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Imagining a ‘new’ Swaziland

The ultimate yardstick for democracy and multi-party politics in Swaziland, once ushered in, will not be the ousting of an undemocratic government. Rather, it will be the strides taken to liberate the people from grinding pover...

by Mark Mngomezulu

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Crisis In Darfur: Will Arresting The Sudanese President Change Anything?

Ever since 2003, the crisis in Darfur has grown consistently worse. At the moment, human rights activists are vehemently protesting for the arrest of Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir for war crimes and charges of genocide af...

by Bianca Facchinei

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China-Africa Relations: From Asymmetrical Dependence to Symmetrical Interdependence

Notwithstanding the increase of trade between China and the African Union countries in the last decade, and the large number of Chinese investments in Africa, these relations are mostly to the advantage of the Chinese and thei...

by Ahmed Alqarout

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The United States Of Drones: Why Do Americans Support An Arguably Ineffective, Immoral, And Illegal Policy?

Drones: America’s Favorite Weapon Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), commonly known as drones, have become the primary tool in the fight against terrorism since President Barack Obama took office. Originally used for purposes...

by John Haltiwanger

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Is Nigeria tearing itself apart?

After years of military rule, Nigeria clawed her way to democratic governance in 1999 and today, for the first time in her history, the country has witnessed three successive democratic transitions without the military’s ...

by Samson Faboye

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Stories of Africa, Stories by Africans

There is a crop of African authors entering the world’s literary scene. Like never before, African written fiction is being acknowledged and praised by booklovers, writers and publishers worldwide. The list of novels and nov...

by Urban Times

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Cluster Bombs: The Weapon That Kills For Years

Cluster bombs have proved to be a deadly weapon used by many countries around the world. They not only kill civilians in large numbers but also contaminate the land for decades after the explosion. Ninety percent of all recorde...

by Priyanka Mogul

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Backwards Is The Future? Women, Tunisia, And Constitutional Debates

Following the Arab Spring, there has been considerable debate on whether women’s rights are under threat from Islamist political parties and the seemingly patriarchal modes of politics they espouse. Despite the very public an...

by Hugh Oberlander

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Stability In The Balance: Elections In Guinea-Bissau

On Sunday April 13th the chronically war-torn state of Guinea-Bissau successfully held its first round of presidential and People’s Assembly elections since a 2012 coup d’état interrupted the last planned vote. The coup, c...

by Tarleton Watkins

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Imagining a ‘new’ Swaziland

Crisis In Darfur: Will Arresting The Sudanese President Change Anything?

China-Africa Relations: From Asymmetrical Dependence to Symmetrical Interdependence

The United States Of Drones: Why Do Americans Support An Arguably Ineffective, Immoral, And Illegal Policy?

Is Nigeria tearing itself apart?

Stories of Africa, Stories by Africans

Cluster Bombs: The Weapon That Kills For Years

Backwards Is The Future? Women, Tunisia, And Constitutional Debates

Stability In The Balance: Elections In Guinea-Bissau

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