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 [...]
Three powerful NATO countries have announced that Libyan leader Muammar al-Gaddafi could stay in Libya if he is willing to step down from his 42-year reign of power. The International Criminal Court (ICC), who issued an arrest warrant against him in June, is saying that he can’t be left in Libya. The question now is: [...]
The worst drought in two decades has left about 11 million East Africans in acute need of food and water. Western NGOs are urging people to donate money while images of malnourished children appear on the world’s TV screens. Is Africa still the helpless and weak continent the media portrayed it to be twenty years [...]
South Sudan has been admitted as the 193rd member state of the United Nations after the Security Council recommended the General Assembly to make way for the new country’s membership. The young African state is the first country to join the international body since Montenegro joined in 2006. The assembly’s decision followed South Sudan’s independence [...]
Farmers and governments need to improve water management as a UN report has found that climate change will have a significant impact on water supplies for agriculture. The report, ‘Climate Change, Water and Food Security’ by the Food and Agriculture Organization, warned that temperatures could increase by an estimated 4 degrees Celsius by 2080 and [...]
As a guest speaker at the Atlantic Council, President Ali Bongo of Gabon took the opportunity to address the Council about his social project, ‘Gabon emergent’, promoting growth in Gabon. As the Atlantic Council and, in particular, the Michael S. Ansari Africa Centre, a body which aims to transform the approach of European and American [...]
A report by the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) has suggested that the Democratic Republic of Congo might be on the verge of collapse, as widespread disaffection for President Joseph Kabila grows. Endemic corruption and the failure to bring broad and sustained economic growth have led to the grave possibility, the report predicts, of violence [...]
The new president, Alassane Ouattara, in his inaugural speech said he hopes to reunite Ivorians after the ‘the victory of democracy’, and promised parliamentary elections before the end of the year. Ouattara was inaugurated Saturday 21st May 2011 as president following a bloody crisis caused by his predecessor’s refusal to concede election defeat. ‘The time [...]
As the campaign against Gaddafi’s ability to massacre his citizens escalates with the implementation of a no fly zone over the country, the international community appears split on its ultimate objective in Libya. Following the deployment of western force, concerns have been made about what exactly they are mandated to do. And whether or not [...]
Member countries within the African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) grouping have called for the creation of a ‘facility’ to assist developing countries in developing the institutions and expertise they need to protect domestic industries from dumped or subsidised imports. “The [World Trade Organisation] rules providing for the applications of trade remedy measures are technically complex [...]
