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Pirates and Poverty Mark Somalia Failure

The explosion of piracy off Somalia's coast is an attention-grabbing product of internal chaos in the Horn of Africa country - but what are the underlying causes of economic, political and humanitarian meltdown in Somalia?

 
International Financial Reform and Africa: What is to be Done?

The current crisis offers a rare opportunity for Africa to advance its interests in global affairs. It needs to make sure that it fully exploits this opportunity. Doing so requires pragmatism, creativity, and assertiveness — all of which exist in abundance in Africa, says Daniel Bradlow.

 
The Eastern DR Congo: Dynamics of Conflict

An eruption of war and displacement in east Africa is rooted in historical land tension, a dense ethnic mixture, and the Rwandan government's belief that the area remains a 'mineral mother-lode waiting to be exploited'. But are the DR Congo and Rwanda on the verge of civil war? By Gerard Prunier.

 
Balkanisation and Crisis in Eastern Congo

If the DRC government does not succeed in reclaiming the territory seized by rebel forces and supported by transnational enterprises, a small but very rich country will be formed in the Congo - and the impact on the rest of the country may lead to a real balkanisation. Interview with Ernest Wamba dia Wamba.

 
New African Resistance to Global Finance

The global financial crisis will hit African countries hard, especially the exemplar of neo-liberal adjustment policy - South Africa. Now the call for Africa to contest international financial orthodoxy becomes all the more compelling, writes Patrick Bond.

 
Africa Command Spells Colonialism

After years of neglecting Africa as a foreign policy priority, the U.S's new iniative known as Africa Command has led many to speculate that its purpose is to ensure 'command' of land and resources that in the past was called plain 'colonialism', writes Nunu Kidane.

 
South Africa: Not Yet Post-Colonial

Recent violence between the poor and the poorer in South Africa was the by-product of the country’s stagnation - it has achieved what it set out to do racially, but not economically or socially. The old colonial model of modernity is still the basis for power. By Johann Rossouw.

 
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