Development Matrix
My President Was Black, (Part 2) A history of the first African American White House—and of what came next By Ta-Nehisi Coates Photograph by Ian Allen II. He Walked on... Read more
My President Was Black (Part 1) A history of the first African American White House—and of what came next This piece in the incoming edition of The Atlantic tells multiple stor... Read more
South Sudan: Preventing a Looming Genocide Experts on World’s Newest Country Lay Out Potential Strategies By Fred Strasser Not again in Africa or anywhere at all the horrendous experience of... Read more
Crossing the Crossroads of Electing the New AU Chairperson By Vijay S. Makhan In this piece extracted from Pambazuka news online (December 15th, 2016) but originally titled “Election of the... Read more
Burundi edges closer to the abyss in 2016 By Rene Lemarchand In this short piece, extracted from The Conversation, (December 12th, 2016), Lemarchand, Professor Emeritus and leading authorit... Read more
This piece which speaks to what can be considered the most important or central issues about Africa in the emerging world order has been reproduced from Daily Maverick, (December 11th, 2016)... Read more
International Intervention Likely in The Gambia as Jammeh Stalls An electoral impasse is brewing in The Gambia, the resolution of which will be internationalised if the three earliest reacti... Read more
Dead men don’t act but not late Nelson Mandela and Fidel Castro in this drama of solidarity and freedom in an emotionally and ideologically charged video making the rounds in the wonde... Read more
A leadership recruitment earthquake is unraveling in South Africa where the Central Executive Committee of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) has endorsed Cyril Ramaphosa, t... Read more
President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe has left the world still guessing about when he plans to relinquish power after monopolising presidential power since the country’s independence in April... Read more
