In this blog one of our co-editors, Sarah Jane Cooper-Knock, shares her thoughts on a recent article by Simukai Tinhu on the political landscape in Zimbabwe.
Tag Archives: African Democracy
Dr Blessings Chinsinga on presidents, plots, and political vision in Malawi.
The last year has been an eventful one in Malawi. In this interview, Dr Blessings Chinsinga gives us his views on the political and economic landscape of the country, critiquing Joyce Banda’s lack of vision in leadership and exploring her prospects at the polls in 2014. Since Joyce Banda became President on 7th April 2012 [...]
Posted in In Their Own Words, Malawi
Also tagged Blessings Chinsinga, democracy in africa, Joyce Banda, Malawi
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Reflecting back, looking forward: Alex Cobham, Save the Children.
In the final interview in our series of ‘reflecting back, looking forward’, we talk to Alex Cobham who is Head of Research at Save the Children. The perspectives expressed here are his own and may not reflect those of Save the Children. We have staggered our New Year interviews at DiA across the first two [...]
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Also tagged Africa, democracy, democracy in africa, Save the Children
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The charismatic, moderate voice of Islam in Mali
Following her update on the Malian crisis, Laurence Deschamps-Laporte highlights the importance of exploring the more moderate voices of Islam in northern Mali. In this post she focuses in on Ançare Dine and its charismatic leader Cheick Haidara, exploring his take on the crisis in Mali, other Muslim groups and the French intervention. Laurence is an [...]