Hany Besada

Egypt’s political stability hangs in the balance following recent parliamentary elections that have been widely described as a shambles.

There are increasingly bleak prospects for peace between the Ugandan government and the Lord’s Resistance Army.

While the current crisis in Zimbabwe rests upon the assumption that African leaders are completely resistant to the idea of military intervention in Zimbabwe, Mugabe is slowly…

New voter statistics out in Zimbabwe this week showed the urban centres will be a major battleground in the elections in two weeks’ time. Harare and Bulawayo, the two largest…

Fraught with violence, disease and poverty, Africa is traditionally observed by policymakers through a humanitarian lens. However, the continent’s emerging geo-strategic…

Thousands who fled the conflict in Darfur for safe refuge in Chad are now on the move yet again to escape unstable conditions in the Chadian capital, Ndjamena, shining the…

In the past, ousted tyrants would expect to spend the rest of their waning years in comfortable exile, oblivious to the insidious reach of international law, tribunals and…

Despite an improvement in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) overall security situation; despite the formation of a transitional government from the main warring factions;…

There has never been a better time for Somalia’s leaders to use the opportunity given to them by recent events and establish the lasting peace that has eluded them for the past…

African leaders have committed themselves to hold each other accountable for the implementation of the much-hailed New Partnership for Africa’s Development (Nepad). However, five…

On May 15 this year, the United States announced its long-anticipated decision to restore full diplomatic relations with Libya. This decision will pave the way for Libya’s…