Yash Tandon (2008) Ending Aid Dependence. 
Dorothy-Grace Guerrero and Firoze Manji (ed) (2008) China’s New Role in Africa and the South: A search for a new perspective. 
Elections & governance
RSS FeedPublication: papers on constitutional reform
AfriMAP (2008-08-13)
The Africa Governance Monitoring and Advocacy Project of the Open Society network of foundations in Africa (AfriMAP) wishes to announce the publication of three papers considering the relevance to Africa of recent constitutional reform proposals from...
Mauritania: General gets backing
2008-08-14
The new military ruler in Mauritania has had been boosted by support from many of the country's politicians. More than two-thirds of the members of parliament, and the same proportion of senators, have put their names to a statement supporting the co...
West Africa: Nigeria cedes Bakassi to Cameroon
2008-08-14
Nigeria has handed over the potentially oil-rich Bakassi peninsula to Cameroon, bringing an end to a long-standing dispute over the territory. The handover ceremony was moved from the peninsula's main town to Calabar in Nigeria amid security concerns...
Angola: Doubts over free and fair elections
2008-08-14
Intimidation of opposition parties and the media ahead of parliamentary elections in Angola, as well as interference in the electoral commission, threaten prospects for a free and fair vote in September, Human Rights Watch has said....
Angola: Ambitious plans for women's participation
2008-08-14
Nearly a third of candidates in Angola's upcoming parliamentary elections are female, thanks to a new quota imposed by the government. The 30 percent rule was designed to bring more women into the country's parliament, but as campaigning gets under w...
Guinea-Bissau: 'Coup plotter' held
2008-08-15
Gambian police have captured the head of Guinea-Bissau's navy, who had escaped house arrest and had fled his country by boat after he was accused of trying to stage a coup. Maria da Conceicao Nobre Cabral, Guinea-Bissau's foreign minister, flew to Ga...
Senegal: Parliament extends presidential terms, after Wade
2008-08-08
The Senegalese parliament has passed a law extending the presidential term to seven years from five, but the ruling will not apply to sitting President Abdoulaye Wade, a Justice Ministry official said on Tuesday....
Mauritania: Military coup overthrows president
2008-08-08
The president of Mauritania, Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh (photo), has been overthrown in a military coup following his decision to sack some senior members of the army, including the presidential guard chief Mohamed Ould Abdulazizz. Shortly after announ...
Mauritania: Defiant junta to form new government
2008-08-08
Mauritania's coup leaders have announced they will appoint a government to run the country until new elections, defying a chorus of international demands to restore the first democratically elected president. Soldiers in the northwest African country...
Egypt: Mubarak may seek new term - protest leader
2008-08-08
The new leader of the Egyptian protest movement Kefaya, which tried to prevent the re-election of President Hosni Mubarak in 2005, said on Friday Egypt now faces the possibility that Mubarak will seek another term. "Our original aims are still valid,...
Morocco: New party seen as challenge to Islamists
2008-08-08
Moroccan politician Fouad Ali El Himma has long been a media sensation, thanks to his close association with King Mohammed VI. His announcement that he will lead a new political party is widely seen as a direct challenge to Islamist opposition party,...
Sudan: Deal reached on disputed oil region
2008-08-08
Sudan's former north-south foes have agreed on an administration for the disputed oil-producing Abyei region, where clashes this year had threatened to derail a 2005 peace deal, officials said on Friday. Clashes in Abyei in May killed scores and drov...
Malawi: Government embarks on 2009 fresh voters' registration
2008-08-08
Malawi has a tough mission ahead of 2009 general election, to register afresh seven million people on to its new voter's roll. Registration for elections, which is expected to take three and half months, starting from 18 August and close on 29 Novemb...
Ghana: Pre-election violence and irregularities worry watchdogs
2008-08-08
Independent observers and civil society groups in Ghana say voter registration, the first major step towards landmark general elections in December, is being marred by violence and irregularities. In the north of Ghana supporters of the two main poli...
Nigeria: President slams "big man" mentality
2008-08-01
Nigerian President Umaru Yar'Adua said on Thursday the biggest problem in Africa's most populous nation was poor leadership and rounded on public servants who abused their positions of power to gain personal wealth. Even among follow Africans, Nigeri...
