May 15

• 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 29

• 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 22

• 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 12

• 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 5

• 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 27

• 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 20

• 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 12

• Africa: Africa/Global - Fossil-Fuel Divestment

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February 27

• 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 »

• 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 23

• 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 11

• 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 »

• 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 6

• 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 »

February 1

• Africa: Press Freedom Index

  Reporters Without Borders has just published their Press Freedom Index for 2013, with a brief review and ratings of conditions for journalists in 179 countries around the world.... Read more »

January 24

• Africa: Half of World's Food Lost to Waste

  "The world produces about four billion metric tonnes of food per year, but wastes up to half of this food through poor practices and inadequate infrastructure. By improving... Read more »

January 16

• Mali: Fierce Fighting Will Open New Dangers

  "Three things emerge from the haze. First, fierce fighting in the North and the East, with French forces in the lead, will open up a whole new set of dangers. With Islamist forces... Read more »

December 21, 2012

• Africa: Africa - Books New & Notable [book listing]

  This annual books issue contains 22 books that have come to my attention that seemed to me to be of particular interest. It's hardly a systematic selection, and I've only read a... Read more »

December 14, 2012

• Africa: Time for Climate Justice

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December 6, 2012

• Africa: Africa - Towards the End of Aids

  "[Despite significant advances} the epidemic of HIV/AIDS is far from over. According to the most recent statistics from UNAIDS, there are still 2.5 million new HIV infections... Read more »

November 30, 2012

• Congo-Kinshasa: War in the East

  "The 'International community' invested in an army, but after all these years the FARDC [Congolese national army] has remained much more a part of the problem then a part of the... Read more »

• Congo-Kinshasa: War in the East

  In a statement issued earlier this week, a coalition of Congolese organizations has called for sanctions against Rwanda, Uganda, and any other individuals or entities that threaten... Read more »

November 20, 2012

• Africa: Capital Losses, What Can Be Done?

  "Both rich countries and Africa suffer from a global system of financial secrecy, in which rich individuals and large companies hide income and assets from public scrutiny and from... Read more »

• Africa: Debt Audits and Debt Repudiation

  "Repudiation of odious debt, if properly implemented, is selective rather than indiscriminate. Creditors who lend in good faith for legitimate projects have no reason to fear a... Read more »

November 16, 2012

• Africa: A Rare U.S./Africa Policy Success [analysis]

  "In 2011, the number of successful pirate attacks fell by half compared to 2010. This year, in 2012, the number of successful attacks off the Horn of Africa has continued to... Read more »