Daily Maverick
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.
Wednesday, November 6, 2013 - 08:20
Fifty-five seconds after police in Marikana yelled “cease fire”, officers were still shooting live ammunition at koppie one. There is no evidence yet to justify the continued firing at the mineworkers. Meanwhile, at the Commission, Dali Mpofu’s team has just returned and Legal Aid South Africa is already challenging the decision to fund the legal costs of injured and arrested mineworkers.
Tuesday, November 5, 2013 - 08:36
African leaders and international envoys appealed to Congo's government and M23 rebels on Monday to stop fighting and embrace a peace deal after the two sides bombarded each other near the Ugandan border.
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.
Thursday, October 24, 2013 - 12:41
In China the penalty for poaching an elephant is death. In Africa, it is considerably less. The irony in this is that the global trade in illegal ivory is driven, for the most part, by China, some of whose citizens are helping to lay waste to Africa’s elephants, largely without fear of retribution.
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.
Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - 08:53
Mozambique's Renamo opposition movement said on Monday it was abandoning its 1992 peace accord with the ruling Frelimo party that ended the country's civil war, raising fears of a renewal of conflict in the budding African energy producer.
Wednesday, October 16, 2013 - 07:18
Deputy Kenyan President William Ruto said on Tuesday he would continue to cooperate with the International Criminal Court despite a call from African leaders for his case and that of President Uhuru Kenyatta to be delayed.
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.