The two main parties – the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) – are already effectively campaigning ahead of next year’s elections. It may be many months before the campaign properly begins, but they are gearing up for the battle. Both have their candidates in place for the key fight for [...]
Tens of thousands of Somalis have died of hunger and related causes in the last few months, according to the Red Cross. It is hard to know the exact figure as they are scattered across a huge area from Mogadishu down to Jubaland and into northern Kenya. Many thousands, particularly children, are still at risk. [...]
For once the government has reacted speedily to violence between supporters of the ruling and opposition parties. More needs to be done, though, to stop next year’s election campaign degenerating into mindless bloodshed, says Desmond Davies. The 2012 presidential candidate for the opposition Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP), Julius Maada Bio, on the campaign trail [...]
Following years of dissension under a ruthless military junta, Guinea is now looking to capitalise on its abundant resources with a new mining code. One of the most mineral-rich countries on the continent; the world’s biggest exporter of bauxite, with ample deposits of iron ore and a healthy smattering of diamonds and gold, the potential [...]
The Mo- Ibrahim Foundation’s annual Index was released this week, ranking African countries on the basis of good governance. The Index evaluates 53 African countries (prior to the South Sudan’s secession from Sudan) on four counts: Safety and Rule of Law; Participation and Human Rights; Sustainable Economic Activity; and Human Development. The ratings are scored [...]
The election of Michael Sata as President of Zambia at his fourth attempt shows the power of perseverance but also the continuing development of the political system in the country. The new man in State House has been a fierce and uncompromising critic of the Movement for Multi party Democracy (MMD) ever since he split from the [...]
It’s very unusual, unless a virtual state of war exists, for a senior member of one country’s ruling party to say openly that he will work with the opposition parties of a neighbouring country to bring down its elected government. That’s precisely what Julius Malema, head of the ANC Youth League, did at the end of [...]
International Crisis Group (ICG) has stated that ‘Amid today’s understandable euphoria, the magnitude of tomorrow’s challenge ought not to be underestimated.’ Libya has seen a new dawn, but what they do next is what will ensure that extends into a bright future. Back in February, New Africa Analysis called for a smart intervention, in order [...]
Perhaps not since way back in ‘97, when South African investigative journalists for the renowned TV series ‘Carte Blanche’ exposed illegal canned lion hunting, has there been such a scandal involving the country’s wildlife. Recently, there have been a number of headlines detailing alarming poaching statistics and the increase in the poaching of rhinos despite [...]
The independence of South Sudan last month should be tempered by the huge development task facing the new nation and its unresolved relationship with the north government, writes Desmond Davies The euphoria and pomp and pageantry that heralded an independent Republic of South Sudan on July 9 are over. In splitting from Sudan in the [...]
