Politics
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Framing death – how will the world mark the passing of Nelson Mandela? – By Keith Somerville
When I woke up on Saturday 8th June and looked at the leading stories in the news I felt a shiver. Again, South Africans ... -
Forgetting Mau Mau, remembering Lonrho – Richard Dowden
I am glad the Kenyans caught up in the Mau Mau rebellion in the 1950s have finally got compensation from the UK Government for ... -
In Libya anarchy reigns and international engagement is sorely needed – By Jason Pack
May 2013 was just another humdrum month in Libya. It witnessed more deadly explosions, a prolonged siege of government ministries, the disappearance of a ... -
On Darfur and the death of Mohammad Bashar – By Aly Verjee
The second honeymoon of Darfur’s Doha peace process lasted just over a month. On April 6, Mohammad Bashar, leader of the Justice and Equality ... -
Congo: Pygmy women leader and environmental activist appointed minister in South Kivu – By Kris Berwouts
Cabinet reshuffle On June 5th, Governor Marcellin Chisambo announced a reshuffle of the government of the Congolese province of South Kivu. Three weeks ago, ... -
Tsvangirai must form a coalition to have any chance in upcoming elections – By Simukai Tinhu
On Friday the Constitutional Court of Zimbabwe ruled that the upcoming elections must be held by the 31st of July. This development confirms the ... -
Transforming Zimbabwe’s agrarian economy: why smallholder farming is important – By Ian Scoones
In a recent article in the Cape Times , prompted by Max du Preez’s review of Joe Hanlon and colleague’s book, Tony Hawkins (professor ... -
REVIEW – Congo Masquerade: The political culture of aid inefficiency and reform failure
A new review of Theodore Trefon’s African Arguments book ‘Congo Masquerade’: In Congo Masquerade, Congo expert Theodore Trefon seeks to explain why a decade ... -
Africa in the News – Uganda: Museveni & the “˜Muhoozi project’
In Uganda the Daily Monitor newspaper, which was forcibly closed last week by armed police, is now back open and operating as normal. The ... -
After Woolwich: from gang member to radical islamist – By Ismail Einashe
As has now been well-documented, on 22nd May, off-duty soldier Drummer Lee Rigby was murdered in the most brutal fashion in broad daylight in ...
