African Arguments (London)
A multi-blogging site that covers both contemporary events and develops debates on themes important to the continent.
Website: http://africanarguments.org
October 19, 2011
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Liberia: Elections Will Determine Nation's Political Maturity [analysis]
I came back to Liberia to vote in our general and presidential elections for the first time in my life, and discovered a politically charged milieu. Read more »
October 17, 2011
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Guinea: Alpha Condé and the Politics of Military (Mis)Adventure [analysis]
On July 19, a group of soldiers attacked the Conakry home of Alpha Condé, the president of Guinea.[1] Condé had come to power only a few months earlier, in December... Read more »
October 13, 2011
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Congo-Kinshasa: Making Sense of Failure - a Review of Theodore Trefon's "Congo Masquerade" [book review]
Why does the vast majority of the Congolese population continue to live in abysmal poverty despite the country's enormous resource wealth? How can violence continue in a country... Read more »
October 12, 2011
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Zambia: When China Met Africa - a Worm's Eye View [opinion]
The new film by the Francis brothers, When China Met Africa, is an exquisite fly-on-the-wall documentary following the fortunes of Chinese projects in Zambia. Mr Liu has come with... Read more »
October 11, 2011
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Congo-Kinshasa: Will Election Consolidate Democracy or Deepen Confusion? [analysis]
In October 2006, after a run off with former Vice-President Jean-Pierre Bemba, incumbent President Joseph Kabila won the first elections the country has organised since 1960 to... Read more »
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Cape Verde: Pedro Pires and the Mo Ibrahim African Leadership Prize [opinion]
Former president of Cape Verde, Pedro Pires, has won the 2011 Mo Ibrahim African Leadership Prize. The prize is given to African leaders who have voluntarily stepped down from... Read more »
October 10, 2011
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Cameroon: Biya Set to Make Presidency for Life [analysis]
"Cameroon is Cameroon" President Paul Biya is on record as saying. In power for circa 29 years now, safe for a miracle the Presidential elections will from most indications make... Read more »
October 06, 2011
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Mozambique: Can Frelimo Remain the Predominant Party? [analysis]
Mozambique seems likely to remain a predominant party state for the foreseeable future. The ruling party Frelimo is still relatively popular and inclusive, while the opposition... Read more »
October 05, 2011
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Africa: How Money Flows Out of Africa [book review]
Léonce Ndikumana and James K. Boyce, Africa's Odious Debts: How foreign loans and capital flight bled a continent (London: Zed Books, 2011) Read more »
October 04, 2011
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Liberia: Taylor Trial Outcome, Constitution Still Cast Shadows Over Liberian Democracy [analysis]
Liberians have gone to the polls in an election which is already mired in constitutional controversy, down-to-the-wire timing squeezes and potential logistics uncertainties. Read more »
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Sudan: Khartoum Regime Destroying the North, Says Opposition Leader [analysis]
Yasir Arman is Secretary-General of SPLM-North, and consequently one of the leading opposition politicians in Sudan. Since South Sudan gained independence in July, the SPLM-North... Read more »
October 03, 2011
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Sudan: Nation Needs Turbo-Charged Debt Relief [analysis]
John Travolta would feel at home in a corner of Washington D.C. right now: Greece is the word dominating discussions in the corridors of H Street following the end of the IMF/World... Read more »
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