Politics
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Waiting for Elections in 2013: 11 Theses (with Appropriate Apologies) on Zimbabwe’s Moment of Magical Realism “” By David Moore
Ever since Zimbabwe’s Transitional Inclusive Government’s (TIG) constitution was finally agreed in the middle of March, the country’s political discourse had been in overdrive. ... -
Egypt’s threats over Nile waters backfire as promise of war is not credible – By Seifulaziz Milas
Egypt’s threats towards Ethiopia and its Grand Renaissance dam project on the Blue Nile seem to be backfiring on all sides. On 3rd June, ... -
SADC respects Zimbabwe’s early election date – By Simukai Tinhu
On 15th the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) held an extraordinary summit on Zimbabwe in Maputo. The main issue discussed was the 31st July ... -
The G8’s here, Time to act on tax havens – By Richard Dowden
When I first saw that Britain had put tax, transparency and trade on the agenda of this week’s G8 meeting my reaction was surprise ... -
Japan raises its game in Africa – By Magnus Taylor
The fifth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) has just taken place in Japan hosting an array of African Heads of State, international ... -
Niger’s bad dream approaches as islamists set sights on Niamey – By Celeste Hicks
When Agadez’s army barracks was hit by a suicide explosion on May 23rd the Nigerien bad dream seemed like it had finally come true. ... -
REVIEW: Last Train to Zona Verde: overland from Cape Town to Angola – By Paul Theroux
By Magnus Taylor The arch miserableist returns, and he’s “happy again, back in Africa, the kingdom of light”. A lot of people will hate ... -
Kikwete in trouble over FDLR, but does he really understand who they are? – By Frederick Golooba-Mutebi
Just over a fortnight ago, Jakaya Kikwete, President of Tanzania, kicked off a firestorm of controversy with what many in Rwanda and outside of ... -
Jason Stearns, Phil Clark and Richard Dowden debate the UN Group of Experts (with a focus on the DRC)
For the motion: Jason K. Stearns, political analyst, director of the Rift Valley Institute’s Usalama Project and author of the book, ‘Dancing in the ... -
Egypt/Ethiopia: There will be no water war in the Nile Basin because no one can afford it – By Seifulaziz Milas
The comedy started last Monday when the Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi invited leading politicians to discuss the report of a tri-partite Egypt-Ethiopia-Sudan commission. The ...
