Information on "Colonialism" and "Western Africa"
January 2013
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Jan 2013
What Accounts for Opposition Party Strength?
Author: Anna Katharina Wolkenhauer
Publisher: LSE Department of International Development (ID)
This paper sheds light on the differences in party system development within Sub-Saharan Africa. More on «What Accounts for Opposition Party Strength?»
October 2012
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Oct 2012
Ghana: A Beacon of Hope in Africa
Author: Anyway Sithole
Publisher: African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD)
This article writes in praise of Ghana as a political and economic model for countries across West Africa and the African continent as a whole. More on «Ghana: A Beacon of Hope in Africa»
April 2012
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20 Apr 2012
Nigeria: Keystone of Africa
Author: Will Sapp
Publisher: Geopolitical Monitor
This article focuses on increased security risks in Western Africa, attributed to the US/NATO-led war in Libya in 2011. More on «Nigeria: Keystone of Africa»
January 2012
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2012
Africa Spectrum, Vol 47, No 2-3
Author: Mareike Schomerus, Kristof Titeca, Vishwas Satgar, Francis B Nyamnjoh, Bruce Whitehouse, Sten Hagberg, Gabriella Körling, Sverker Finnström, Roman Loimeier, Akin Iwilade, Konrad Czernichowski, Dominik Kopiński, Andrzej Polus, Jeannett Martin, Laetitia Wayaffe, Raluca Perneş, Henning Melber, Stef Vandeginste, Matthijs Bogaards
Publisher: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA) / Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation / Hamburg University Press
This double issue addresses current themes on the African continent in terms of regional conflict and transition. More on «Africa Spectrum, Vol 47, No 2-3»
December 2010
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20 Dec 2010
Northern Nigeria: Background to Conflict
Author: International Crisis Group
Publisher: International Crisis Group
This report looks at violent conflict in the far north of Nigeria. More on «Northern Nigeria: Background to Conflict»
November 2010
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10 Nov 2010
Nigeria: The Biggest and the Best?
Author: Dozie Nwanna
Publisher: Chatham House
This paper contains the text of a speech given by the Acting High Commissioner of Nigeria to the UK in November 2010, reflecting on the 50 year anniversary of Nigeria's independence from the UK. More on «Nigeria: The Biggest and the Best?»
March 2010
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Mar 2010
Entrepôt Politics
Author: Ebbe Prag
Publisher: Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)
This paper argues that the Dantokpa Market in Cotonou – a hub of formal and informal international trade – is an important site for understanding national political struggles in Benin due to its key position in the economy. More on «Entrepôt Politics»
January 2010
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2010
Conflict Trends, Issue 3 (2010)
Author: Andrés Sáenz Peñas, Tendaiwo Peter Maregere, Mupenda Wakengela, Sadiki Koko, Sabrina Ensenbach, Christopher Thornton, Lyn S Graybill, Sadiki Koko
Publisher: African Centre for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD)
In 1960, 14 countries in West Africa gained freedom from French colonial rule, the Belgian Congo broke free to become Zaire, and Somalia and Nigeria unshackled themselves from their British colonial chains. More on «Conflict Trends, Issue 3 (2010)»
October 2009
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Oct 2009
Judicial Systems in Sierra Leone, Tanzania and Zambia
Author: Etannibi E O Alemika
Publisher: Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
The contemporary judicial systems and cultures in Sierra Leone, Tanzania and Zambia were established during British colonial rule. More on «Judicial Systems in Sierra Leone, Tanzania and Zambia» -
Oct 2009
Entre tradition et modernité
Author: Romain Malejacq
Publisher: Institute for Security Studies (ISS)
Introduit en Afrique occidentale par la colonisation, le modèle français d’organisation de la justice a largement inspiré les systèmes béninois et malien. More on «Entre tradition et modernité»
