Africa in Transition

Iran in Africa

by John Campbell Friday, September 30, 2011

An anti-Tehran human rights advocacy group, Iran180.org, has produced a two-minute video on the Iranian regime’s bloody meddling in Africa. It focuses on Tehran’s deal with Sudan’s al-Bashir and the devastating consequences for Darfur; with Zimbabwe’s Mugabe whereby Iran supplies oil in exchange for uranium; and its involvement in the arms trade. Read more »

Posted in Civil Society, Iran, Sudan, Zimbabwe

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China, South Africa, and the Dalai Lama

by John Campbell Thursday, September 29, 2011

Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama (R), presents the International Campaign for Tibet's Light of Truth Award to South African Nobel Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu at a ceremony in Brussels June 1, 2006. (Thierry Roge/Courtesy Reuters)

Posted in Africa, China, South Africa

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South Africa: Opposition Makes Unemployment a Political Issue

by John Campbell Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Helen Zille is welcomed by her supporters during an election campaign in Soweto May 6, 2011. South Africans will vote in municipal elections on May 18, 2011. (Siphiwe Sibeko/Courtesy Reuters)

Posted in Africa, South Africa

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Nigeria: Presidential Committee Acknowledges Poor Governance Is Root of Boko Haram

by John Campbell Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Nigerian authorities escort media through the village of Hayin-Uku near Abuja where they say a two-room bomb-making factory was found September 6, 2011. (Afolabi Sotunde/Courtesy Reuters)

Posted in Africa, Boko Haram, Nigeria

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The Peace Corps and American Interest in Africa

by John Campbell Monday, September 26, 2011

U.S. President John F. Kennedy hands Sargent Shriver (L) the pen used to sign legislation creating the Peace Corps as Sen. Hubert Humphrey (2nd R) watches, at the White House in Washington in this March 1961 handout photo. (Ho New/Courtesy Reuters)

Posted in Africa, Peace Corps

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Nigeria’s 2011 Elections: A Last Word?

by John Campbell Friday, September 23, 2011

Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan waits to address the 66th United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters in New York, September 21, 2011. (Jessica Rinaldi/Courtesy Reuters)

Posted in Africa, Elections, Nigeria

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Cassava Beer, Nigerian Guinness, and Western Companies

by John Campbell Thursday, September 22, 2011

Beer bottles roll on a conveyor belt at the East African Breweries Ruaraka factory in Kenya's capital Nairobi, February 17, 2010. (Thomas Mukoya/Courtesy Reuters)

Posted in Africa, Development, Foreign Investment, Markets

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The AU and South Africa Recognize Libyan NTC–Finally

by John Campbell Wednesday, September 21, 2011

South Africa's President Jacob Zuma (L) talks with Ramtane Lamamra, the African Union (AU) Commissioner for Peace and Security, during an emergency summit of the AU Peace and Security Council in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa August 26, 2011. (STR New/Courtesy Reuters)

Posted in Africa, African Union, South Africa

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Burundi’s Ongoing Conflict and African Elections

by John Campbell Tuesday, September 20, 2011

A woman mourns during the burial of a man killed after gunmen burst into a bar in Gatumba, 15 km (9 miles) west of the Burundian capital Bujumbura, September 19, 2011. (Jean Pierre Harerimana/Courtesy Reuters)

Posted in Africa, Congo, Elections, Kenya, Nigeria

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Boko Haram in the Niger Delta?

by John Campbell Monday, September 19, 2011

A man, suspected of being involved in a series of bomb attacks, walks handcuffed outside the Wuse magistrate court in Nigeria's capital Abuja September 13, 2011. (Afolabi Sotunde/Courtesy Reuters)

Posted in Africa, Boko Haram, Niger Delta, Nigeria

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Council on Foreign Relations

Campbell tracks political and security developments across sub-Saharan Africa.

Iran in Africa

China, South Africa, and the Dalai Lama

South Africa: Opposition Makes Unemployment a Political Issue

Nigeria: Presidential Committee Acknowledges Poor Governance Is Root of Boko Haram

The Peace Corps and American Interest in Africa

Nigeria’s 2011 Elections: A Last Word?

Cassava Beer, Nigerian Guinness, and Western Companies

The AU and South Africa Recognize Libyan NTC–Finally

Burundi’s Ongoing Conflict and African Elections

Boko Haram in the Niger Delta?

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