Africa Research Institute (London)
An independent, non-partisan think-tank based in London.
July 31
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Somalia: Remittances and Unintended Consequences [interview]
In May 2013, Barclays informed three-quarters of its clients in the money services business that it was closing their bank accounts. These included many handling overseas money... Read more »
July 11
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Zambia: Maize Dependency and Agricultural Subsidies in Zambia [interview]
Since 2004, Zambia has consistently cultivated more maize - the national staple - than is consumed domestically. Much of this achievement can be attributed to a government-led... Read more »
June 27
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Kenya: Reforming Kenya's Ailing Mental Health System - in Conversation With Victoria De Menil [guest blog]
In May of this year, 40 patients escaped from Mathare National Psychiatric Hospital in Nairobi. The incident attracted widespread coverage in the press and drew attention to... Read more »
June 18
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South Africa: Shunting Hectares - Land Reform in South Africa [guest blog]
Greater economic and financial commitment - and a fundamental restructuring of the rural economy - are needed if South African land reform is to progress. Does a raft of new... Read more »
June 05
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Somalia: Parliament in Somaliland - Reforming the Upper House [guest blog]
The latest in a succession of scandals in the UK House of Lords is a reminder that oversight and restraint are crucial ingredients of strong democratic institutions. Read more »
May 29
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South Africa: On Centenary of the Natives' Land Act: Land Reform and the Rural Economy Need Radical Reshaping [guest blog]
As South Africa marks the centenary of the 1913 Natives' Land Act, which effectively excluded the black population from ownership of some 90% of land, Africa Research Institute... Read more »
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South Africa: Waiting for the Green Revolution - Land Reform in South Africa [document]
The 1994 pledge by the African National Congress (ANC) to transfer 30% of white-owned agricultural land to black farmers has been undermined by a lack of political will and... Read more »
May 21
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Africa: Africa's GDP Conundrum - in Conversation With Morten Jerven [analysis]
The economic performance of sub-Saharan African countries in recent years has been widely documented, and praised. Analysts and commentators regularly posit that after weathering... Read more »
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Africa: Africa's GDP Conundrum - in Conversation With Morten Jerven [interview]
The economic performance of sub-Saharan African countries in recent years has been widely documented, and praised. Analysts and commentators regularly posit that after weathering... Read more »
May 09
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Somalia: Why Elections Matter in Somaliland [analysis]
As news and analysis emerges from the second UK-Somalia conference in London, the absence of the government of Somaliland is noticeable. Somalia and Somaliland are bound by many... Read more »
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Somalia: Launch of After Borama - Consensus, Representation and Parliament in Somaliland [analysis]
On the eve of local elections in November 2012, Africa Research Institute interviewed ten prominent Somalilanders, including the three Speakers of the House of Representatives, two... Read more »
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Somalia: Why Elections Matter in Somaliland [analysis]
As news and analysis emerges from the second UK-Somalia conference in London, the absence of the government of Somaliland is noticeable. Somalia and Somaliland are bound by many... Read more »
May 08
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Somalia: Negotiating Peace in Somalia - an Insight From Somaliland [analysis]
In his 2009 book, Somaliland: An African struggle for nationhood and international recognition Iqbal Jhazbhay's asserts that "Somalia no longer exists". Read more »
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Somalia: Negotiating Peace in Somalia - an Insight From Somaliland [guest blog]
In his 2009 book, Somaliland: An African struggle for nationhood and international recognition Iqbal Jhazbhay’s asserts that “Somalia no longer exists”. This... Read more »
May 07
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Somalia: Building Peace, Stability and Accountable Government in Somaliland [press release]
On the eve of the second UK government conference on Somalia in London, Africa Research Institute’s latest publication focuses on the way in which peace and stability have... Read more »
May 01
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Africa: Speech By Somaliland Foreign Minister At Africa Research Institute [document]
This speech was presented by Mohamed Omar at Africa Research Institute on 1st May 2013 to mark the launch of "After Borama: consensus, representation and parliament in Somaliland". Read more »
March 20
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Malawi: Anatomy of an Alleged Coup Attempt [guest blog]
The Commission of Inquiry's 105-page report into the death, in April 2012, of President Bingu wa Mutharika of Malawi and political manoeuvrings in the immediate aftermath makes for... Read more »
January 11
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Africa: Comparing Elections in Sierra Leone and Ghana [guest blog]
Multi-party elections were a prominent feature of Africa's political landscape in 2012, with twenty-three countries conducting polls - whether presidential, legislative or... Read more »
November 14, 2012
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Africa: When China Met Africa, a Review [column]
I recently attended a screening of "When China Met Africa" at the London School of Economics. It is a documentary I had seen before, but having just completed work on Africa... Read more »
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