Politics
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Sudan’s Slide Toward War: A Timeline for Catastrophe – By Eric Reeves
Historical memory is often short when Sudan is the subject, and the events of even the past year often become blurred or inadequately related ... -
DRC election ‘too flawed to be credible’ – civil society and Congolese diaspora speak out – By Kissy Agyeman-Togobo, Songhai Advisory
Songhai Advisory LLP is a bespoke business intelligence consultancy providing critical insight on market opportunities in Sub-Saharan Africa. There is an African proverb which ... -
Post-Secession Sudan: Challenges and Opportunities – By Dr Ghazi Salahuddin Atabani
17th December 2011 – School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) – London Introduction Since independence, the quest for a modern state has remained ... -
Guinea: donor assistance will reduce contract non-payment risks despite continued risks of sporadic violence – By Exclusive Analysis
Guinea stands to gain a large increase in donor assistance in the coming six months, which will reduce non-payment risks. An International Monetary Fund ... -
When Mrs Thatcher met Mandela and Mo Ibrahim on Today – By Richard Dowden
I haven’t yet seen the film The Iron Lady, but it prompts me to recollect my two encounters with Mrs T. The first was ... -
Frantz Fanon’s Afterlife: On the 50th Anniversary of His Death – By Michael Keating
Frantz Fanon (1925-1961) was born in Martinique. He joined the Free French Army and fought in Europe during World War II. After the war ... -
DR Congo: The International Community Must Not Turn Their Backs On Democracy – By William Townsend, Free Fair DRC
Last week, the Supreme Court in the Democratic Republic of Congo upheld the result of what was by all accounts a deeply flawed election, ... -
Food Crisis in the Sahel – a region in need of long term solutions – By Celeste Hicks
Just two years after the Sahel faced a major food crisis, leaving an estimated seven million people in need of food aid in Niger ... -
BBC Analysis: DR Congo elections open new wounds – By Theodore Trefon
African Arguments writer Theodore Trefon has a new analysis piece on the BBC website: Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila’s victory in the ... -
Obama and Africa: an African second term? – By Richard Dowden
Despite his African heritage Barack Obama appears to have done little for his father’s continent in his first term as US president. He could ...
