Open for Business – but not Democracy: Zimbabwe’s Foreign Policy under...
In late November 2017 Zimbabwe’s, securocrats replaced the nonagenarian Robert Gabriel Mugabe with his long-time confidante Emmerson Mnangagwa, declaring Zimbabwe ‘open for...
British corporate plunder helped provoke the war in Western Sahara
On 13 November 2020, war returned to Western Sahara after a 29 year ceasefire. Morocco and the Western Saharan Polisario Front exchanged...
The Aid Debate: Time for Donors to Drop President Museveni
As the results from the Ugandan elections were announced, there was an overwhelming sense of dejà-vu. President Yoweri Museveni, in power for...
#BookClub: What Britain Did to Nigeria
Four months ago, Nigeria celebrated the 60th anniversary of independence from colonial rule. At that moment Nigeria reached “half-time” and has now...
Somaliland suspends relations with the United Nations amidst rising tensions
On October 25, 2020, Somaliland authorities suspended their relations with the United Nations and banned its activities ‘until further notice’. While the...
Ghosts of juntas past: Can France get it right in Mali...
Should foreign allies prioritise liberty or stability in states undergoing extra-constitutional transition? France again faces this challenge in Mali, with the easy...
Ethiopia’s Civil Conflict Won’t Heal Easily
“Pray for us and tell the world that this guy is bombing us.”
My friend Mubarak’s What’s App...
The Battle of Mekelle and Its Implications for Ethiopia
On November 28, Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed congratulated the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF) for seizing control of Mekelle, the capital...
African Youth in Focus: Realizing the African Union’s politics of November
After two decades of an academic and policy focus on the demographic “challenges” prompted by a growing youth population in Africa, young...
A response to Nic Cheeseman on authoritarian aid
Nic Cheeseman has written an interesting article about the current crisis in Ethiopia and its implications for development funding. It contains some...
What next for UK-Africa relations after Brexit?