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
August 28
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Angola: Will Dos Santos Win Bring More Protests, Repression? [analysis]
Ahead of the 31 August legislative elections - the third the country has ever known - the situation in Angola is increasingly tense. Opposition parties denounce the work of the... Read more »
August 24
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Somalia: Politicians Continue to Use the Country's Institutions for Personal Profit [analysis]
Somalia's upcoming permanent government is feted as a model for national reconciliation and good governance. Read more »
August 22
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South Africa: Heidi Holland [opinion]
Heidi Holland, a great South African writer and journalist and a good friend, died last week. She took her own life. It came as a terrible and unexplained shock to her many friends... Read more »
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South Africa: Marikana - the End of South Africa's Post-Apartheid Settlement? [opinion]
The killing of 34 striking miners by police at the Marikana mine in South Africa last Friday is a tragedy that touches more than just the families and communities of the dead. It... Read more »
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Ethiopia: Meles Zenawi - in His Own Words [analysis]
In the rush to judgement on the record and the legacy of Meles Zenawi as Ethiopia's leader for the past two decades, the man himself has barely left the shadows. Yes, he achieved... Read more »
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Ethiopia: Meles Zenawi - Two-Sided Man Who Took the Long March to Power [analysis]
Earlier this year I wrote that 'Meles Zenawi is the cleverest and most engaging Prime Minister in Africa' but I always felt that when I talked to Ethiopians about him it seemed... Read more »
August 21
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Ethiopia: Meles's Death Sparks Succession Planning [analysis]
The death of Ethiopian President Meles Zenawi was announced this morning, following complications arising after a long illness. Yet for weeks now, rumours have been flying around... Read more »
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East Africa: Civil Society and the Oil Sector [analysis]
Over the last 8 years, a lot has been happened in the Uganda oil sector following the discovery of commercially viable quantities in the Western part of the country. Since then,... Read more »
August 17
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Burkina Faso: Blaise Compaoré and the Politics of Personal Enrichment [analysis]
By African standards, Burkina Faso is not a particularly spectacular country. It is small, has a tiny population and internal politics which most foreign correspondents tend to... Read more »
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Somalia: Peace in Mogadishu Is Fragile but Holding [analysis]
Last month, as I walked through Bakara market - the main commercial district of Mogadishu - it was difficult to believe that just one year ago, it had been a stronghold of the... Read more »
August 14
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East Africa: Asking Questions About Oil and Gas [analysis]
In July this year the China-Africa Ministerial Conference in Beijing took place. Forty-nine African countries and China agreed the fortunes of oil and natural gas extraction in... Read more »
August 9
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Burkina Faso: Compaoré Holds Onto Power [analysis]
One of the remarkable facts of history that re-emerged during the trial of Charles Taylor was the key role that Burkinabé President Blaise Compaoré played in the... Read more »
August 8
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Sudan: Chad - Darfur Refugees There to Stay [analysis]
"Didn't you hear that last week there was fighting in Darfur!" said Saleh Souleyman, a refugee from Darfur as we sit in the shade in his small compound in Djabal refugee camp, near... Read more »
August 7
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Uganda: Uganda in Trouble - Museveni Should Now Enjoy a Well-Earned Retirement [analysis]
Yoweri Museveni has promised to step down when he finds a suitable replacement. Unsurprisingly, the search continues.. Read more »
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Rwanda: Kagame Is a Dictator - But Kinshasa Is Culpable [opinion]
Ken Opalo wrote an interesting response to Richard Dowden's piece, Kagame and Congo: how long can he deny Rwandan involvement in the East? on his own blog http://kenopalo.com/ We... Read more »
August 6
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South Sudan: Whose Great Idea Was This Anyway? [opinion]
Firstly, it must be noted that the author of this piece has never been to Sudan in any of its manifestations. Neither does he profess to be an arm chair expert, floating opinions... Read more »
August 3
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Somalia: A Warlord's Life and Days [book review]
HALGAN IYO HAGARDAAMO: Taariikh Nololeed (STRUGGLE AND CONSPIRACY: A Memoir) by Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed, 2012. Read more »
August 2
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Congo-Kinshasa: The Continuing Trouble With the Congo [analysis]
The situation in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo has deteriorated significantly since the end of the transition to peace and democracy in late 2006. Read more »
August 1
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Ethiopia: Potential Crisis Looms Over Meles' Health [analysis]
Rahm Emanuel, President Obama's former Chief of Staff, was often heard saying, "A crisis is a terrible thing to waste." Asked to explain what he meant, he said, "Crisis presents an... Read more »
July 31
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Africa: You Will Hear the Story of Mo Farah [analysis]
If you don't know the story of Mo Farah now, you almost certainly will the day after the 5,000 metres Olympic final on Saturday 11th August. Read more »
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Ghana: Mourning Delays Pre-Election Political Battles [analysis]
The current sentiment amongst most Ghanaians is that the West African nation is traversing a historic period in its 52 year lifespan. Regardless of political stripes, the nation... Read more »
July 30
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East Africa: Violence in the Eastern Congo - Rwanda Fights to Maintain Economic Control of the Region [analysis]
An army mutiny that began in the eastern DRC last April has now become extremely serious with the creation of thousands of refugees and much controversy over who is behind the... Read more »
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Africa: A Media Glasnost for Zimbabwe Coverage? [analysis]
The international media has had an appalling record of balanced reporting on Zimbabwe over the last 12 years. A single narrative, repeating the myths we attempted to demolish in... Read more »
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Africa: Europe's Woes Are No Cause for Smugness in Africa [analysis]
This post offers a cautionary note about a new fashion: mocking the West's current debt and growth problems en route to exaggerating the relative achievements of sub-Saharan... Read more »
July 20
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South Africa: Risk Outlook - Nationalisation to Become a Political Football [analysis]
As frontrunner, President Jacob Zuma is likely to face Vice President Kgalema Motlanthe and Human Settlements Minister Tokyo Sexwale in his bid for re-election as president of the... Read more »
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