May 31, 2012
Africa: June Protests Expected Against Election Candidate and Around Mubarak Verdict
Political tensions are high as a former PM enters the election run-off and Mubarak awaits his verdict. Read more »
May 30, 2012
Africa: Mixing Business and Humanitarianism
In conflict areas such as Somalia, it is inevitable that aid agencies work with the private sector if only to support their own operations. Read more »
Sierra Leone: Charles Taylor Gets 50 Years
As the former Liberian president is sentenced, read around the subject with Think Africa Press. Read more »
Nigeria: Pension Scam Suspect Claims He Bribed Senate Committee
Pension scam suspect claims he bribed senate committee Read more »
May 29, 2012
Somalia: Will Turkey Help Somalia Scratch Its 21-Year Itch?
From the upcoming Istanbul Conference on Somalia to ground-up nation-building, Turkey provides a new and welcome approach to Somalia. Read more »
Burkina Faso: Food Shortages, Mali Refugees Trigger Crisis
Burkina Faso's food crisis, exacerbated by an influx of Malian refugees, requires urgent action. Read more »
Cote d'Ivoire: Making War in Côte d'Ivoire
Anthropologist Mike McGovern unravels the historical and sociological dynamics underlying the Ivory Coast's politics and past conflicts. Read more »
May 28, 2012
Sudan: Southerners Face Statelessness
South Sudanese in Sudan are facing deportation after their citizenships were revoked by the Sudanese government. Read more »
Africa: Op-Ed Round-Up - Government Spies, Drug Trafficking, Messy Walls, and Railway Fraud
Ghana's spy controversy Read more »
South Africa: Who Is Spoek Mathambo?
Think Africa Press talks to the enigmatic South African rapper/DJ. Read more »
May 24, 2012
Burundi: The Drummers of Burundi, Live At Real World
Real World Records re-release a classic percussion album from Burundi's former spiritual parliamentarians. Read more »
Angola: Marques in Angola - the Perils of Speaking Truth to Power
The story of Rafael Marques de Morais reveals the dangers of speaking out against an authoritarian state. Read more »
Africa: SOAS to Host the African Development Forum
Last month the World Bank considered making a Nigerian its president and with Angolan companies eyeing up assets in their previous colonial masters' privatisation programmes, there… Read more »
May 23, 2012
Central African Republic: Kony's Former Intelligence Chief Captured
Will the capture of Caesar Acellam help Ugandan forces hunt the Lord's Resistance Army and bring an end to the conflict? Read more »
Zimbabwe: Shakespeare in Shona - Say It Proud
The Two Gentlemen of Verona performed in Shona is a much-welcome and entertaining celebration of the Zimbabwean language. Read more »
South Sudan: Xenophobia Emerges Amidst Local Unemployment
As frustrations grow over a lack of employment and opportunities, successful foreign entrepreneurs are proving to be easy scapegoats. Read more »