Thabo Mbeki, former President of South Africa, wants to resurrect – phoenix like – the African Renaissance, the precursor to the New Partnership for African Development or NEPAD. And there is nothing wrong with his ambition to help realise the aspirations of Africans. The problem [...]
Two reports on the BBC recently suggest that in their own way the various military operations working on Somalia are having an effect. EU NAVFOR expects the next piracy season to be a difficult one, but they believe that it is generally getting harder for pirates to [...]
Perhaps flushed with pride at the country’s recent appearance in the pages of a Frederick Forsyth novel, Guinea Bissau fact continues to emulate fiction. According to Reuters, Bubo Na Tchuto has been re-appointed as the country’s new Navy head. This despite his alleged role in an earlier [...]
Drugs now take the most elaborate routes to get from the countries where they are produced to the consumers. Increasingly the war against drugs is fought in the countries through which they pass on the way to the customer. But many of the countries of destination for drugs [...]
The Guardian have now included a separate section on development issues on their website. Click here to visit. JAB
With his usual style, Frederick Forsyth has produced another gripping, page turning novel. "The Cobra" pits single minded undercover operatives against the world of narcotic trafficking. But for the residents of one small, poor West African state, The Cobra is a rare opportunity to see their country's name [...]
allAfrica.com: Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai Shoots Down Zanu PF Sanctions Argument Morgan Tsvangari seems to have decided that it is time to call a spade a spade. And it is very welcome that he has finally done so. But is it enough? Or is it too late? [...]
Chatham House - Media - Expert Comment - Mozambique: Balancing Development, Politics and Security The link above leads to a media comment on Mozambique which uses as its hook the recent food price riots, but which also references the report I wrote with Markus Weimer [...]
Sudan seems to be popular all of a sudden. It is almost as though everyone in Europe and north America is getting back to the office from their summer holidays and thinking “Goodness! Isn’t the referendum in Sudan due soon? Better do something about it.” [...]