Africa (Sub-Saharan) Archive
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The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda: Contribution to reconciliation or victor’s justice?
Posted on May 26, 2014The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) faced an unprecedented challenge when it was established to address the crimes of a genocide that cost the lives of an estimated 800,000 ... -
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South Africa’s election: a wake-up call for the ANC?
Posted on May 5, 2014Whilst twenty years of democracy is an anniversary worth celebrating, it’s also a reminder that the struggle for equality is not over Twenty years ago, in April 1994, South Africa ... -
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The African Court of Human and Peoples’ Rights: Ten years on and the doors are still closed to many Africans
Posted on March 4, 2014Ten years after its establishment in Arusha, Tanzania, the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights is still hampered by shortcomings that would render any court ineffective. Whilst the willingness ... -
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The World has lost a Hero
Posted on December 6, 2013South Africa has lost its father and the world has lost a hero. Nelson Mandela, aged 95, has passed away. His legacy transcends his country and era and is worth of ... -
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Central African Republic and the French Intervention – No longer a Bystander
Posted on December 4, 2013A year ago, when then President François Bozizé appealed to the US and “French cousins” to help repel Seleka’s advances on Bangui, but both countries refused. Angry crowds attacked the French embassy ... -
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Somalia needs a New Deal for Peace
Posted on July 2, 2013Last year Somalian Journalist Mohamud Uluso warned that “the future forebodes more pessimism and treachery than optimism and trustworthiness”. His pessimism seemed (almost) misplaced in the recent chorus excitement about Somalia’s progress ... -
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The International Criminal Court: A Western tool used to dominate Africa?
Posted on May 21, 2013Not too long ago Bosco Ntaganda, alias “The Terminator”, walked into the US Embassy in Kigali and surrendered himself to the International Criminal Court (ICC). This admittedly surprising event shed ... -
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Margaret Thatcher’s Carrot and Stick approach towards Apartheid
Posted on April 10, 2013This article was originally published in The Huffington Post Margaret Thatcher stirred up sentiments among many in the UK, but her foreign policy characterised by the Falklands War, the fall ... -
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Somalia: Rising from the Ashes
Posted on February 28, 2013This article was originally published in The Huffington Post. Known for topping the list of failed states, Somalia seems to be rising from the ashes of war and all its connotations. ... -
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Somali Piracy – Misguided Complacency by the International Community?
Posted on January 28, 2013This article was originally published in The Huffington Post. One of Somalia’s most prominent pirates, Mohamed Abdi Hassan alias Big Mouth, has announced his retirement. After eight years of capturing ...