Simon Allison
Friday, November 8, 2013 - 08:08
As the state collapses into nothing, diplomats are warning that genocide in the Central African Republic can’t be ruled out as tensions between the Muslim and Christian communities stretch to breaking point. But even with the warnings, it is unclear if anyone can do anything to stop it.
Friday, November 8, 2013 - 07:29
As the state collapses into nothing, diplomats are warning that genocide in the Central African Republic can’t be ruled out as tensions between the Muslim and Christian communities stretch to breaking point. But even with the warnings, it is unclear if anyone can do anything to stop it.
Tuesday, November 5, 2013 - 08:35
Once a model of regional integration, the East African Community is showing signs of cracking under the strain of competing agendas. Too slow and too cautious for the rest, Tanzania is being bullied out of the really important decisions – and maybe out of the organisation altogether.
Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - 08:58
In this age of globalisation, there are more treasure-laden ships than ever before on our oceans’ maritime highways. Inevitably, where there is treasure there are pirates, especially in and around the coast of Somalia, which has become a notorious modern-day pirate lair. There’s good news, however: the fight against Somali piracy is being won, and the same tactics might work elsewhere.
Wednesday, October 16, 2013 - 07:16
According to a new Amnesty International report, nearly a thousand prisoners died this year in just two prisons administered by Nigeria’s notoriously brutal armed forces. Regardless of what these prisoners may or may not have done, this is a horrific violation of human rights. That it comes as no surprise is a damning indictment of Nigeria’s leadership. South Africa, take note: this is what happens when the police and the army are allowed to take justice into their own hands.
Tuesday, October 15, 2013 - 09:53
Last June, the African Union moved its summit to Ethiopia. Malawi, the planned host, had refused entry to Omar al-Bashir, Sudan’s president, who has been indicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC). Africans have often accused the ICC of targeting African leaders excessively and unfairly. SIMON ALLISON examines whether a new court formed by Africans for Africans will bring about impartial justice on the continent.