Sam Mednick, Elias Meseret, and Ahmed Mohamed Salem Associated Press | October 24, 2018 | Christian Science Monitor In the weeks after Jamal Khashoggi’s murder, five African nations made statements in support of Saudi Arabia. The statements are an exam …
Fresh Prince: The Schemes and Dreams of Saudi Arabia’s Next King Published: October 30, 2018
F. Gregory Gause III | May/June 2018 Issue | Foreign Affairs MBS in Mecca, June 2017. Handout / Reuters It is not often that a Ritz-Carlton becomes a detention facility. But last November, when a large slice of the Saudi elite was arrested on accusatio …
Mo Ibrahim: Africa’s decade of ‘lost opportunity’ Published: October 30, 2018
Simon Allison | 30 Oct 2018 | Mail & Guardian The 2018 African governance index was released this week. It’s not good news. ‘Africa has a huge challenge ahead. Its large and youthful potential workforce could transform the continent for the better, …
Villagers win landmark case against mining company Published: October 30, 2018
Allan Seccombe | 25 October 2018 | Business Day Constitutional Court judgment sets precedent for how mining companies should deal with land owners A man walks past the tribal headquarters of the Bakgatla Ba Kgafela tribe in Pilanesburg in the North We …
Ethiopia gets female president as it commits to reforms Published: October 30, 2018
George Obulutsa | 25 October 2018 | Business Day Primer Minister Abiy Ahmed reshuffled cabinet has 10 female ministers Sahle-WorkZewde. Picture: REUTERS/NOORKHAMIS Addis Ababa — Ethiopia’s parliament has approved senior diplomat Sahle-Work Zewde as th …
Cameroon’s Paul Biya Gives a Master Class in Fake Democracy Published: October 29, 2018
Jefcoate O’Donnell, Robbie Gramer | October 22, 2018 | Foreign Policy One of the world’s most experienced autocrats has clinched another seven-year term by bending the rules of the game in his direction in ways both old and new. Members of the Cameroon …
DP World eyes Eritrean ports in region strategy Published: October 23, 2018
Agency Staff | 22 October 2018 | Business Day Containers waiting to be loaded. Picture: THINKSTOCK Addis Ababa — The Red Sea state of Eritrea may play a key role in DP World’s plans in the Horn of Africa, where a dozen ports could be needed to service …
When Ye met Yoweri, and worlds collided Published: October 23, 2018
Simon Allison | 18 Oct 2018 | Mail & Guardian Rapper Kanye West (L) and Kim Kardashian (R) pose for a photograph with Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni when they paid a courtesy call at State House, Entebbe, Uganda October 15, 2018. Presidential P …
Abiy Ahmed’s Ethiopian exceptionalism Published: October 23, 2018
Simon Allison | 19 Oct 2018 | Mail & Guardian Ethiopia’s new prime minister is trying to do things differently. If he succeeds, the consequences will be felt beyond his borders A streamlined Cabinet is one of the many changes Prime Minister Abiy Ah …
The Next Arab Uprising: The Collapse of Authoritarianism in the Middle East Published: October 23, 2018
Marwan Muasher | November/December 2018 Issue | Foreign Affairs Jordanian police face off demonstrators during a protest near the prime minister’s office in Amman, The Times of Israel Two perfect storms have struck the Arab world in the past decade. In …