Entries from Need to Know tagged with 'Africa'
Fed Up With Mugabe
Give Mugabe a dose of his own medicine in Zimbabwe: use force. We’ve waited long enough.
Nigeria’s Inferno of Post-Colonial Democracy
Once again Nigeria picks up the bloody pieces from its latest democratic fiasco. In the next few days, the judiciary is likely to be overwhelmed by challenges to the latest presidential election. However, on a continent still coming to terms with post-colonial nationhood, should we expect the situation to be otherwise?
Budget Surplus With Poverty?
South Africa is enjoying the first budget surplus in a generation, and the first ever in recorded African history. Should a county have a budget surplus and low budget deficits, low inflation, no debts etc. in a country where you...
Africa Welcomes Chinese Aid
Africa needs enormous infrastructual investments in excess of $20 billion per year for the next decade. The West has been reluctant to provide this money. Without it, development and poverty reduction cannot happen. China should be allowed to fill the gap.
Why Ugandan Peace Talks Go Nowhere
After six months, the peace talks in southern Sudan between the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebels and the Ugandan government have made little progress. Here's why...
