AfricaFocus (Washington, DC)
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July 31
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Africa: Youth, 'Waithood,' and Protest [document]
"This morning I would like to focus our attention on the lives of young Africans struggling with unemployment, the difficulty of finding sustainable livelihoods, and the absence of... Read more »
July 23
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Zimbabwe: Slim Chances for Credible Elections [analysis]
"As things stand currently, the chances of having free, fair and credible elections are slim, particularly given the shortcomings of security sector reforms and reforms in other... Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Voters' Roll Follies [analysis]
"The analysis also revealed a number of discrepancies between census data and registered voters across all age groups. For instance there are approximately 831,482 people in the... Read more »
July 15
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Africa: Violence Against Women Is Epidemic
"Physical or sexual violence is a public health problem that affects more than one third of all women globally, according to a new report released by WHO in partnership with the... Read more »
July 08
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Egypt: Neither Coup Nor Revolution [analysis]
"We did not launch this revolution nor risk our lives only to change the players. We wanted to change the rules of the game. That was the mandate we gave to Morsy. He has failed in... Read more »
June 19
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Africa: Africa - Claim No Easy Victories
"Don't tell lies. Fight lies when they are told. Don't disguise difficulties, errors, and failures. Do not trust in easy victories nor in appearances. ... Practice and defend the... Read more »
June 12
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Africa: Underdeveloping African Agriculture [analysis]
"These interventions from AGRA [Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa] and the G8 are, first and foremost, about opening markets and creating space for multinational... Read more »
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Mozambique: Agriculture Project Challenged [analysis]
"We, the rural populations, families from the communities of the Nacala Corridor, religious organisations and Mozambican civil society, recognising the importance and urgency of... Read more »
June 05
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Nigeria: Nigeria - Counterproductive Counterterrorism
As Nigerian security forces increase their drive against extremist Islamist groups in northern Nigeria, a wide range of Nigerian and international critics, from human rights groups... Read more »
May 31
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Africa: Rich Without Borders [analysis]
"For every country losing money illicitly, there is another country absorbing it. These outflows are facilitated by financial opacity in advanced Western economies and offshore tax... Read more »
May 23
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Congo-Kinshasa: U.S.-Trained Battalion Implicated in Rapes [analysis]
"A Congolese army battalion that received its formative training from the U.S. military went on to commit mass rapes and other atrocities last year, a U.N. investigation has found.... Read more »
May 13
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Africa: The Rise of the Global South [analysis]
"Although most developing countries have done well, a large number of countries have done particularly well - what can be called the 'rise of the South'. Read more »
April 26
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Morocco: Violence Against Migrants [analysis]
"The renewed cooperation efforts between Morocco and Spain which, according to these countries, are focused on the fight against cross-border crime, illegal migration and drug... Read more »
April 19
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Africa: Towards Structural Transformation? [analysis]
At a gathering hosted by the Pan African Parliament in February this year, an impressive range of African thinkers, parliamentarians, and civil society organizations called for... Read more »
April 11
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Africa: The "Offshore World" of Tax Havens [analysis]
The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) has begun publication of stories from a vast trove of documents revealing transactions in the "offshore world" of... Read more »
April 02
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Africa: The Industrialization Agenda [analysis]
It seems to be the season for economic reports and meetings, with the IMF issuing a critique of subsidies for fossil fuels, the UNDP's Human Development Report focusing on the... Read more »
March 26
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Mali: Mali - Listening Without Drones [analysis]
"Mali is neither Somalia, nor Afghanistan, nor an 'Africanistan.' ... We hope President Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry are wise enough not to let analogy do the work of... Read more »
March 19
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Africa: Curbing the Arms Trade? [analysis]
The United Nations began new meetings this week to finalize negotiations on an international treaty governing trade in conventional arms. But enacting a strong treaty without major... Read more »
March 10
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Africa: Africa/Global - Fossil-Fuel Divestment
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February 26
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Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe - New Narrative On Land Reform, (1) [analysis]
Whether to take credit for it or to cast blame, both ZANU-PF and most of its critics attribute responsibility for the land reform in Zimbabwe since 2000 to the party of Robert... Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe - New Narrative On Land Reform, (2) [analysis]
"Under the fast track land reform, 169,000 farmers have received land since 2000. Most are small farmers under model A1, but the fast track also includes model A2 with land for... Read more »
February 15
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Zambia: Zambia/Global - the Price of Tax Avoidance
Taxes pay teachers. Taxes train nurses. Taxes maintain roads, deliver medicine, provide clean water. This is as true in the developing world as it is in the developed world. Tax is... Read more »
February 09
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Kenya: Elections Ready or Not, 2
Violence in the aftermath of the 2007 Kenyan elections which claimed 1,300 lives shows just how vital it is Kenyan police are properly prepared ahead of polls this March, Amnesty... Read more »
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Kenya: Elections Ready or Not, 1 [analysis]
The experience of the primary elections in late January, commented Kenya Human Rights Commission chair Makau Mutua, "made one thing crystal clear. Kenya is illprepared to conduct... Read more »
February 05
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Africa: Towards Reality-Based Talk [analysis]
Almost a decade ago, Republican strategist Karl Rove disparaged what he termed the "reality-based community" of his critics, claiming he and his friends had the power to create... Read more »
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