The Economist (UK)
Tuesday, December 10, 2013 - 00:00
Some think that with the elections out of the way he will be freer to seek a more pragmatic solution to the crisis, including a rapprochement with the private sector. The alternative could be severe social unrest and a further crackdown on dissent
Wednesday, December 4, 2013 - 08:31
A Kenyan plan to get rid of Somali refugees is harsh and ill-designed
Monday, December 2, 2013 - 08:35
THE roads are thick with traffic and pavements throng with hawkers selling phonecards, sunglasses and leather sandals. At night, street corners are lit up with a red glow from grills cooking spicy meat. But the bustle of Kano, Nigeria’s second-biggest city and the commercial capital of the north, masks an uncomfortable reality: northern Nigeria is in steep decline.
Monday, November 25, 2013 - 07:46
A POLITICAL crisis in the Central African Republic is on the verge of spiralling out of control. The country of 4.6m people has been in turmoil ever since a rebel group known as Séléka ousted President François Bozizé in March. Human-rights groups say abuses have multiplied. UN and American officials have gone so far as to warn that the conflict is at risk of leading to “genocide”.
Monday, November 18, 2013 - 00:00
Many Brazilians, made cynical by their country’s long history of lenience when it comes criminals who are rich and powerful, still doubt that the prison doors will ever clang shut on Mr Dirceu and the politically well-connected
Monday, November 11, 2013 - 10:12
OF THE 36 lower houses of parliament worldwide that have reached the 30% threshold considered necessary for women to have an impact on decision-making, 11 are African. At the end of 2012, one-fifth of sub-Saharan MPs on average were female, according to figures of the Geneva-based Inter-Parliamentary Union. That may not sound a lot, but marks an increase of seven percentage points on 2002, and puts the continent on a par with the global mean. By comparison, women MPs make up 23% of Britain’s House of Commons, and 18% of America’s Congress.
Friday, November 8, 2013 - 08:43
SINCE Mozambique emerged from civil war two decades ago, it has made enormous strides. Though still poor, its income per head has tripled. It has one of the world’s fastest-growing economies. It is a darling of aid donors. And its coal and offshore gas reserves have lured pots of foreign investment. So when Renamo, a group led by former guerrillas-turned-politicians who signed a peace accord in 1992, declared on October 21st that “peace is over”, alarm bells jangled. A spate of kidnappings has added to anxieties about security. Rio Tinto, a London-based mining firm, said on November 1st that it was pulling out its expatriate workers’ families.
Friday, November 8, 2013 - 00:00
A more left-wing Michelle Bachelet is set to win on a tide of social discontent.
Friday, November 8, 2013 - 00:00
Mr Ortega, who violated the constitution by becoming president for a third time in 2011 , would be permitted limitless re-election. His executive decrees would be given the status of laws.
Friday, November 8, 2013 - 00:00
Father Cabodevilla blames the massacre on pressure mounting on hidden peoples, who appear to have formed four distinct groups in the greater area of the Yasuni National Park.