African Politics and International Relations
Posted in African Politics, News on Jul 16th, 2009
The Wall Street Journal (clip below), CNN and a number of other sources are reporting that at least 100 Africans were involved in protests over immigration enforcement in China. The spark was apparently the death of a Nigerian who was killed during an immigration raid.
China’s increasing ties with Africa is a subject that I am [...]
Posted in African Politics, News on May 12th, 2009
An old Peace Corps friend posted this link on Facebook. It reminded me of the work I did as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Ghana. In many parts of rural Africa it is still normal to have no access to a toilet or latrine, and it is still normal to get water from unsafe sources. [...]
Posted in General on Apr 20th, 2009
I’m not usually one for romantic films, but the good reviews make this sound interesting. Hope it makes it to the theaters over here! Thanks to Abena Osseo-Asare, a Berkeley colleague, for sharing this on Facebook!
clipped from www.davidajao.com
Movie Review: The Perfect Picture
Posted on 19. Apr, 2009 by Oluniyi David Ajao in Ghana, [...]
Posted in African Politics, IPE, International Organizations, International Relations, News on Apr 1st, 2009
The G20 has a lot of issues on its plate and at the top of the list, obviously, is the on-going financial crisis. I have already commented on the problems African countries face in getting their voices heard. On that point, Africa may have an ally in Pope Benedict who, recently returned from his Africa [...]
Posted in African Politics, International Organizations, News on Mar 27th, 2009
In my Africa in World Politics class this week, I’ve been talking about the role of African states in global economic governance. This has been a focus of my own research, stressing the important roles coalitions can play, but how those roles are strongly influenced by the institutional and strategic environments that states operate in. [...]
Posted in African Politics, News on Mar 26th, 2009
Sarkozy seeks peace role in Africa from Financial Times
IMF dampens hopes of aid to Zimbabwe from Financial Times
Nigeria: Opposition gang up against gov’t from Africa News
Are Coups d’Etat Making a Comeback by Deo Lukyamuzi at African Arguments
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Posted in Research Notes on Mar 17th, 2009
SSRN’s email system delivered this week into my inbox a set of abstracts from the World Bank Policy Research Working Paper Series. This collection (all published in October 2008) speaks specifically to the potential impact of commodity price changes on African countries. These are critical issues for most African countries which are heavily dependent on [...]
