Politics
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Zambia: rise of the UPND down to good preparation and luck – By Nicole Beardsworth
The Zambian presidential by-elections are just a few days away. It will be the small Southern African nation’s 4th election in just 9 years ... -
South Sudan’s slow liberation – By Edward Thomas
South Sudan’s vice president Riek Machar was sacked in 2013 and after a political crisis that year, he ended up in the bush leading ... -
Exploding enclosures in Africa and Europe (on Charlie Hebdo and Boko Haram) – By Stephen Chan
This is the first of two essays on the theme of Islam in Europe and Africa. The second will appear after the Nigerian elections ... -
Olusegun Obasanjo: Whose Side is He On? – By Lagun Akinloye
Last November at the popular Ake Arts & Book Festival held in Abeokuta, Ogun State, former president Olusegun Obasanjo described the achievements of the ... -
The IMF and Ebola: why we don’t have any good answers – By Morten Jerven
The debate on whether the IMF should shoulder any blame for the Ebola outbreak has been frustrating, even infuriating. And I predict that it ... -
Ebola in Sierra Leone: News from the Frontline – By Peter Penfold
I have been in Sierra Leone now for two weeks. During my last visit in April the first cases of Ebola had appeared. Deaths ... -
A Man of Good Hope – Review by Richard Dowden
If this tale were a novel it would be unconvincing. Fate seems to conspire against Abdullahi Asad at every turn. He is a good ... -
Filling Up the War Chest: The Economy and the 2015 Elections – By Idayat Hassan
As the politics of fear continues to rise in the prelude to the 2015 general elections, little attention is being paid to examining the ... -
Je Suis Nigeria – By Richard Dowden
The great surge of marchers in Paris on Sunday was impressive and very moving but what was it for? We know what it was ... -
It is time for Cí´te d’Ivoire and the ICC to end the nation’s cycle of revenge and retribution: Amnesty Simone Gbagbo and indict Blaise Compaoré – By Herman J. Cohen
Since the end of the civil war in Cí´te d’Ivoire in May 2011, efforts to achieve national reconciliation have clearly been unsuccessful. The many ...
