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cannibals in zimbabwe?
The economist reports… “On one occasion, 15 armed invaders, banging on metal objects and chanting war songs, forced their way into Mr Freeth’s house, threatening to burn it to the ground, kill the two...
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please do away with the “omnipresent smells of donkey dung”
Big business and economic development in “pristine lands” is awful. Especially if you grew up with the comforts of indoor plumbing and general over-abundance of the purest hedonistic-capitalist kind....
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some good news from Guinea
Abubakar Diakite, the guy who almost assassinated Guinean dictator Moussa Camara, should be handsomely rewarded. Well, unless he was actually responsible for the massacre of more than 150...
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jacob zuma: why crash so soon?
Update: President Jacob Zuma agrees that he fathered a child out of wedlock with the 39 year-old daughter of one of his friends. Mr. Zuma is 67. In his statement the President said that he had done the...
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Happy Independence Day to all the Zambians out there!
Image source: WikipediaFiled under: africa, african politics, News Analysis, Nigeria, Zambia Tagged: barotse land agreement, barotseland, Bemba, chachacha, chachacha lusaka, chief lewanika,...
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What Obama’s re-election means for US Africa Policy
On the 14th of June this year President Obama outlined his policy for Sub-Saharan Africa. Included in the policy statement were four key strategic objectives: (1) strengthen democratic institutions;...
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And now onwards with life after fieldwork…
With findings and humility. Filed under: africa, african politics, democracy, News Analysis, Political Economy of Development, Politics, Resources, World affairs Tagged: african legislatures, african...
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On the quality of higher education (and human capital development) in Africa
This post first appeared on the African Development Bank’s Integrating Africa Blog where I am a regular contributor. UPDATE: I got an email from readers working with the Regional Initiative in Science...
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The World Bank Group Africa Fellowship Program
The Bank has an exciting fellowship for PhD students from the Continent. According to the Bank’s website: Fellows will spend a minimum of six months at the World Bank in Washington, D.C. getting...
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Will rampant corruption jeopardize Kenya’s ability to prevent future terror...
There is an interesting debate on this question over at the Guardian. Following the terror attack at Westgate Giles Foden made the following claim: In Kenya crime and terrorism are deeply linked, not...
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