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Isaac Oine Ugbabe is a Nigerian novelist who incorporates the turbulent African news scene into his world fiction. A Master’s thesis on the West African oil industry has bolstered his in-depth knowledge of the continent’s often-controversial current events. Isaac can be reached at yourpieceofafrica@gmail.com.

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Realpolitik and Referendums: The EU's role in deciding Omar al-Bashir's fate

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Last week, Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir controversially decided against attending a summit of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) in...
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Eternal bliss in Ethiopia: Meles Zenawi's inexcusable ignorance

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Echoing the Ethiopian government’s recent call for food aid, British diplomat, Paddy Ashdown, has requested the international community’s...
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Bing Tuan and bauxite: China’s not-so-pragmatic, if predictable, partnership with Guinea

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According to reports by Reuters and the BBC, China is in talks with Guinea over a $7bn oil and mining deal that, once completed, will serve as a...
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Nigerian independence: Celebrating myths of our own making

Nigerian President Umaru Yar’Adua gave an uplifting speech on October 1st, marking the West African nation’s 49th year of independence...
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Climate change and the Promised Land: Israel's troubling forecast

The human rights advocate, Amnesty International, earlier this month reacted angrily to the killing of four migrants on the Egyptian-Israeli border....
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Paying tribute to the powerful: Gordon Brown's gift to Libya

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After the devolved Scottish judiciary recently chose to release Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, the alleged Lockerbie bomber, questions were immediately asked...
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Don't leave, Dadis: A little West African nation clings to legitimacy

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Last week came the first suggestion that Guinea’s interim president, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, might extend his stay at the top. A group of...
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Writing a wrong: What the referendum in Sudan will not accomplish

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South Sudan, the semi-autonomous region of Sudan, Africa’s largest country, has accused the central government, based in the North, of...
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Taking the Credit: African leaders to benefit from improved IMF relations

Rwanda’s central bank has taken a page out of the International Monetary Fund’s book by deciding to extend access to credit as a means of...
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Running it into the ground: The Democratic Republic of Congo and corporate governance

Global Witness, a human rights activist, has seen enough to recommend that sanctions be imposed on companies sourcing minerals from the...
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