Politics
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Cameroon elections 2011 – Biya set to make presidency for life – By Ajong Mbapndah L
“Cameroon is Cameroon” President Paul Biya is on record as saying. In power for circa 29 years now, safe for a miracle the Presidential ... -
Mozambique – Can Frelimo remain the predominant party? – By Joe Hanlon
Mozambique seems likely to remain a predominant party state for the foreseeable future. The ruling party Frelimo is still relatively popular and inclusive, while ... -
John Weeks Reviews: Africa’s Odious Debts (African Arguments) – By Léonce Ndikumana and James K. Boyce
Léonce Ndikumana and James K. Boyce, Africa’s Odious Debts: How foreign loans and capital flight bled a continent (London: Zed Books, 2011) Among the ... -
Taylor Trial outcome: Liberian democracy still hampered by constitution – By Colin Waugh
Colin Waugh is the author of “Charles Taylor and Liberia: Ambition and Atrocity in Africa’s Lone Star State“ published next week in the UK ... -
Sudan: NCP regime is destroying the North says Yasir Arman, Secretary-General, SPLM-North
Yasir Arman is Secretary-General of SPLM-North, and consequently one of the leading opposition politicians in Sudan. Since South Sudan gained independence in July, the ... -
Sudan’s foreign debt: A Greek Tragedy is Sudan’s Woe – By Ahmed Badawi
John Travolta would feel at home in a corner of Washington D.C. right now: Greece is the word dominating discussions in the corridors of ... -
Michela Wrong – “Nigeria in Transformation” – speech on Nigeria’s 51st Anniversary of Independence
Michela Wrong is the author of 3 books on Africa including It’s our Turn to Eat: the Story of a Kenyan Whistle Blower This ... -
Crossing into Libya – Jason Pack survives border bureaucracy and sustainable development consultants
I figured getting to Tripoli for another quick research trip would be significantly easier than the time I went to visit the Iraqi archives ... -
TRANSFORMING NIGERIA: “Am I dreaming?” – Richard Dowden addresses the Nigerian President and cabinet on Independence Day
There were moments when I thought this was a dream. It could not be real. Maybe I was being lured to Nigeria as part ... -
AFRICAN DEBT: Funny Money and Stolen Lives – By James K. Boyce and Léonce Ndikumana
James K. Boyce and Léonce Ndikumana are the authors of Africa’s Odious Debts: How Foreign Loans and Capital Flight Bled a Continent, forthcoming in ...
