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All aboard! Is South Africa’s proposed high-speed railway a shady deal or a positive development?
By: In On Africa IOA 20th April 2011 It seems the idea of a South African high-speed railway is not likely to disappear soon.(2) Initially, the brainchild of former Minister of... →
Will the revolution be tweeted? The potential for democratisation through social media
By: In On Africa IOA 15th April 2011 The Arab world is ablaze, people’s power is at its height and the firm grips of dictators and authoritarian regimes in the region have been... →
Guns for hire: Examining the use of mercenaries in Libya
By: In On Africa IOA 14th April 2011 On 15 February 2011, protests began in Libya. The Libyan uprising mirrored similar popular movements in Egypt and Tunisia where anger and... →
Articles of Faith: Assessing Zimababwe's 'GAP' as a Mechanism for Change - A Legal Perspective 
By: Idasa, an African Democracy Institute 13th April 2011 Zimbabwe's current Inclusive Government, more commonly referred to as a Government of National Unity (GNU), was established pursuant to an... →
The ‘new’ PEPFAR: From emergency fund to a health systems approach
By: In On Africa IOA 13th April 2011 The President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), set up by the Bush administration in 2003, has been touted as the most ambitious public... →
Post-Election Reflection: Benin’s 2011 Presidential Election
By: In On Africa IOA 12th April 2011 On 13 March 2011, the Beninese citizens took to the polls to elect a President. The incumbent President, Yayi Boni, was re-elected to serve a... →
Conflict and drought – A bad marriage in Somalia
By: In On Africa IOA 11th April 2011 Over the past few months, Africa has appeared in news headlines across the world. Political fighting and unrest has led to massive humanitarian... →
Home Affairs and its backlogs – More of the Emperors' clothes?
By: Chris Watters 11th April 2011 George Eliot is accredited with posing the question: ‘What do we live for, if it is not to make life less difficult to each other.’ It appears that... →
Eritrea: From pariah to participant?
By: In On Africa IOA 8th April 2011 In December 2009, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) passed resolution 1907 (2009), imposing an arms embargo and targeted sanctions on... →
A case of electoral fraud: The 2011 Uganda elections
By: In On Africa IOA 7th April 2011 The February 2011 Ugandan Presidential elections can be characterised as nothing more than an attempt to satisfy the international community who... →
