Mark Waller
LATEST ARTICLES BY Mark Waller
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Brexit or Lexit – the Left has its work cut out
July 27, 2016The Brexit represents either a moment of opportunity for the Left to challenge Europe's oligarchy--or a chance for nationalists to poison the UK's politics.
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Kenyans and Ethiopians welcome Obama with open arms
August 7, 2015Obama's Kenyan paternal family background made his presence in the country as much a homecoming as a state visit.
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South African Communists reassess country’s national democratic revolution
July 13, 2015The South African Communist Party's Special National Congress took stock of a range of problems besetting South Africa's young democracy.
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South Africa 2014 elections: ANC triumphs, opposition gains ground
May 9, 2014A new R1-trillion [$96 billion] economic and social infrastructure program aims to transform many poor areas by building new roads, rail links, ports, universities and schools.
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Rwanda: the long descent to genocide
April 14, 2014Rwanda was almost exclusively seen in terms of a grand narrative of African catastrophe.
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Everyday South Africans celebrate Mandela’s life
December 9, 2013The death of Nelson Mandela on December 5th at the age of 95 and after prolonged bouts of illness hardly came as a surprise to most South Africans.
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Kenya carnage will beef up African anti-terror efforts
September 24, 2013Before the Westgate attack, Kenya had successfully thwarted a number of terrorist plots. The coming days and weeks are likely to see more beefed up, continent-wide efforts to counter terrorism.
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Mandela – schmaltzy icon or revolutionary leader?
August 9, 2013Sooner or later the news will break that Nelson Mandela has died, and the frenzy whipped up by the media about 'what will happen next' will resume.
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