africa: all articles

Debates and articles from across the openDemocracy website that discuss or are relevant to Africa
Monday 19th October

Killing aid

Chola Mukanga, 19 October 2009
The anti-aid argument is too crude, says Chola Mukanga
Wednesday 14th October

DR Congo: arc of war, map of responsibility

Martin Shaw, 14 October 2009
A new assessment illuminates the roots of conflict in Africa's most complex region
Thursday 13th August

Guinea-Bissau: the post-election test

Richard Moncrieff, 13 August 2009
The international community cannot afford to turn away from a cycle of silence and killings
Wednesday 5th August

South Africa’s unequal prospect

Tom Burgis, 5 August 2009
The gap between South Africans’ life-chances undermines their dream of an inclusive future

Democracy-support: from recession to innovation

John Gaventa and Nicholas Benequista, 5 August 2009
A worldwide, grassroots view suggests that democracy is being reinvented from below
Tuesday 21st July

Somalia: between violence and hope

Harun Hassan and David Hayes, 21 July 2009
The conflict in Somalia continues to devour lives. The search for a political solution goes on
Wednesday 8th July

Desert energy

Dennis Nottebaum, 8 July 2009
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Thursday 2nd July

The elephants of Phirilongwe Forest

Stuart Weir, 2 July 2009
Behind the transport of elephants in southern Malawi is injustice, conflict, and lost opportunity
Friday 26th June

Rwanda: law, justice and power

Gregory Mthembu-Salter, 26 June 2009
Rwanda's genocide tribunal ends its life with a cloud over its honourable reputation
Wednesday 24th June

Isaias Afewerki and Eritrea: a nation’s tragedy

Selam Kidane, 24 June 2009
The political leader of Africa's youngest state has transformed hope into nightmare
Monday 8th June

Kenya: it’s our turn to read

Michela Wrong, 8 June 2009
An exposure of corruption in Kenya is outfoxing an unofficial ban to find its way to the country
Tuesday 26th May

An African future: beyond the culture of dependency

Wangari Maathai, 26 May 2009
The experience of poor farmers in Kenya is a lesson in the need for an anti-corruption revolution
Friday 8th May

Eritrea: slender land, giant prison

Ben Rawlence, 8 May 2009
A nation once respected for its independence struggle is now crushed by repressive leadership
Monday 27th April

Life in the world's largest refugee settlement

Anna Husarska, 27 April 2009
As Somali pirates make headlines, some 270,000 Somali refugees make do in camps (photoessay)
Friday 24th April

South Africans have voted. What did they say?

Gregory Mthembu-Salter, 24 April 2009
The ANC and Zuma emerge victorious, although a credible opposition shows some signs of developing
Thursday 9th April

Piracy challenges global governance

Marina Chiarugi and Daniele Archibugi, 9 April 2009
Anti-piracy resources should be devoted to helping Somalia more than policing the waves
Tuesday 7th April

South Africa’s election: a tainted victory

Roger Southall, 7 April 2009
The ANC will win a fourth triumph - yet its political dominance is ending
Tuesday 24th March

Ethiopia's famine: deny and delay

24 March 2009
Ethiopia's desire to project an image of a dynamic country led to callous denial of the reality of famine
Tuesday 3rd February

"The Kenya we want"

Gérard Prunier, 3 February 2009
The post-election violence leaves a bitter legacy. But the official inquiry is a resource for justice
Monday 2nd February

Zimbabwe: wrong way, right way

John Makumbe, 2 February 2009
A desperate people deserve better than another pro-Mugabe political fix. Here it is
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