Politics of Africa

In this channel you will find summaries on important domestic issues that inform today's political landscape in African countries, as well as summaries on their respective roles in international politics.
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What Happens in Sudan Doesn’t Stay in Sudan
Article
Will Khartoum Become the Center of a New African Order or an Appendage of the Gulf?

Michael Woldemariam and Alden Young

Foreign Affairs, 2019

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‘State capture’
Article
The corruption investigation that has shaken South Africa

Mark Gevisser

The Guardian, 2019

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Who Owns South Africa?
Article
A fiercely debated program of land reform could address racial injustice – or cause chaos.

Ariel Levy

The New Yorker, 2019

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The Real Politics of the Horn of Africa
Book
Money, War and the Business of Power

Alex de Waal

Polity Press, 2015

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Searching for Boko Haram
Book
A History of Violence in Central Africa

Scott MacEachern

Oxford UP, 2018

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How Protest Is Redefining Democracy Around the World
Video

Zachariah Mampilly

TED, 2017

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The Fate of Africa
Book
A History of the Continent Since Independence

Martin Meredith

Public Affairs, 2011

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The Looting Machine
Book
Warlords, Oligarchs, Corporations, Smugglers, and the Theft of Africa’s Wealth

Tom Burgis

Public Affairs, 2016

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“They Eat Money”
Article
How Mandela’s Political Heirs Grow Rich Off Corruption

Norimitsu Onishi and Selam Gebrekidan

The New York Times, 2018

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Congo’s Slide into Chaos
Article
How a State Fails

Stuart A. Reid

Foreign Affairs, 2018

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