noo Saro Wiwa goes home: Looking for Transwonderland – A review by Magnus Taylor
Noo Saro Wiwa’s heritage made writing a book about Nigeria a complicated proposition. As the daughter of murdered environmental activist Ken Saro Wiwa, one ... -
Nigeria: scrapping fuel subsidy ‘ill-timed’ – By Hannah Waddilove, AKE Group
Starting on 9th January, Nigeria is set to be hit by a wave of industrial action following the government’s controversial decision to end the ... -
South Africa’s ‘nationalistion’ debate – By Jolyon Ford, Oxford Analytica
For those in the risk analysis game, much of 2011 in South Africa was dominated by the ANC Youth League’s call for nationalisation of ... -
South Africa: A hundred years after its birth, what has happened to the ANC? – By Richard Dowden
It produced one of the greatest leaders of the 20th century. It fought a violent race-based dictatorship and replaced it with the most liberal ...
