Category Archives: Analysis
President Zuma has been facing widespread criticism for his comments on Apartheid and the damage it has wrought on society. Planning Minister Trevor Manuel claims that the time for blaming Apartheid is over, at least for certain failings of government. … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Op-ed, South Africa, Southern Africa
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Tagged African National Congress, ANC, Apartheid, Bantu Education Act 1953, IndepthAfrica, Jacob Zuma, South Africa, South African Communist Party, Trevor Manuel
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By Jamal Ali In an etiological analogy, Somalia’s current state-building detractors resemble like the mythical Medusa’s head. It appears that Perseus had cut them all off exhaustingly, except his blade slashed the last head before it hid in a ruble. … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Columnist, East Africa, Jamal Ali, Op-ed, Somali
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Tagged African Union Mission to Somalia, Ankara, Horn of Africa, Kenya, Mogadishu, Somalia, Somaliland, Turkey
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Teshome Abebe The restive sixties with the student movement spawned the tumultuous seventies, which in turn, brought about the transfer of power from a feudal establishment to the first of its kind communist era in Ethiopia. This was then followed … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Op-ed
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Tagged Amhara Region, Derg, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Oromia Region, Somali Region, Tigray Region
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By Andrew Mwenda How the West is seeking to usurp Africa’s struggle for freedom and democracy using a humanitarian language Since the end of the Cold War, a movement to save Africa from Africans has grown and gained momentum across … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Cameroon, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, DR Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Libya, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Op-ed, Rwanda, Senegal, Somali, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Togo, Uganda, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Human Rights Watch, Indepth Africa Magazine, International Criminal Court, Joseph Kabila, KIGALI, Paul Kagame, Rwanda, Thomas Sankara
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By Walle Engedayehu An Overview The collective staying-power of the opposition within the Ethiopian Diaspora community against the regime in Addis Ababa still remains in a state of paralysis after more than two decades of cry-out for a unity of … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Addis Ababa, Coalition of Ethiopian Democratic Forces, Diaspora, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Ethiopian Diaspora, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front, United States
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Analysis The inefficiency demonstrated through some assigned officers in the just-ended Zimbabwean referendum has raised concern especially with the presence of the CIO operatives and police officers deployed at voting stations. While many may have assumed that these officers were meant to boost security, … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Chitungwiza, Harare, IndepthAfrica, polling place, Southern African Development Community, ZEC, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front, Zimbabwe Electoral Commission
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By Human Rights Watch A World Bank board meeting scheduled for March 19, 2013, to consider the recommendation of its Inspection Panel to investigate whether the bank has violated its policies in a project in Ethiopia has been postponed to … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Human Rights Watch, IndepthAfrica, indepthindepthafrica, Inspection Panel, Kenya, latest ethiopian news, news ethiopia, PBS, Politics of Ethiopia, World Bank
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Discontent at the Top: Mismatching Disjointed Eritrea On 21st January, 2013, something momentous that the opposition was hoping for took place in Asmara: about one hundred soldiers, supported with two tanks, took over the Ministry of Information and were able … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Asmara, Demographics of Eritrea, Eri-TV, Eritrea, eritrean, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Forto, IndepthAfrica, indepthindepthafrica, Information Ministry, Isaias, latest ethiopian news, news ethiopia
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Recent coverage of Somalia has been dominated by the horrific case of a woman who was prosecuted and sexually assaulted after reporting her rape by government security forces to the police. Cynics are starting to wonder: is the new government … read more »
Posted in Analysis, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Afghanistan, Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, Hamid Karzai, IndepthAfrica, Kismayo, Somalia, somalia 1993, somalia history, somalia is dying, somalia map, somalia poverty, somalia tourism, somalia war, Somaliland, Taliban, United States
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Kenya’s strategic and symbolic importance as a peaceful democracy in Africa is decades-old. But after 2007 riots, world is now watching. Kiambaa, Kenya The most infamous of the many violent atrocities that followed Kenya‘s last election in 2007 came when … read more »
Posted in Analysis, East Africa, Kenya
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Tagged Hewlett Packard, IBM, inbdepthafrica, Indepth Africa Magazine, International Criminal Court, Kenya, kenya elections, kenyan elections 2013, Mwai Kibaki, Raila Odinga, Uhuru Kenyatta
