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RUSI Newsbrief: Somalia: The Rise of Al-Shabaab
16 Sep 2009 by Anna RaderAl-Shabaab and its brand of Islamist terror has alarmed observers. The international community would do well to attend to the current blend of jihadist violence, national resistance and vested interests.
Africa
RUSI Newsbrief: Obama and Africa
16 Sep 2009 by Dr Knox ChitiyoObama and Clinton's visit to Africa in July demonstrates the importance of the continent to the current US administration. But the president may yet face challenging hurdles in his dealings with African people and countries.
Africa Americas
Analysis: The Charles Taylor Trial
17 Jul 2009 by Dr Knox Chitiyo
The trial of Charles Taylor is a milestone for justice in Africa; but it also has a global significance. Beyond the penny dreadful, stereotypical media headlines of dictators running for cover, this trial could also have a serious impact on domestic politics and foreign policy in London and Washington.Africa Law and Ethics
The trial of Charles Taylor is a milestone for justice in Africa; but it also has a global significance. Beyond the penny dreadful, stereotypical media headlines of dictators running for cover, this trial could also have a serious impact on domestic politics and foreign policy in London and Washington.
Africa Law and Ethics
Analysis: Somali Piracy Q&A
3 Jun 2009 by Bjoern SeibertPiracy off the cost of Somalia has become an increasingly salient international issue. These questions and answers provide a background understanding of the phenomenon and survey possible responses from the shipping industry and the international community.
Africa Maritime Forces
Analysis: Zimbabwe’s Government of National Unity
27 Feb 2009 by Dr Knox ChitiyoPower-sharing government in Zimbabwe will be a difficult balancing act. Competition between the MDC and ZANU-PF as well as intra-party struggles could lead to instability or to dangerous compromises, but for the moment the GNU is Zimbabwe’s one sign of hope.
Zimbabwe Africa
Analysis: Nkunda’s arrest: What Now for the Congo?
27 Jan 2009 The remarkable alliance between the Rwanda and the Congo governments and the arrest of Laurent Nkunda offers hope for the future, but internationalising the conflict further may prove problematic.
Congo Africa
Analysis: The Zimbabwe Question in 2009
11 Jan 2009 by Dr Knox ChitiyoThe year 2009 will start the way 2008 ended; with the Zimbabwe question unresolved. Foreign military intervention is unlikely to take place, and in the present situation a neighbouring country will find it difficult to justify invading Zimbabwe. If the MDC wish to give force to their ultimatum, they should not allow themselves to be steamrollered into joining a Government of National Unity.
Zimbabwe Africa
Analysis: Bringing the Local Back into the DRC’s ‘Post’ Conflict Transition
5 Jan 2009 Congo is the third largest country in Africa and possesses vast mineral wealth, but its immense economic potential has never been realised. If Africa is gradually shaking off its image as ‘the hopeless continent’, today the Congo would still epitomise the ‘hopeless country’.
Congo Africa
Analysis: Nigeria: The Jos Clashes
4 Dec 2008 Although religious tensions between Christians and Muslims are a major factor in the recent violence in the Nigerian town of Jos, the disturbances there are also symptomatic of wider systemic problems in Nigeria.
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Analysis: The Congo: Devil's Jigsaw
21 Nov 2008 by Dr Knox ChitiyoThe Congo crisis is central Africa’s most complex and destructive conflict, and one for which there is no quick fix. Co-ordinated local, regional and international peace talks and humanitarian interventions are a starting point, but ultimately it is the people of the DRC who will have to resolve their country’s fundamental problems.
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