Politics
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Does Africa need fair trade?
I want you to leave tonight still confused! Why? Because I do not think there are yet strong enough grounds for a sure, caveat-free ... -
Fairtrade not the whole answer for chocolate nations
Orla Ryan is a journalist and author of Chocolate Nations: living and dying for chocolate in West Africa Visit any sweets counter in a ... -
Wikileaks – China, the US and Africa
China's relations with Africa hit the headlines again recently with the publication of what seemed to be sensational revelations in a dozen or so ... -
Southern Sudan on the Eve of Self-Determination
LECTURE BY THABO MBEKI, CHAIRPERSON OF THE AUHIP, FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF JUBA AND JUSTICE AFRICA: NYAKURON CULTURAL CENTRE, JUBA. JANUARY 7, 2011. Director ... -
Sudan in Africa: A Vision for the Future
LECTURE BY THABO MBEKI, CHAIRPERSON OF THE AUHIP, FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM: FRIENDSHIP HALL, KHARTOUM, JANUARY 5, 2011. Director of Ceremonies, President Pierre ... -
Land ‘grabs’ in Africa
Recently, the media spotlight turned on so-called 'land grabs' – whereby agribusiness, investment funds and government agencies acquire farmland in Africa, Latin America and ... -
Zimbabwe’s Land Reform: challenging the myths
During the past decade, Zimbabwe has undergone a radical process of land redistribution. A new book to be launched by the Royal African Society explores ... -
Eritrea: State succession and the effort to eliminate statelessness
In April 1992, the Provisional Government of Eritrea enacted the Referendum Proclamation and the Eritrean Nationality Proclamation, created a Referendum Commission and fixed the ... -
Somalis in Kenya: ‘they call us ATM machines.’
Mary Harper is Africa Editor, BBC World Service News “Do you know what the Kenyan police call Somalis?” asked a successful Somali businessman from his ... -
South Africa: A war on media freedoms?
Why must we worry about the Media Appeals Tribunal and the Protection of Information Bill? – Julie Reid Julie Reid is an academic and media ...