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The choice that could save South Africa, or wreck it
Leader | Dec 9th 2017 | The Economist To avoid a dire, two-decade dynasty of dysfunction, South Africa’s ruling ANC should ditch the Zumas SOUTH AFRICA’S Constitutional Court may be the world’s most emotionally powerful building. The courtroom is built with the bricks of the Old Fort prison, where both Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi were held. A glass strip around the … [Read more...] about The choice that could save South Africa, or wreck it
Inside the Sudanese courts that put profit above principle
Ayin in Khartoum | 08 Dec 2017 | Mail & Guardian An investigation into the lucrative business of morality policing in Sudan, and its disproportionate impact on women For journalists, Sudan is one of the most restrictive countries in the world. Censorship is rife, critical outlets are routinely suspended, and journalists face the threat of arbitrary detention and … [Read more...] about Inside the Sudanese courts that put profit above principle
‘Addis has run out of space’: Ethiopia’s radical redesign
Tom Gardner in Addis Ababa. Photographs by Charlie Rosser | Monday 4 December 2017 | THE GUARDIAN As Addis Ababa creaks under the weight of a mushrooming populace, sub-Saharan Africa’s largest housing project is under way. But who benefits? Wrapped in a white shawl and sporting a wide-brimmed cowboy hat, Haile stares out at his cattle as they graze in a rocky patch of grass. … [Read more...] about ‘Addis has run out of space’: Ethiopia’s radical redesign
A QUESTION OF BREEDING: How Monsanto’s GM cotton sowed trouble in Africa
JOE BAVIER | Dec. 8, 2017 | REUTERS When America’s biotech giant tried to export its know-how to small cotton farmers in Burkina Faso, there was a problem: The quality sank. BOBO-DIOULASSO, Burkina Faso - In 2000, farmers in Burkina Faso, Africa’s top cotton grower, were desperate. Their cotton fetched top prices because its high-quality fibre lent a luxurious sheen to … [Read more...] about A QUESTION OF BREEDING: How Monsanto’s GM cotton sowed trouble in Africa
North Korea Revealed: The thinking behind Kim Jong Un’s “madness”
HYONHEE SHIN and JAMES PEARSON | Nov. 30, 2017 | REUTERS Donald Trump dismisses him as "Little Rocketman," but others discern an evolving strategy behind changes the North Korean leader has made since he came to power. On an icy December day in 2011, North Korea’s new leader Kim Jong Un was accompanied by seven advisers as they escorted the hearse that carried his … [Read more...] about North Korea Revealed: The thinking behind Kim Jong Un’s “madness”
Four things Zimbabwe can do to recover from the Mugabe era
Admos Chimhown | November 24, 2017 | The Conversation Long in coming but swift and relatively painless when it happened, the downfall of Robert Mugabe offers Zimbabwe a once-in-a-generation opportunity to recalibrate its hitherto dire trajectory. The transition comes with myriad challenges and opportunities, the handling of which will ultimately determine what direction … [Read more...] about Four things Zimbabwe can do to recover from the Mugabe era
Mugabe’s final offer: ‘I’ll trade Grace for power’
Beauregard Tromp | Nov 2017 | Mail & Guardian Former Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe offered to send his wife into exile in a foreign country in order to retain power. It eventually took an army of Mugabe’s closest allies to persuade the president to leave office, even as four tanks and armed soldiers surrounded him and Grace at their private Harare residence. On … [Read more...] about Mugabe’s final offer: ‘I’ll trade Grace for power’
End to Mugabe rule: other autocratic leaders may fear similar fate
Simon Tisdall | Wednesday 22 November 2017 | The Guardian As jubilation erupts in the streets at the resignation of Zimbabwe’s president how will the downfall affect the rulers of Uganda, DRC, Rwanda and Burundi? The fate of Robert Mugabe, who ran Zimbabwe with iron discipline for more than 30 years, will send a chill down the spines of other autocratic African leaders … [Read more...] about End to Mugabe rule: other autocratic leaders may fear similar fate
The Guardian view on Mugabe’s resignation: the end of an era in Zimbabwe Editorial
Editorial | Tuesday 21 November 2017 | The Guardian Zimbabweans cheered and sang as they learned that their president’s 37-year rule was over. But they understand the dangers ahead Robert Mugabe’s removal from power on Tuesday was greeted as his ascension to it 37 years earlier had been: with jubilation. In Harare there was dancing and singing, honks and cheers, and tears of … [Read more...] about The Guardian view on Mugabe’s resignation: the end of an era in Zimbabwe Editorial
Mugabe resigns under military pressure after 37 years as Zimbabwe’s leader
Kevin Sieff | November 21 | The Washington Post HARARE, Zimbabwe — Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s leader for nearly four decades, resigned on Tuesday after being sidelined by the military, according to the speaker of parliament. The announcement marked the end of a tumultuous reign that lasted from the country’s independence through economic collapse. The capital erupted in … [Read more...] about Mugabe resigns under military pressure after 37 years as Zimbabwe’s leader