They Once Called Mandela a Terrorist
What’s the difference between a liberation movement and a band of terrorists? The simple answer – the one that most often influences policy decisions – is point of view.
While All Around They Die
On the impassable dirt lanes that cut through her township outside Maputo, Mozambique’s capital, very few people know that Sharmila is HIV-positive.
Icibemba, Easy(er) English: New Approach in the Classroom
More and more African countries embrace early mother-tongue instruction as foundational. Lungile Mlaba stares quietly into her lap when her father speaks about her future.
In Mugabe we trust
An opinion poll published this week indicates that trust in Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has more than doubled since 1999.
Special Feature: In Placid Malawi, Shades of Mugabe’s Zimbabwe
Political violence by ruling party youth militias threatens credibility of upcoming elections.
An Oil Giant Reforms: The Experience of South African Firms Doing Business in Nigeria
In the rush for markets into the rest of Africa after the country’s 1994 democratic elections, South African companies did not regard Nigeria as a most favoured destination.
A Seat in the Grass
On her first trip north ‘into Africa’, a young South African woman confronts the complexities of reconciliation in Rwanda – and in herself.
The Emboldened Triangle
India, Brazil and South Africa aspire to converge in Southern pact to rival North’s dominance.
Why Zimbabwe has not crumbled
President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe shows little sign of buckling to external and internal pressure to end his 24-year reign.
Toward a Higher Standard
More African countries are tightening laws, forming special commissions and punishing the corrupt.