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Africa APPG - Reflections on African female leadership with President Sirleaf of Liberia
Thu, 01/12/2016 - 1:00pm
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Post-Brexit Africa-UK trade and investment arrangements
Thursday, 28 July 2016
Written by Africa APPG
These are meeting minutes from the Africa APPG & RAS event in parliament on the 20th July 2016. An audio recording of the event in available here... more

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African Arguments

African Arguments - Islamic State deepens foothold in Somalia’s Puntland state
Monday, 21 November 2016 - 1:49pm
A year after a faction of al-Shabaab defected to... more
African Arguments - Central African Republic: It’s not all about the money
Friday, 11 November 2016 - 3:30pm
Amidst deepening insecurity, the government is... more

Richard Dowden's Blog

Ethiopia: into the danger zone
Friday, 26 August 2016
Written by Richard Dowden
Ethiopia seems to be heading for another breakdown. Since the war with Eritrea ended - or maybe paused in stalemate - the country has developed rapidly. The level of poverty fell from 44% to 30% between 2000 and 2014 falling and a new dynamism emerged in the cities. But most Ethiopians are still... more

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