Zimbabwe’s Plight, South Africa’s Failure

Morgan Tsvangirai’s withdrawal from the presidential run-off scheduled for June 27, and his decision to seek the protection of the Dutch embassy in Harare, has secured for Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe a Pyrrhic victory.

Would Barack Obama be good for Africa?

If Barack Obama is elected President of the United States, becoming the world’s most powerful leader, what difference would it make to America’s engagement with Africa? Will the son of a Kenyan do things differently from his predecessors, and will Africa benefit?

South Africa’s Tipping-point

What went wrong with the “rainbow nation”? The shocking attacks against foreign nationals in South Africa – mostly immigrant workers and asylum-seekers from other parts of the continent, including Mozambique, Zambia, Malawi and Zimbabwe – raise the question in sharp new form.