Africa Review Analysis /Analysis/-/979190/979190/-/mjl4v0z/-/index.html Better but worse: Egypt's media fights back http://www.africareview.com/Analysis/Egypts+media+fights+back/-/979190/1397950/-/i2829vz/-/index.html In the immediate aftermath of the January 2011 uprising, expectations were of a new dawn for press freedom in Egypt, a country where for decades the media was firmly held in check by the authorities. 2012-05-02T09:00:14Z 22 years of independence: Namibia's score card http://www.africareview.com/Analysis/Namibias+scorecard+/-/979190/1389642/-/gcqhlc/-/index.html President Hifikepunye Pohamba could do better 2012-04-19T11:38:50Z Egyptian fears rife of an Islamist-leaning constitution http://www.africareview.com/Analysis/Egyptian+fears+rife+of+an+Islamist+leaning+constitution/-/979190/1372086/-/3l8afr/-/index.html A demonstration is planned for Saturday in front of the Supreme Constitutional Court in protest at the upcoming constitution drafting, a core point of contention for a number of activists and political parties with fears that the process will result in a document that stifles basic freedoms. 2012-03-23T12:27:17Z Walking a tightrope: Sata struggles for balance http://www.africareview.com/Analysis/Sata+tough+balancing+act/-/979190/1365390/-/y5un2k/-/index.html Zambian President's first six months in office 2012-03-13T12:04:23Z Blame games as missing files hinder Ghana graft campaign http://www.africareview.com/Analysis/-/979190/1362436/-/j120fwz/-/index.html Since 1992 when Ghana became a democratic state after many years of military rule, the absence of a law to regulate the transition of one government to another has created a problem resulting in recent accusations and counter accusations. 2012-03-09T07:56:10Z Why South Africans don't like proposed road tolls http://www.africareview.com/Analysis/Why+South+Africans+oppose+road+toll+plan/-/979190/1362410/-/b14t6p/-/index.html Since the South African government announced plans to introduce road tolls on its highways, opposition to the scheme has grown so much that it is one of the two major reasons, along with the call to scrap labour brokerage firms, for this week's countrywide protests. 2012-03-09T06:03:10Z Liberia's deserting soldiers worry President Johnson- Sirleaf http://www.africareview.com/Analysis/Liberia+deserting+soldiers+worry+the+President/-/979190/1328726/-/puf0vuz/-/index.html As the United Nations wraps up its operations in Liberia, the country`s newly created army is threatened by a spate of mass desertions. 2012-02-16T11:49:25Z Somaliland takes recognition battle to London http://www.africareview.com/Analysis/-/979190/1323288/-/j3hi5fz/-/index.html More than two decades after it unilaterally asserted its independence from the rest of Somalia, Somaliland plans to lobby hard at a major conference in London on February 23 for something it has sorely lacked since its inception: international recognition of its sovereignty. 2012-02-09T10:12:33Z Aids related deaths slow down South Africa's economy http://www.africareview.com/Analysis/Aids+slow+down+South+Africa+s+economy+/-/979190/1317854/-/7t61bjz/-/index.html New worrying statics released 2012-02-01T06:43:15Z New 'state' further muddles Somali waters http://www.africareview.com/Analysis/-/979190/1315492/-/j42lsrz/-/index.html New 'state' makes existing disputes worse 2012-01-28T12:41:11Z The downside of foreign land acquisitions http://www.africareview.com/Analysis/downside+of+foreign+land+acquisition+/-/979190/1313096/-/exkyuwz/-/index.html Mineral extraction, industry, tourism and forest conversion were “significant contributors” to the land rush 2012-01-24T13:11:53Z The things Africa does for the foreign tourist http://www.africareview.com/Analysis/jumping+for+tourists/-/979190/1309496/-/7tl8btz/-/index.html Should Africa encourage more domestic holiday-makers? 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