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US Attempts at Countering Chinese Influence in Africa.
Monday, 10 October 2011 07:11
By Eric Murray
The US is planning to take further steps to create new instruments and institutions in a bid to strengthen the African Consensus as a major mechanism to check the growing economic influence of China in Africa. Until the U.S. gets to accept China as legitimate competitor and partner in Africa, relations between the two will remain fundamentally insecure.
Last Updated on Tuesday, 11 October 2011 18:57
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“Creative Chaos” and the War in Libya
Written by Administrator
Monday, 22 August 2011 19:37
By Mlabo Kibble
The kind of rapid and complete collapse that we saw in Eastern Europe in 1989 with the fall of communism is not happening in the Arab world. More depressing, what regime changes that might come of the civil wars in Libya and Syria are not going to be clearly victorious, those that are victorious are not going to be clearly democratic and those that are democratic are obviously not going to be liberal.
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The African Standby Force: External Support to an 'African Solution to African Problems'?
Monday, 04 July 2011 09:40
I have always been fascinated by the African Standby Force/ASF/ project, though often dismayed by the slow progress to operationalize it. I commented, at least twice, in public lectures that 'the ASF could remain standby for ever as its name implies' to the great discomfort of some political leaders. The problem is more political as it is technical. And frankly, I believe there is no ownership of any process, political or otherwise, without some degree of financial commitment, however significant the amount may be. Still, one cannot overemphasize enough the need for the ASF, particularly looking at developments in Libya. Given the number of articles on this topic posted at this particular site it is both timely and relevant to look at the abstract of the report by Olaf Bachmann(an IDS publication) on the ASF.
Last Updated on Monday, 04 July 2011 19:39
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Afghan Drugs in Eastern Africa
Monday, 15 August 2011 11:30
In purely technical terms, the emergence of international
drug trade in Eastern Africa over the last couple of years or more is an
astonishing feat. Not only is Eastern Africa conveniently
situates for trade between Asia and Europe, but above all it has a political
and social environment that is generally suitable for the transhipment of Afghan drug trade. In this
regard, West African drug traders are showing great ingenuity in switching
their smuggling techniques and routes, for example exporting from Europe to
Africa for onward transmission to Europe and North America.
Last Updated on Monday, 15 August 2011 19:18
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The Future of African Sovereignty: Danger and Promise
Written by Medhane Tadesse
Thursday, 16 June 2011 22:44
While each ruling elite has attempted to counter Western influence, particularly growing American power, and these efforts will be noted, they did little to change the prevailing trend which point to growing Western hegemonic ambitions in Africa. However, this may be changing. New global environment, new continental context, new type of governments and national political dynamics, missteps and embarrassments (double standards)of external actors ,all add up to the evolving situation we are entering right now. See full textAfrican Sovereignty At Stake.doc
Last Updated on Friday, 24 June 2011 06:09
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