Africa - General | Horn Affairs

Can a Salafist movement be democratic?

According to Terje Østebø,“[a]s an ideology, it [Salafism] originated in the province of Najd, present-day Saudi Arabia. It is ascribed…

Friday, January 30, 2015 @ 5:23 pm

(.....and Ethiopia’s role in the eye of Somali people) Somalia positioned in the horn of Africa has been swayed by…

Wednesday, January 14, 2015 @ 1:37 am

(Sandile Zeka) Political changes in Burkina Faso make a compelling reason to revisit the dynamics involved in Africa's international relations…

Saturday, January 10, 2015 @ 6:13 pm

(Parselelo Kantai and Patrick Smith) Promoting itself as a safe haven amid regional turbulence, President Ismail Omar Guelleh's regime faces…

Wednesday, January 7, 2015 @ 4:52 pm

Chaos valley is a resort of its own kind for political gaming. It is manmade. It is powerful forces –…

Saturday, January 3, 2015 @ 3:02 am

West Africa's Ebola epidemic has cruelly exposed the weaknesses of health systems in the countries where it struck. It was…

Monday, December 29, 2014 @ 3:46 pm

(Richard Jones) Is Africa really rising? What does the continent’s booming economic growth mean for its people, and will it…

Friday, December 12, 2014 @ 2:09 am

(Mahamoud Ali Youssouf - Foreign Minister of Djibouti). With the rise of Asian economies and their desire to play a…

Thursday, December 4, 2014 @ 7:32 pm

Which African countries are big recipients of Official Development Assistance (ODA)[1]? There are a number of ways to compare. One…

Saturday, November 29, 2014 @ 2:09 am

(Ali A. Mazrui and Andrew D. White) In July 2011 the Nile Valley gave birth to a new Republic. The…

Friday, November 28, 2014 @ 12:19 am