Organisers of the historic referendum in Southern Sudan on Thursday announced that the threshold of 60% turnout had been reached: the results of this vote will be valid, and, if news reports are to be believed, the North looks set to accept the result. The looming threat of violence that has galvanised international groups and media...
read moreJohn Stupart’s piece about the role of the republicans on Africa rightly identifies problems in Luyola Ngcuka’s suggestion that changes in US policy direction are something that Africans have the right to be highly critical of simply because we may receive slightly less aid. It could – and perhaps should – be argued,...
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Poverty is a problem. It is particularly problematic for developing country governments in Africa for whom the temptation to seek quick-fix solutions is significant. Resources are limited and pressure from activists and donor governments to fix the problem great. Sweatshops are often presented by Western analysts as just such a...
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