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Institute for Security Studies (Tshwane/Pretoria) Analysis On Friday 15 February 2013, the High Court of Kenya finally made a ruling on the suitability of the Jubilee Alliance presidential candidate, Uhuru Kenyatta, to contest the March 4 elections. In its verdict, … read more »
Analysis The plea could hardly be simpler, or more urgent: “Just stop the planes.” This cry for help came from “Khadija,” a woman interviewed by Amnesty International (see below) while standing in front of the bombed remains of her home … read more »
Posted in Analysis, East Africa, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Blue Nile, IndepthAfrica, Khartoum, Nuba, Nuba Mountain, South Kordofan, SouthSudan, Sudan, Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement
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Reeva Steenkamp, a lively, well-liked young woman with a promising career, was allegedly killed by Oscar Pistorius on Valentine’s Day. It is a horrible, surreal story. The discovery that a national hero and global poster-boy for inspiration may also be … read more »
Posted in Analysis, South Africa, Southern Africa
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Tagged Hansie Cronje, IndepthAfrica, James Small, New York Times, Oscar Pistorius, Paralympic Games, Pistorius, South Africa, Vaal River
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One clear element is that violence in Kenya has to do with community identities, particularly where the young males of society are concerned. By Kisuke Ndiku In recent assessments it has emerged that young people are contributors to certain types … read more »
Posted in Analysis, East Africa, Kenya
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Tagged about kenya, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, International Criminal Court, Kenya, kenya elections 2013, Kenyan, KenyaWith, Uhuru Kenyatta, Violence, Youth
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document “Doing Business with a Dictatorship is a Risky Venture: Can an Outsider Ever Be Assured of Winning?” I would like to give a special thank you to the Centre For Social Development (CSD) in association with Indian Social Action … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Article, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Eritrea, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Freedom House, Human rights, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, latest ethiopian news, new delhi, New Ethiopia, news ethiopia, SMNE
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by Afripol, http://afripol.org It is all over the news that G-8 leadership gathering in Northern Ireland in June will discuss the issue of corruption in the management of Nigeria’s oil wealth. The problem of corruption in Nigeria and indeed Africa … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Article, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged African Union, corruption in nigeria, GoodluckJonathan, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, London, Nigeria, nigeria corruption, Nigeria news, Nigerian, nigerian newspapers, Northern Ireland, World Bank
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By Gregory R. Copley The Mali War will be neither simple nor quick, ‘though the players all wish it so. Timboctou, almost a year in the hands of militants, had fallen to French and Malian forces by January 29, 2013. … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Article, Mali, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Algeria, Aubrey McClendon, Bamako, Boko Haram, Economic Community of West African States, France, IndepthAfrica, Lagos, lagos nigeria, Mali, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria newspaper, nigeria time, online nigeria
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By: Farai Mamina When it was transformed from Organisation of African Unity (OAU) to African Union (AU), there was sensational hope for pragmatism on the continent. For the umpteenth time, heads of African states and government are meeting in Addis … read more »
Posted in African Union (AU), Analysis, Article, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, Somali, South Africa, South Sudan, Togo, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Addis Ababa, African people, African Union, China, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Indepth Africa Magazine, Organisation of African Unity, Robert Mugabe
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By Mark John and John Irish | Reuters (Reuters) – Just as its leaders were defining a new “hands-off” strategy for Africa, France has been thrust onto the front line of one of the continent’s riskiest battlefields deep in the … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Mali, West Africa
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, France, François Hollande, Hollande, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Mali, Paris, Total SA
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By Mohamud M Uluso, analysis The disintegration of Somalia into feuding armed clans, some headed by warlords, still remains the biggest problem in rebuilding the nation The setting up of local public administration in the regions of Gedo, Lower Jubba … read more »
Posted in Analysis, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Al-Shabab, IndepthAfrica, Islamic Court Union, Mogadishu, Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, Somali, somali news, Somali people, Somalia, Somalia News, Transitional Federal Government
