Whose city? Kigali, population growth and prospects for Rwanda’s urban future
This blog marks the beginning of our series that explores the state of the nation in Rwanda, twenty years on from the genocide of...
Decentralisation and policy advocacy in Rwanda
Continuing our series on Rwanda, Benjamin Chemouni suggests how we can move beyond the polemic discourse that so often surrounds Rwanda, understanding the insecurities of...
Democracy and its (dis)contents
On 5 October 2015, a public discussion was held at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) to debate the recent book by...
International Women’s Day 2018: What is there to celebrate?
DiA's Nic Cheeseman and the University of Birmingham's Jill Steans ask whether there is anything to celebrate on this International Women's Day, and why...
Journalists’ pay and conditions in Rwanda
In this blog, Sally Stapleton argues that we must give equal energy to opening space for media voices and improving the quality of the...
Overstating the state: Gacaca, government control and citizen agency in Rwanda
In this post, Phil Clark argues that we need to move beyond the idea that citizens in Rwanda only acquiesce to, or resist, state...
Africa in 2017: The political road ahead
Nic Cheeseman reflects on some of the discussions emerging from the recent Royal African Society event 'Africa in 2017: Prospects and Forecasts' at the...
Book Club: How to Write about Post-Genocide Rwanda
How effective has the process of nation, state and peace-building been in Rwanda under President Paul Kagame? And what is the best way to...
Rudasingwa On Why People Become Apologists for Kagame’s Regime in Rwanda
My name is Theogene Rudasingwa, and I appreciate Sir Edward Clay’s review of Michela Wrong’s book “Do not Disturb.
I am one of...
The hypocrisy of the Western aid regime
As part of our popular Book Club series, Tobias Hagmann and Filip Reyntjens discuss the key lessons from their powerful publication Aid and Authoritarianism: Development...
What next for UK-Africa relations after Brexit?