| 15 January 2015 |
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TALKING POINT
Ravalomanana's gamble pays off, but Hery's bigger challenge now is Rajoelina
by Peter Fabricius |
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Madagascar has made steady progress towards stability, but politics got a little murky this week following the prime minister's resignation.
On Monday, on the eve of President Hery Rajaonarimampianina's second meeting with the four ex-presidents, his Prime Minister Roger Kolo tendered his resignation, along with his government's. Some Malagasy politicians, ever-suspicious, suspected there a deeper reason for the government's resignation, related to the president's national reconciliation initiative.
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| ISS Today |
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The tyranny of Kenya's MCAs
by Peter Aling'o and David W Wagacha |
Instead of helping Kenya's constitutional devolution process as agents of good governance, members of county assemblies (MCAs) are rampantly abusing their power.
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Libya the key to stopping terror in the Sahel
by Liesl Louw-Vaudran |
The African Union needs to prioritise a comprehensive response towards the crisis in Libya.
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Extending the FDLR disarmament deadline will only prolong the agony
by Stephanie Wolters |
This week, all eyes would have been on the SADC and ICGLR summit to find a new solution to a 20-year-old problem.
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Weapons of mass destruction: the time to act is now
by Nicolas Kasprzyk |
As terrorist threats increase, it is time to raise the bar on the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
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Déjà voodoo: another adventurous coup plot fails to dislodge a nasty dictator
by Peter Fabricius |
If anything, Gambian President Yahya Jammeh will stride the continent with even more of a swagger in his step after the failed coup.
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Two decades and counting: when will local elections be held in Togo?
by Esso-Wèdeou Gnamke |
The scheduled presidential elections in Togo should not overshadow the need to hold local elections, which have not taken place since 1986. / L'élection présidentielle de 2015 ne doit pas reléguer au second plan la tenue des élections locales organisées pour la dernière fois en 1986 au Togo.
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Africa in 2014: the good, the bad and the ugly
by Liesl Louw-Vaudran |
From the overthrow of Compaoré, to the devastating Ebola epidemic and ongoing terrorist attacks, there has been good news and bad from Africa.
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| Events |
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Ahead of the AU summit: latest peace and security issues
21 January 2015 |
What key peace and security issues are likely to dominate the agenda of the upcoming AU summit?
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| Africa's role in mitigating the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of nuclear weapons |
The roundtable examined how African states could prepare for the multilateral conference on the humanitarian impact of nuclear weapons in Vienna in December 2014.
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| Celebrating 20 years of democracy and disarmament in South Africa |
There are many lessons from South Africa for the global effort to stem nuclear proliferation.
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| Publications |
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| Rapport sur le Conseil de paix et de sécurité 65 |
Dans le dernier Rapport sur le CPS: les leçons que l'UA peut tirer de la crise au Burkina Faso, les options de l'organisation en Libye et les efforts continentaux pour que les rebelles congolais déposent les armes.
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