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The Heart of the Matter in the Worsening Relations between the Sudans

As Antonovs from bases in Sudan continue to miss their targets amidst the ear-splitting sounds of AK47s in parts of the disputed border areas between Sudan and South Sudan, it is perhaps only the...

Commodities as a blessing and a curse: The potential for a sub-Saharan Spring

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

As the Arab Spring awaits the outcomes of the elections in Egypt and the unrest in Syria, the world media has once again turned its attention toward Iran’s controversial nuclear ambitions. As the...

Political Upheaval in Angola Ahead of 2012 Polls

INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES

Angola is due to hold presidential and parliamentary elections next year, and all indications are that tensions are mounting amidst varied incidents of political upheaval ahead of the polls. Both...

Post-Gaddafi Libya: What does the economy look like?

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

Amidst daily media updates on the advances of Libyan rebels and abounding speculation on the erstwhile dictator’s whereabouts, those with financial interests in the country and those seeking...

Nigeria Election report

REPORT

After an embarrassing delay and countless assurances that polls would take place unimpeded, Nigeria has had to postpone its general election onApril 2 by a week owing to logistical complexities....

Libya’s Oil Makes all the Difference

SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

As a new wave of democratisation breaks on Africa’s northern shores, the common goals of the Maghreb’s people are hitting up against starkly different types of state. The situation in Libya is...

An oily triangle: Relations between Sudan, South Sudan and China

Consultancy Africa Intelligence

On 9 January 2011, the Republic of Sudan went to vote in a landmark referendum that would ultimately result in the landslide decision by a largely Christian South Sudan to secede from their...

Postelection Report: Equatorial Guinea

REPORT

The latest Presidential elections in Equatorial Guinea echo the previous elections with the incumbent Theodoro Obiang Nguema, of the Democratic Party for Equatorial Guinea (PDGE), dominating the...

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