Elections should bring peace, not war. But for the past 15 years, whenever voters in Côte d’Ivoire went to the polls, ballots turned to bullets. After the 2010 election sparked the latest civil war, tensions remained,...
Brian Klaas
Africa’s Catch-22: Sub-Saharan Africa on the periphery
Conflict in Africa can result in economic devastation that lingers on far beyond the last crack of gunfire, because aid and trade matter more to the continent’s economic growth than they do to others. The loss of...
Glaring inequality
Africa: market-dominant minorities Though the economies of many African countries are dominated by minorities, politicians often choose to accept the benefits By Brian Klaas Between “Brexit” and Donald Trump, 2016...
Democracy hypocrisy
Instead of toppling autocrats across Africa, the AU’s lip service to democracy props them up Critics have long argued that the African Union (AU) supports the authoritarian rule of many of the leaders of its member...
Africa’s Catch-22
Political violence often means that those countries that most need investment are least likely to get it Conflict in Africa can result in economic devastation that lingers on far beyond the last crack of gunfire,...
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