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Stephen Ellis

Stephen Ellis is Desmond Tutu professor in the social sciences at the Free University Amsterdam, and a senior researcher at the African Studies Centre, University of Leiden. He is the co-author (with Solofo Randrianja) of Madagascar: A Short History (C Hurst & Co, 2009), and (with Gerrie ter Haar) of Worlds of Power: Religious Thought and Political Practice in Africa (C Hurst & Co, 2004)

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Madagascar: roots of turmoil

The coup that ousted Madagascar’s elected president reflects political and social tensions related to the island's colonial legacy, says Stephen Ellis.

Darfur: countdown to catastrophe

The world must see beyond the peace agreement between north and south in Sudan to the terrible tragedy unfolding in the country’s western Darfur region, says the International Crisis Group’s Africa specialist.