Swaziland: Parliamentary poll set for Sept. 19
2008-08-01
Swaziland will hold a parliamentary election on Sept. 19 under the Tinkhundla system of government, the chairperson of the Elections and Boundaries Commission announced on Wednesday, the South African Press Association reported....
Africa: Powersharing in the African context
2008-08-01
Peace agreements form a crucial element of strategies to bring security from outside: they involve third-party mediators during the negotiation stage and often peacekeeping troops to guarantee the agreement at an implementation stage. This paper revi...
Nigeria: Court hinders Bakassi cession
2008-08-01
A ruling by the Abuja Federal High Court has ordered the Nigerian government to halt the transfer of the disputed oil-rich Bakassi peninsula to Cameroon pending the determination of a case against the move. The ruling will strike a blow to an agreeme...
Angola: Government approves model ballot paper
2008-08-01
A plenary of Angola's National Electoral Commission (CNE) has approved a model of ballot paper ahead of the country's September legislative elections. CNE's Spokesperson, Adão de Almeida, announced that the introduction of the model ballot paper is i...
Guinea-Bissau: Elections fears as unity government splits
2008-08-01
Experts fear presidential elections scheduled for November may be destabilised following the withdrawal of the opposition African Party for the Independence of Guinea Bissau and Cape Verde (PAIGC) from the national unity government on 25 July....
Zimbabwe: Ruling party says Mugabe must lead
2008-07-25
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe's ruling party will not accept a power-sharing deal that fails to recognise his re-election or seeks to reverse his land reform programme, a state-owned newspaper said on Friday. The conditions, which the Herald new...
Uganda: Museveni to extend rule with little challenge
2008-07-25
Uganda President Yoweri Museveni already looks set to win re-election in 2011, ensuring stability for the fast-growing economy despite concerns about democracy under one of Africa's longest-serving rulers. News that the 64-year-old former rebel will ...
Mauritania: Young democracy welcomes changes
2008-07-18
A political tug-of-war in Mauritania's majority party garnered the public's attention during the first week of July. Citizens say the fall of the two-month old government is a sign of democratic progress and evidence that the common man's voice is be...
Sierra Leone: Activists angered by poor results for women
2008-07-18
Sierra Leone’s women’s advocacy group "50/50" has expressed disappointment at the poor showing of women in the July 5 local council elections. "We expected more women to contest for mayorship in the municipalities and ward councillors across the coun...
Rwanda: Ex-leaders granted life immunity
2008-07-18
Rwanda's lawmakers voted in favour of a constitutional amendment that guarantees former Presidents immunity from prosecution for life. Justice Minister Tharcisse Karugarama hailed the amendment, saying it would alleviate constitutional ambiguity. The...
Southern Africa: Is Mbeki changing views on Zimbabwe?
2008-07-12
South African President and SADC mediator on the Zimbabwean crisis, Thabo Mbeki has been quoted by media as admitting that President Mugabe who won the one man presidential race boycotted by the opposition MDC party is an illegitimate leader and that...
West Africa: Equatorial Guinea gets new Prime Minister
2008-07-12
Ignacio Milam Tang, until now Equatoguinean Ambassador in Spain, has been named new Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea, according to government sources in Malabo. He replaces what the President has called the "worst government ever" in the country....
Mauritania: PM snubs targeted opposition
2008-07-12
The newly appointed Mauritanian Prime Minister has ruled out the inclusion of selected opposition parties in his new cabinet line-up. Yayha Ould Ahmed El Waghf, who had recently lost the parliament's confidence, learnt bitter lessons for giving exces...
Guinea-Bissau: In need of a state
2008-07-05
This latest report from the International Crisis Group, analyses the national and international policies necessary to put an end to the country’s endless cycle of political crises. Despite 35 years of institutional incapacity, Guinea-Bissau has a cha...
Zimbabwe: Outcome of polls illegitimate, says UN Chief
2008-07-05
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has criticized the outcome of Friday’s run-off presidential election in Zimbabwe – which went ahead despite international appeals for a postponement given the violence and intimidation that preceded it – as illegitimate....
Previous | 1-30 | 31-60 | 61-90 | 91-120 | 121-150 | 151-180 ... Next |