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Free Syrian Army fighters are seen at buildings damaged by what activists said were missiles fired by a Syrian Air Force fighter jet loyal to President Bashar al-Assad at Taftanaz near Idlib, Jan. 5, 2013. (photo by REUTERS/Ismail Al-Taftanazi/Shaam News … read more »
Posted in Analysis, East Africa, Somali
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Tagged Bashar Al-Assad, Free Syrian Army, Hafez al-Assad, IndepthAfrica, List of heads of state of Syria, Safir, Sergey Lavrov, Syria, Syrian Air Force
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By Seifulaziz Milas, analysis In Somalia, the radical Islamist militia, Al-Shabab, that has terrorized much of the country over the past five years, appears to be on the run. They have been forced out of the capital, Mogadishu, and all … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Article, East Africa, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somali
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Tagged African Development Bank, African Union Mission to Somalia, Al-Shabaab, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, Horn of Africa, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Mogadishu, somali news, Somalia, Somalia News
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Dinizulu Mbikokayise Macaphulana Chief among the many challenges that confront the African continent are three evils that African thinkers and intellectuals must urgently find durable solutions to—The vicious scramble for Africa’s oil, diamonds and other rich pickings by Western countries … read more »
By Reason Wafawarova, The Herald Analysis An opinion piece recently published by an online publication, authored by the MDC-T policy chief Eddie Cross, and titled “2013 Outlook: Prophecies by Eddie Cross” was quite telling in revealing the geo-political forces at … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Article, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Eddie Cross, IndepthAfrica, MDC, MDC-T, Morgan Tsvangirai, Robert Mugabe, Zanu-PF, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front
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By Prof. Wani Tombe Official death squads (ODS) are invariably, the characteristics of those human societies, in which, their mode of governance is riddled with unconstitutionalism to the extent that, the peoples are no more the sovereign. These are societies … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Article, South Sudan, Sudan
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Tagged Dinka people, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Juba, SouthSudan, Sudan, Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement, Wau, Wau South Sudan
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By John Bulus,Vanguard analysis The political feud between incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan and ex-President, Olusegun Obasanjo has apparently deepened. Worst still is that President Jonathan’s strong supporter and kinsman, Alhaji Mojahid Dokubo- Asari may have also ditched him, saying the … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Nigeria, West Africa
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Tagged Bayelsa State, bokoharam, GoodluckJonathan, IndepthAfrica, Jonathan, Nigeria, Nigerian news, Obasanjo, Olusegun Obasanjo, Peoples Democratic Party
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An excerpt from Dabashi’s book ‘Being a Muslim in the World’ dismisses the Western narrative of the ‘Muslim’. It is a false to say that voting for Morsi is voting “yes” to Islam, as most Egyptians themselves are Muslims [EPA] … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Mali, Nigeria, Somali, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Al-Jazeera, Egypt, IndepthAfrica, Islam, Muslim, Niall Ferguson, Palgrave Macmillan, United States, West, Who is a true Muslim?
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More people from the Horn of Africa region, especially Ethiopia and Somalia, are crossing international borders as irregular migrants – lacking official documentation or approval – drawn by the promise of a better life in the Arabian Peninsula. “A growing … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Djibouti, East Africa, Eritrea, Ethiopia
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Tagged Arabian Peninsula, Danish Refugee Council, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Ethiopia news, ethiopian migrants, ethiopian news, ethiopian newspapers, ethiopian refugees, International Organization for Migration, Saudi Arabia, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Yemen
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By Clement Moyo, zimeye.org ANC a true reflection of practical democracy and political stability While it is a cliché that politicians are like diapers and must be changed at the right time, in the case of South Africa, the tenets … read more »
Posted in Analysis, South Africa, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
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Tagged Arthur Mutambara, IndepthAfrica, Jacob Zuma, Kgalema Motlanthe, Robert Mugabe, South Africa, Welshman Ncube, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front
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Antony Otieno Ong’ayo The 2013 general elections as a tipping point INTRODUCTION The political violence and near eruption of a civil war in the aftermath of the botched 2007 general election in Kenya is still fresh in the memory of … read more »
Posted in Analysis, East Africa, Kenya
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Tagged 2007–2008 Kenyan crisis, Election, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, kenya news, Kenyan, kenyan news, Kofi Annan, Mwai Kibaki, Rift Valley Province
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