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Power dynamics in post-independence Zimbabwe

Power dynamics in post-independence Zimbabwe

A nexus between power, politics and the military Literature is awash with research on the militarisation of the state, especially in West Africa, the Middle East and Latin America, where military involvement in...

Military nightmares, martial fantasies

Military nightmares, martial fantasies

Nigeria: 20 years of democracy Political scientists agree that unfettered access to oil cash was a key factor in the character and duration of military rule in Nigeria Until the return to civil rule in 1999, the...

Selfish luxury, selfish greed

Selfish luxury, selfish greed

Despite presiding over one of Africa’s richest countries, Equatorial Guinea president Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogois the very model of an African dictator Wilson Johwa Equatorial Guinea’s president, Teodoro Obiang...