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Tue, 17/03/2015 - 7:15pm to 9:15pm
  Date &Time: Tuesday 17 March, 7:15PM-9:15PM Venue: Khalili Lecture Theatre, SOAS Speakers: Nimco Ali, social activist &... more

RAS News

Wednesday, 18 February 2015
  Copies of Former President Olusegun Obasanjo's 'My Watch' are being sold by Arthur Probsthain and Central Books. To purchase... more

African Arguments

Tuesday, 10 March 2015 - 12:10pm
Somalis’ memories of twenty-plus years of... more
Monday, 9 March 2015 - 3:20pm
Another round of fruitless talks, another failure... more

Richard Dowden's Blog

Friday, 6 March 2015
Written by Richard Dowden
I may have been wrong about the end of President Robert Mugabe. I assumed that nothing in Zimbabwe would change until he was carried feet first out of office. In one way that is correct. He will not retire. He will try to retain the title of President of Zimbabwe until he dies. He told a recent... more

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