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Light at the end of the tunnel for the “Dark Continent”?

June 1, 2014 – Alemayehu G. Mariam — No Comments ↓

(Author’s note: This commentary appeared on Pambazuka.org on May 29, 2014 as part of a mid-century outlook on possible scenarios in Africa. I make my “predictions” debating myself as a political scientist and a defense lawyer.)

Africa Map Future Is there …

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The End Game of African Dictators

April 18, 2011 – Alemayehu G. Mariam — 14 Comments ↓

Alemayehu G. Mariam

End Game

Laurent Gbagbo of Cote d’Ivoire arrested! Hosni Mubarak of Egypt in intensive care! Moamar Gadhafi of Libya under siege! Omar al-Bashir of the Sudan, a fugitive from justice. Ben Ali of Tunisia out of Africa! …

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After the Fall of African Dictatorships

January 31, 2011 – Alemayehu G. Mariam — No Comments ↓

By Alemayehu G. Mariam

After the Fall from the Wall

What happens to Africa after the mud walls of dictatorship come tumbling down and the palaces of illusion behind those walls vanish? Will Africa be like Humpty Dumpty who “had …

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