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Technocrats across the African continent are battling to change the direction of corrupt, violent governments
While South Africa voted to chasten the ANC, Zambians endured an election campaign filled with abuse and claims to Godliness.
Robert Mugabe’s indigenisation laws demand that companies operating in Zimbabwe transfer most of their capital into local hands.
A new generation of angry young South Africans seem to have forgotten what made the liberation struggle work.
Ghana could learn a great deal from Trinidad and Tobago about how to manage its energy sector – and about what pitfalls to avoid.
Once two of the African continent’s most optimistic countries, Zambia and South Africa have sunk to new lows.
African elections and referendums are still a heady mixture of the graceful and the shameless.
Uganda’s president has ruled for three decades – and the opposition is getting stagnant too.
En faisant fi du pluralisme théologique et de la tolérance religieuse, Daech met son interprétation des écritures et de la tradition au service de ses objectifs politiques, et non l’inverse.
The rise of Islamic State and its declaration of the caliphate can be read as part of a wider story that has unfolded since the formation of modern nation states in the Muslim world.
What makes Islamic State different to traditional Islam isn’t necessarily the religious texts the group uses.
Racism is a charge that could be leveled at cinema from its very inception. There are some positive signs of change, but audiences have a role to play in making sure African films flourish.
South Africa’s president is direly unpopular and his government on the ropes – but protests against him are just empty symbolism.
Months after an inconclusive election, Croatia has at last picked an almost unknown figure to be its new prime minister: Tihomir Orešković, chief financial officer of a Canadian generic pharmaceutical…
For better or for worse, various countries around the world charted a new course last year. What lies ahead for 2016?
On a recent trip to Zimbabwe, Xi Jinping announced $60bn in development funding. It’s an incredibly ambitious project.
China offers an alternative to traditional donors and investors in low- and middle-income countries. Adding to its appeal is its focus on infrastructure projects.
It has been an exciting month for Africa, not least for the highly controversial elections in Tanzania, where the annulment of the entire vote in Zanzibar has played an important role in extending the…
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Reader in Global Development and Political Economy, SOAS, University of London
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Professor in Global Thought and Comparative Philosophies, SOAS, University of London
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Professor of Economics, SOAS, University of London
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Lecturer in Political Economy, SOAS, University of London
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Professor of Financial Economics, SOAS, University of London
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Professorial Research Associate at Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, and Centre for Creative Industries, Media and Screen Studies, SOAS, University of London
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Joe Loss Reader in Jewish Music, SOAS, University of London
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Research Associate, Centre for International Studies & Diplomacy, SOAS, University of London
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Senior Researcher, Charter Cities Institute, SOAS, University of London
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Professor in Translation Studies, SOAS, University of London
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Professor of Practice in Diplomacy, Dept of Politics and International Studies, SOAS, University of London
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Anthropology, SOAS, University of London
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Lecturer Humanitarianism and Development, SOAS, University of London
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Senior Teaching Fellow and Lecturer in East Asian Business, SOAS, University of London
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Researcher at SCRAP Weapons, SOAS, University of London
