Politics
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Burkina Faso: military embeds itself in transitional government – By SJ Cooper-Knock
8th Dec, 2014 – On 19th November, Lt. Col Isaac Zida was named interim prime minister of Burkina Faso, having previously emerged dominant in ... -
Home Sweet Home: Kabila’s troubled relationship with Katanga – By Kris Berwouts
Since the beginning of 2014, electoral fever in the DRC has been on the rise, although presidential elections aren’t scheduled before the end of ... -
Nigeria Forum: why are the stakes so high for the 2015 elections? – By Idayat Hassan
The 2015 general elections in Nigeria will define the country. Speculation about a crisis that may ensue in the post-election period is rife. Irrespective ... -
Darfur Déjí Vu – By Alex de Waal
There is an old joke that Sudanese politics is different every week but if you come back after ten years it is exactly the ... -
Zimbabwe: Mnangagwa in, Mujuru out for Zanu-PF – By Simukai Tinhu
Just prior to the Zanu-PF Elective Congress in early December, Zimbabwe’s First Lady Grace Mugabe initiated her “˜meet the people’ tour after having been ... -
South Sudan at war: political failures, public expectations and how to bring peace – Peter Biar Ajak
One year ago today, gunfire broke out within South Sudan’s presidential guard unit. The fighting pitted loyalists of the country’s president, Salva Kiir, from ... -
Nigeria Forum: electoral commission could be an obstacle to peace in 2015 – By Magnus Taylor
When I meet Professor Mohammad J.Kuna in Lagos in early December he is confident that everything is in place for the Nigerian Independent National ... -
Reconsidering Sanctions in South Sudan – By Alex de Waal
Sanctions against spoilers can work if there is an effective and legitimate peace process. There is no such process in South Sudan today. Threats ... -
Citizens of Africa Arise! You have nothing to lose but your chains, says Oby Ezekwesili – By Richard Dowden
It is not often you hear a Vice President of the World Bank calling for revolution, but Oby Ezekweseli did just that at the ... -
Piracy in Nigeria: just getting going? – By Ioannis Mantzikos
Nigerian piracy is unique for several reasons. It accounts for 71% percent of all incidents in West Africa, and the methods used by Nigerian ...
