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Daily News Roundup – 27 September 2012
Africa and Middle East Sudan and South Sudan further their diplomacy Sudan and South Sudan leaders have moved their diplomatic relations forward by agreeing to deals on trade, oil and security. These include an amnesty zone, bu...
Frankly, Boys Aren’t Reading Enough
It was revealed earlier this week that Chelsea and England midfielder Frank Lampard has signed a deal with publishers Little Brown, and is set to write a series of children’s books. The midfielder breaks the stereotypical, a...
What we know about the Internet and political protest (I)
The quote above is extracted from an article written in 1985 by George P. Schultz, US Secretary of State at the time. Even if I hadn’t just told you that the quote dates back to the 1980s, you would probably have been abl...
Daily News Roundup – 6 November 2012
Africa Marikana mine killings: South African police ‘planted weapons’ South African police have been accused of planting weapons near the bodies of workers killed during strikes at the Marikana platinum mine. Photograp...
The Irony of Empire: Why the Diamond Jubilee is the triumph of Britain without empire
Of all the transformations to have taken place during her sixty-year reign, none can be more apparent to Queen Elizabeth II than the transformation of Britain’s role in the world. But is the story of decline, and fall, of the...
Democracy triumphs in Nigerian elections
Arusha, Tanzania – On the sidelines of the Third Africa-China Youth Forum, everyone is talking about the Nigerian elections. Nigeria, a country that has become a powerful force on the continent, lays claim to being the b...
