Everyone in Zimbabwe is afraid of the police, and the fear is well founded, especially in light of the regular arbitrary arrests of innocent people. In Zimbabwean a person is guilty until the police feel that he is innocent, that is fact.
Category: Opinion
Why North Africa? Towards a Greater Capacity for Risk Management
David Kuranga, Ph.D. One of the many questions that remains unanswered in the wake of the political shifts and instability sweeping North Africa is, why has this region that was believed by many to be among the more stable areas on the continent, actually proven to be the opposite?
China trumps Brazil in simmering African showdown
By Ed Cropley JOHANNESBURG, July 6 – A century ago, it was the explorers and infantrymen of Europe’s great powers slugging it out for slices of Africa. Now, it is the agents of Chinese and Brazilian capital, but the competition is just as fierce.
Libya: protest against war in front of White House
USA / Libya: Protest in front of the white house. Activists condemn war 09th 07.2011
Open letter to Obama against war in Libya
AN OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA ON THE LIBYAN WAR
Kenya is not Uganda – analysis
Nairobi — The violence that has flared up between the Turkana and Merille along the Kenyan border with Ethiopia in the recent past has seen the rise in popular agitation for military solutions to violations of Kenya’s territorial integrity.
AfDB annual meeting 2011: summary and comments
This year’s annual meeting of African Development Bank (ADB) may not be remembered for the great decisions it has taken or for any other reason. Notwithstanding, the participation was huge in a demonstration of interest in what is going on in Africa.
Long-term gain or long-term pain?
The “long-term play” mantra that accompanies equity investing in frontier Africa is wearing decidedly thin.
The Replicant’s Lament
Poetry by Pina Piccolo.
Kadhafi’s Africa: The Untold Story-by J-P Pougala
Kadhafi’s Africa: The Untold Story. THE MANY LIES TOLD BY THE WEST IN THEIR WAR AGAINST LIBYA.