State Failure and Rebel Governance in Africa Hisham Aidi | November 05, 2019 Since 2013, armed conflict has raged in the Central African Republic, between the largely Muslim Seleka rebels and the predominantly Christian...
The ICC and the African Union: “Engaging African Youth in International Justice” Hisham Aidi | February 27, 2019 On February 1, 2019, the International Criminal Court (ICC) released Laurent Gbagbo, the former president of Côte d’Ivoire, and the first head of...
Africa and the New Rentier Effect: Oil, Aid, Regime-Type Hisham Aidi | February 11, 2019 Scholars of European state formation have long underlined the connection between taxation and political development, noting that revenue collection...
Africa’s New Social Movements: A Continental Approach Hisham Aidi | November 05, 2018 Scholars of social movements and global protest have long neglected social movements in Africa, ostensibly because African societies are too rural,...
China’s Economic Statecraft in Africa Hisham Aidi | August 06, 2018 Africa is the top recipient of Chinese aid. In the early 2000s, China became Africa’s largest trading partner and a leading investor and provider of...