AfricaFocus (Washington, DC)
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April 25, 2011
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Africa: Migration & Human Development [analysis]
"The entry policies that have prevailed in many destination countries over recent decades can be largely characterized by denial and delay on the one hand, and heightened border... Read more »
April 17, 2011
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Zimbabwe: Hard Road to Reform [analysis]
"[The] seeming lethargy of the SADC facilitation took a dramatic turn at the SADC Troika summit in Zambia on the 31st March. [It noted] with 'grave concern' the political... Read more »
April 11, 2011
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Swaziland: Democracy Activists Plan Protests Tuesday [analysis]
Demonstrations planned for Tuesday April 12 in Swaziland are probably the most ambitious effort yet in sub-Saharan Africa to spark a pro-democracy surge comparable to those earlier... Read more »
April 7, 2011
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Tanzania: Old Media, New Media [analysis]
Tanzania is only in the middle tier of technology adopters among African countries, notes Russell Southwood in the latest issue of his Balancing Act Africa newsletter. But an... Read more »
April 1, 2011
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Africa: ECA Calls for Developmental States
"What is certain is that, as with the successful growth and development experience of many countries, the state has a key role to play in economic diversification and structural... Read more »
March 31, 2011
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Africa: Winds of Change [analysis]
Do this year's "people's power" victories in the North African countries of Tunisia and Egypt signal a new era for other countries in Africa, as well as for the Arab world of which... Read more »
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Africa: Democracy and Despots [analysis]
"Many an African dictator is trembling in his (invariably dictators appear to be mostly men) boots, following popular uprisings that swept long-time rulers out of power in Tunisia... Read more »
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Africa: Variations of Democracy
Asking whether North Africa's pro-democracy movements will find an echo in sub-Saharan Africa is both an inevitable and an unanswerable question. But given the wide diversity of... Read more »
March 18, 2011
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Nigeria: Can Elections Be Fair? [analysis]
"The April 2011 general elections - if credible and peaceful - would reverse the degeneration of the franchise since Nigeria returned to civilian rule in 1999, yield more... Read more »
March 13, 2011
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Africa: Agriculture Gender Gap
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Africa: Agroecology & the Right to Food
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March 3, 2011
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Cote d'Ivoire: Threat Grows of Return to Open Civil War [analysis]
There is a real threat of return to open civil war in Côte d'Ivoire, driven primarily by the failure of former President Laurent Gbagbo to admit electoral defeat. Read more »
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Cote d'Ivoire: Human Rights Reports
The political stalemate resulting from the elections has been characterized by the use of excessive force by supporters of Mr. Laurent Gbagbo, including elements of the security... Read more »
February 22, 2011
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Libya: The Past of a Regime
"Libya ... resembles a protection-racket run by a family group and its associates who wrested control of a state and its people by force and then ruled for forty years with no... Read more »
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Libya: Protests Grow Despite Massacres
Despite the absence of international news media and shutdowns of the Internet, Libyan protesters seem determine to prove predictions that "it can't happen here" to be false for... Read more »
February 17, 2011
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Egypt: Nation Turns to Recovering Stolen Wealth
As Egypt turns from the gripping drama of the 18 days that brought down the Mubarak regime, there are multiple issues on the agenda. Among them not the least important is recovery... Read more »
February 2, 2011
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Equatorial Guinea: Nation's Oil Wealth Fails to Benefit Its People [analysis]
"Obiang's eldest son, Teodorin, bought a $35 million property in California in 2006. In 2004, he spent about $8.45 million for mansions and luxury cars in South Africa. His only... Read more »
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Equatorial Guinea: Obiang Elite Grow Wealthy While Most Live in Poverty
"For the past three decades, Obiang has proudly presided over one of Africa's most devastating humanitarian and political disasters. With a per capita GDP comparable to Portugal or... Read more »
January 28, 2011
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Zimbabwe: Not Ready for Elections [document]
"As representatives of Zimbabwe's civil society, we are convinced that at present, the country has not carried out sufficient institutional and legislative reforms to enable the... Read more »
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Zimbabwe: Citizens Want Elections, Despite Fearing Violence [analysis]
No one knows whether there will be an election in Zimbabwe this year, or under what conditions. Read more »
January 20, 2011
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Tunisia: North Africans Reflect on Popular Revolution
The head of the Arab League has told the region's leaders that the recent upheaval in Tunisia is linked to deteriorating economic conditions throughout the Arab world, warning them... Read more »
January 17, 2011
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Africa: World Bank Projects Rising Economic Growth
According to the World Bank's Global Economic Prospects 2011, released on January 13, the GDP growth rate for Sub-Saharan Africa is projected at 4.7% for 2010, from a 1.7% low in... Read more »
December 15, 2010
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Africa: Wikileaks Highlights, 2 [analysis]
It should be no surprise to anyone that South African diplomats been been frustrated both with Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe and with Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, or that... Read more »
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Africa: Wikileaks Highlights, 1 [analysis]
For Africa, as for elsewhere in the world, the cables released by Wikileaks - so far less than 1% of the full set - provide valuable nuance, some embarrassment, and confirmation of... Read more »
December 14, 2010
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Africa: Africa - New Books 2010
There's never enough time to read all the books one would like to, or even to make sure one hears of those books that one would put highest on one's personal list. This week... Read more »
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