Politics
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Getting Somalia Wrong: faith, war and hope in a shattered state – By Magnus Taylor
The next book in the African Arguments series is Getting Somalia Wrong by BBC journalist Mary Harper. It is a complex account of a ... -
Senegal: closely contested presidential polls heighten the risks of protests – By Exclusive Analysis
On 26 February, presidential elections are due in which President Abdoulaye Wade will run for a third term, if the Constitutional Court rules Wade’s ... -
Egypt: revolution risks being captured by Islamists – By Adel Darwish
On Monday 23 January 2012, the Egyptian parliament elected the first Islamist speaker in its 188 year history. One Islamist member added his own “˜conditions’ to ... -
Ethiopia: Resettlement Debate Highlights Rights Problem – By William Davison
Human Rights Watch released its latest highly critical report on Ethiopia last week, claiming abuse and coercion in a resettlement program. While Ethiopia’s government ... -
How Africa tweets: New research documents Twitter’s key role – By Beatrice Karanja
The key role of Twitter in the people’s revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia a year ago is well documented. Young people embraced the immediacy ... -
What’s Diaspora Got to do with it? It’s all about Social Capital – By Boko Inyundo
To the question in this blog’s inviting post “What’s Diaspora got to do with it?”[1] I offer one answer– “social capital“. The World Bank ... -
Uganda: oil and succession plans combine in Kampala – By Angelo Izama
One of the peculiarities of African governments with long-serving leaders is that whereas they are led by aging men and women, their public institutions ... -
Kenya: ICC accused Ruto and Kenyatta may still run for President – By Ken Opalo
On 23rd January 2012 a panel of judges at the ICC (International Criminal Court) announced a majority decision that four Kenyans, part of the ... -
Kenyatta, Ruto, Sang and Muthaura to face trial at ICC for crimes against humanity – By Keith Somerville
The presiding judge in the cases of crimes against humanity committed during the post-election violence (PEV) in Kenya in 2007-8 have decided by majority ... -
Goodluck Jonathan’s perfect storm – By Richard Dowden
Nigeria could never be described as a quiet country, but terrorist group Boko Haram’s bombing campaign combined with a national strike over a fuel ...
