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July 26
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Nigeria: Prebendalism and Dysfunctionality in Nigeria [analysis]
In the summer of 1977, I tried to make sense of what was amiss in Nigeria. The outcome was an article, “Affluence and Underdevelopment: the Nigerian Experience”,... Read more »
July 21
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Nigeria: Corporate Social Responsibility and Latecomer Industrialization: Can Nigeria Do It? [analysis]
President Barack Obama in his recent Africa tour echoed the words of Howard French when he referred to sub-Saharan Africa as a region "on the move". Nigeria, crippled in realizing... Read more »
July 03
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Africa: Economic Growth Lays Path to Better Governance [analysis]
Immediately upon President Obama's arrival in Senegal on a three-country Africa tour, he voiced his familiar insistence on the importance of democracy and good governance and their... Read more »
June 24
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Africa: Awaiting a Bold and Attentive Obama [analysis]
During the past quarter-century, as a new Africa emerged from decades of political and economic stagnation, Africans have awaited bold and attentive leadership from America's... Read more »
June 15
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Africa: The China-Africa Convergence: Can America Catch Up? [analysis]
Howard French, a leading American journalist on Africa for four decades, returned to the continent after stints as New York Times correspondent in Tokyo and Shanghai. He discovered... Read more »
June 06
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Africa: Forum for African Democracy - Africa Demos Forum in the News
Confronting a continent beset with challenges, Northwestern University has launched the Africa Demos Forum, an online network of democracy and policy analysts devoted to the... Read more »
May 14
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Africa: Claiming Democracy: Are Voters Becoming Citizens in Africa? [analysis]
The political transitions that allowed many Africans to experience a degree of citizenship have been major achievements of the past quarter-century. But power corrupts, no less... Read more »
April 19
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Mali: 'The Power Is in the Street' - the Context of State Failure [analysis]
In his essay on Mali, Bruce Whitehouse of Lehigh University shows how failures of elected leaders, state institutions, and external donors can shift power to the streets and an... Read more »
April 03
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Africa: The Democratic Awakening in Africa, 1990-1995 [analysis]
In the first essay of the Africa Demos Forum, Dr. Richard Joseph introduces the Forum and recalls its inspiration, the Africa Demos bulletin of the Carter Center of Emory... Read more »
March 13
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Africa: President Barack Obama and Africa's Uncompleted Journey, Part II [analysis]
To read part one of this series, click here Read more »
February 19
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Africa: President Barack Obama and Africa's Uncompleted Journey [analysis]
To read part two of this series, click here Read more »
January 02
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Africa: Why Fast Growth Does Not Always Bring Development [analysis]
Richard Joseph explores how "discordant development" - deepening inequalities and rapid progress juxtaposed with group distress - is often one of the root causes of uncertainty,... Read more »
December 12, 2012
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Africa: Obama Needs to Visit Africa in 2013 [analysis]
Richard Joseph analyzes the Obama administration's June 2012 policy paper on Africa and provides specific policy recommendations for the President's second term. This article was... Read more »
August 23, 2012
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Africa: The American Presidency and Democracy Promotion in Africa [analysis]
On May 18, 2012, a Symposium of the G-8 Summit was convened in Washington, DC to launch a major initiative on global agriculture and food security. In addition to President Barack... Read more »
May 16, 2012
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Africa: Islamic Militancy Draws U.S. Into African Security [analysis]
In the third of a three-part series for the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Dr. Richard Joseph examines Africa's "prismatic narrative," in which African developments must be... Read more »
April 23, 2012
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Africa: Strategic Priorities in Contemporary Africa, Ctd. [analysis]
In the second of a three-part series for the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Richard Joseph discusses Africa's "disaster narrative." The article can be read below or on the... Read more »
March 29, 2012
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Africa: Continent Makes Progress But There's a Long Way to Go [analysis]
In the first of a three-part series for the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, Richard Joseph examines Africa's "progress narrative." The article can be read below or on the... Read more »
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