Democracy is key to economic success
DEVELOPMENT The first reason for supporting democracy in Africa is that the continent’s democracies have typically posted economic growth rates
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Opinion
How America and the West Got Wrong on Somalia
Nairobi — During my first trip to Mogadishu, Somalia, on my last night in town, as I was packing up
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China’s success in Africa depends on peace in South Sudan
In less than one week, Chinese president Xi Jinping will convene a summit of roughly 30 global leaders to discuss
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So, where to, freedom?
Various political theorists have noted that freedom comes in two forms. There is freedom from, and freedom to. Freedom from
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Break Away Nation: How Somaliland Is Putting The Horn of Africa On The Map
By Merlin Linehan Somaliland is a break away nation on the Horn of Africa, officially part of Somalia and never
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Stop South Sudan killings now
Reports of mass killings and horrific rampages by government forces in South Sudan are emerging from the troubled country with
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Only the ANC can fix this Zuma mess
It is not yet known what exactly President Jacob Zuma did to face down those in the ANC top six
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Why the Somali National Movement fought against the Somali dictator, Siad Barre
The formation of the Somali National Movement ( SNM ) was sparked by that general mass discontent with Siad Barre’s
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President Trump must rethink his decision to escalate U.S. military involvement in Somalia
In January, the New York Times reported that the Trump transition team sent a four page series of questions to the State
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Xenophobic attacks in South Africa: Time for action
In what is becoming a horrible regular ritual, xenophobic attack by hoodlums in South Africa, specially targeting Nigerians has flared
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