Interview: Ramtane Lamamra, AU Commissioner for Peace and Security To avoid conflict, African leaders need to pay more attention to the distribution of resources and the management of national diversity ...
Oil minnows: all creatures great and small At the barricades of the resource revolution is a generation of small companies run by consummate risk takers who have blazed a trail in countries ... such as Ghana, Uganda and, more recently, Ethiopia and Somaliland.
Uganda’s negotiating positions The case of Uganda. Part of our investigation into African mineral deals. ...
Ivorian king-makers and horse trading The outcome of the first round of voting means that Gbagbo and Ouattara will have to make deals and fight hard to win over enough voters to take ... the second round on 28 November.
Anansi: Good neighbours While the East African Community is discussing billion dollar deals, its Central African equivalent is quietly in crisis mode. ...
Facebook against faceless authority in Egypt A Last Word by US-based Egyptian commentator Mona Eltahawy. ...
Tanzania’s easy rider President Kikwete is still hoping to win with a comfortable majority in elections on 31 October, but now sees the opposition party CHADEMA looming ... larger in the rearview mirrow.
Ghana’s first act in a long drama The case of Ghana. Part of our investigation into African mineral deals, The Struggle Underground. ...
Côte d’Ivoire’s troubled north Ahead of elections on 31 October, the north of Côte d'Ivoire is still largely controlled by rebels. ...
South Africa’s vuvuzela media The South African media debate has strengthened civil society, says Professor Anton Harber. ...
Githongo: Colonial spoils recycled as new money Kenya was a project conceived by the British and inherited by an African elite. It was simple: take boys from the village, send them to Alliance ... High School and then Makerere University
Guinea: All part of the master plan The case of the Guinea. Part of our investigation into African mineral deals, The Struggle Underground. ...
Kinshasa’s contract competition A case study from the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of our investigation into African Mineral Deals, The Struggle Underground. ...
Ambassador Campbell’s dances with wolves A provocative essay by the former US Ambassador to Nigeria should give rise to thought, not furore, argues Father Matthew Hassan Kukah. ...
Laurent Gbagbo: “I’m here, I’m staying” Ahead of elections on 31 October, Côte d'Ivoire's president told our sister magazine Jeune Afrique that he is not contemplating defeat. ...
Can I share your Smartphone? New communication models could see consumers inserting their SIM cards into wireless payphones or renting handsets to use with their personal ... telephone numbers.
Palm oil: You reap what you sow With Southeast Asian plantations reaching export capacity, Singaporean oil companies are entering into partnerships with African firms, bringing ... welcome expertise but some controversial production techniques.
Agricultural growing pains for the Bank An internal review of World Bank projects shows that its activities in Africa have not performed very well in terms of boosting agricultural ... productivity or improving rural livelihoods.
Ruto sacked as Kenya’s coalition seeks to stem dissatisfaction The higher education minister faced corruption charges but others suspect power politics at play, writes Parselelo Kantai. ...
Anansi: Should we talk to Al Shabaab? In Somalia, the argument that 'we do not talk to terrorists' only gets you so far. ...