Africa | Intervention

Mugabe Leaves the World Still Guessing

Posted By: adminon: November 23, 2016In: SpectacleTags: Africa, American, British, Grace Mugabe, Robert Mugabe, ZimbabweNo CommentsViews:

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

The Most Powerful African You’ve Never Heard Of

Posted By: adminon: November 19, 2016In: GovernanceTags: Addis Ababa, Africa, Dr Ayo Ajayi, Egypt, Ethiopia, HIV/AIDS, Mozambique, NGO, SIMON ALLISON, Somalia, Tanzania, ZambiaNo CommentsViews:

By Simon Allison A July 15th, 2015 piece in Johannesburg based Daily Maverick, this is republished for whatever it adds to African self-representation. Daily Maverick introduces Simon Alliso... Read more

ASUU Versus FG: Nigeria’s 30 Year War Without Remedy

Posted By: adminon: November 18, 2016In: GovernanceTags: Abacha, Abdulsalami, Africa, ASUU, Babangida, Bukola Saraki, CBN, FG, IMF, Jonathan, NCC, NNPC, OBASANJO, Prof Ogunyemi, PSI, PTDF, Uganda, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, universities, World BankNo CommentsViews:

Universities in Africa remain a battleground. Makerere University in Uganda, a senior member of the club of the most prestigious universities in Africa in those days is currently under lock... Read more

Nigeria: Pacting the Anti-Corruption War or Spontaneity?

Posted By: adminon: November 17, 2016In: GovernanceTags: Africa, buhari, CAN, Christian, COPP22, Egypt, John Kerry, Justice Walter Onnoghen, MOROCCO, NASS, OBASANJO, USNo CommentsViews:

Might the Buhari regime finally be on to constructing a pact around its anti-corruption war? This is the question being asked in the wake of the rise of a virtual anti-corruption movement th... Read more

How Global Primacy Over China Will Tutor Trump on Africa

Posted By: adminon: November 15, 2016In: SpectacleTags: Africa, AFRICOM, Australia, CHINA, DONALD TRUMP, DRC, Europe, FDI, FOCAC, George W. Bush, Germany, GWOT, Hilary Clinton, IMF, Iraq, James Woolsey, Japan, Kenyan, Obama, USNo CommentsViews:

By Adagbo Onoja Punditry is already getting it wrong, going hysterical about how Donald doesn’t have one idea about Africa, how empty of Africa his own map of the world is. Others are afraid... Read more

History in Nigerian Schools, But What Manner of History?

Posted By: adminon: October 31, 2016In: SpectacleTags: Africa, APC, Bala Usmans, Bola Tinubu, CHINA, CNN, Europe, George Kwanashie, Ibadan, Joseph Inikori, Mahmud Modibbo Tukur, Mallam Adamu Adamu, Monday Mangvat, Muhammadu Buhari, Okibe Sam Eza, Sule Bellos, Wole SoyinkaNo CommentsViews:

Nigeria has just restored the teaching of History in schools, five years after it was taken off in favour of Civics. The decision was the outcome of pressures, pressure informed by a belief... Read more

Reform in the Sahel: Mars, Mauritius or Mauritania?

Posted By: adminon: October 19, 2016In: SpectacleTags: Africa, Ahmed Mahmoud Dahan, Chinese, General Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, like the Europeans, Mars, Mauritius, MCM, Mohamed Djibril, MOROCCO, Russian, Sahel, Senegal, SNIM, South Korean, UN, Yahya Ould HademineNo CommentsViews:

By Greg Mills Plans are afoot to extract more value and better integrate fishing into the Mauritanian economy. Doing so will require a break from the past – including making considerable inv... Read more

Will China Adhere to Its Own Norm Prohibiting Lethal Drone Strikes?

Posted By: adminon: October 14, 2016In: SpectacleTags: Africa, Asia, Beijing, BOKO HARAM, CHINA, Djibouti, DRC, ISR, Jinping, NIGERIA, PLAN, UCAVs, United StatesNo CommentsViews:

Think About It: Chinese drones filling Africa’s skies, watching over Beijing’s interests. By Tobias Burgers and Scott N. Romaniuk for The Diplomat In our previous article, “Is China Establis... Read more

Is Nigeria Immune to Hate Speeches?

Posted By: adminon: October 10, 2016In: De-EscalationTags: Africa, Ahmed Mohd Makarfi, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, APC, Chief Odigie-Oyegun, CITAD, Europe, Funke Egbemode, North America, PDP, Rwanda, Y Z Y'auNo CommentsViews:

There are instances of language use in Nigeria that would raise the alarm bell anywhere in much of Europe and North America. Is it then the case that Nigerians have internalized and neutrali... Read more

China’s Experiment in Djibouti

Posted By: adminon: October 05, 2016In: FlashbackTags: Africa, Beijing, CHINA, CMA, Djibouti, Elmi Ahmed, Ethiopia, Europe, Gulf of Aden, IMF, Kuwait, MCA, Middle East, Philippe Danieau, SARL, Saudi Arabia, Somaliland, Turkey, U.A.E., UNICEFNo CommentsViews:

China’s role in Africa is changing from resource extractor to long-term strategic partner. Djibouti is a prime example. By François Dubé for The Diplomat On April 8, 2016 China’s Ministry of... Read more