South Sudan’s Independence: “We are just muddling through”
One year after independence morale is still high in South Sudan. But the initial hope for a rapid start towards development, establishment of human rights and e...
Category: Analysis
My son’s interest in my penis, and what it means for African culture
A few but significant lies about African tradition and culture made news headlines in May and June in South Africa. This is not, of course, the first time perso...
How Meles rules Ethiopia
Meles Zenawi is the cleverest and most engaging Prime Minister in Africa – at least when he talks to visiting outsiders. When he speaks to his fellow Ethiopians...