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 15
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Africa: Europe's IgNobel Behaviour [opinion]
Your Excellencies, the European Union, Read more »
October 12
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Africa: Time to Improve Govts' Role in Extractive Industries [analysis]
The rise in commodities prices over the past decade (referred to by some economists as the 'commodities super-cycle') has led to a renewed debate on the role of the state in... Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Crisis in East Deflects Attention From Need for Reforms From Kinshasa [analysis]
The current crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) North and South Kivu provinces is yet another episode in the epic conflict that has engulfed the region since the... Read more »
October 10
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Nigeria: 'There Was a Country' - a Review of Chinua Achebe's Biafran Memoir [book review]
In our house in Nsukka, the small university town in eastern Nigeria where I grew up, my parents' bedroom harboured a cupboard, reached only by standing on a stepladder. In that... Read more »
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Somalia: After Kismayo - What Next for Al-Shabaab and Somalia? [analysis]
After a long wait, the Kenya Army finally entered the southern Somali port of Kismayo on 28 September, following an attack by sea, air and ground forces. Kenya deserves some praise... Read more »
October 9
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Africa: Radio Propaganda, Hate Broadcasting and Africa [book listing]
Radio Propaganda and the Broadcasting of Hatred: Historical Development and Definitions is a new book by Keith Somerville, a regular writer for African Arguments. Read more »
October 8
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Kenya: Spewing Hate on Radio [book review]
No-one who has worked for the BBC World Service, as Keith Somerville and I have, will need to be reminded of the power of radio. It was the voice of Charles de Gaulle, urging the... Read more »
October 5
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Nigeria: Lagos Technocrat Drives City Ahead [analysis]
Governor Babatunde Fashola: steering Lagos' transformation with a firm grip. Read more »
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Sudan: Reviewing the Addis Ababa Peace Agreements 2012 [analysis]
The maxim that the test of any agreement is in its implementation is familiar to those who follow Sudanese politics, even from a distance. This article reviews the latest... Read more »
October 4
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South Africa: Country Not As Uncertain as Business Might Believe [opinion]
By their nature, risk analysts can overly-attune their eyes to perceptions of risk. This may, however, be at the expense of opportunities that exist alongside such hazards. Then... Read more »
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South Sudan: Sudan and South Sudan - A Civilised Divorce [analysis]
Divorce with kids involved is often a painful affair. But once the recriminations have been cast and the tears have dried, the two protagonists, it's hoped, will work together for... Read more »
October 3
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Africa: Is Africa's Digital Revolution Under Threat? [analysis]
Back in the 1990s, before everyone had two mobile phones and Skype was still a distant dream, if you were an African living elsewhere, with a need to call home, you either made... Read more »
October 2
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Africa: Is New Scramble Benefitting the People? [analysis]
After 26 years of the most horrific war, Liberia seems to have settled down despite noisy disenchantment with the rule of Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, now in her second term. I recently... Read more »
October 1
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Africa: Five Business Culture Tips From an African Perspective [opinion]
There is a tradition dating back at least 3 decades in the Western world that technical innovation on its own is rarely the make or break thing in the competitive advantage of a... Read more »
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Africa: African Business Culture Tips - Part 2 - CSR Is Dead [opinion]
There is a very deceptive paradox in the fact that in places like Africa the conversations around CSR are hopelessly archaic while at the same time the way CSR is done can be quite... Read more »
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Africa: African Business Culture Tips - Part 1 - the Cult of Precision [opinion]
A common complaint I have heard business partners and employees of global ('westernised') companies in Africa often make is that the latter are too obsessed with exactitude. The... Read more »
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Africa: African Business Culture Tips - Part 5 - Courtesy Should Be a Line Item [opinion]
So I had dinner with an African country chief of one of the world's top 5 most recognised brands. And in the course of conversation he confided in me that his relationship-building... Read more »
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Africa: African Business Culture Tips - Part 3 - Don't Confuse 'Culture' With 'Structure' [opinion]
This is hard. There is a long-running battle in the social sciences about which worldview - the cultural or the structural -best explains human systems. You are not going to solve... Read more »
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Africa: African Business Culture Tips - Part 4 - Sentiment Matters [opinion]
It is not always a sign of rudeness for someone to barge in without an appointment. Sometimes it is a simple sign of affection. It is fine to come out shake their hands, smile, and... Read more »
September 30
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Zimbabwe: Military Dominance Sparks Fears of Polls Violence [analysis]
Questions are being asked whether Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe is bent on stirring the country back to the political chaos of 2008 as his party Zanu PF stalls the... Read more »
September 27
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East Africa: Gas Boom Threatens Environment [analysis]
East Africa is about to experience a hydrocarbon induced economic boom. However, the disconnect between what oil and petrol companies say is happening regarding the development of... Read more »
September 26
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Mali: Nation's Cultural Riches Forgotten in Crisis [analysis]
In all the depressing headlines about Mali becoming West Africa's 'new Afghanistan', or the frustrated editorials about the country's apparent political paralysis (the ICG's Gilles... Read more »
September 25
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South Africa: Economic Growth in South Africa - Has the ANC Got It Wrong? [analysis]
A couple of years ago when still a political analyst for Nedbank, one of South Africa's leading banks, I was asked by a fund manager in Edinburgh how sustainable I thought South... Read more »
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Africa: Faces Change At DfiD, but Does Aid to Africa Really Matter Any More? [analysis]
As the deadline for the Millennium Development Goals approaches what is happening to the UK Government's aid ministry and its impact on Africa? Read more »
September 22
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Africa: Never Forget - the Battle for the Soul of Afile [opinion]
A battle has been stirring over the past few weeks between the residents of a small Italian town, Afile, which has taken the decision to honour one of the town's sons, and an... Read more »
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