Scott Straus and Lars Waldorf published this article on The Huffington Post about whither Rwanda. Scott wrote a seminal book on the Rwandan genocide and teaches as U of Wisconsin, while Lars used to be the Human Rights Watch researcher on Rwanda and is currently senior lecturer at York Law School.
Further to my flurry of articles on authoritarianism and economic growth, Dani Rodrik from Harvard’s Kennedy School just wrote on « The Myth of Authoritarian Growth » at Project Syndicate here.
Alongside Zimbabwe and Rajoelina, the investigation into Floribert Chebeya’s death was a matter of debate at the AU jubilee summit in Windhoek this week, with NGOs pushing for an independent investigation. Their letter here.
Alexis Sinduhije, leader of the MSD opposition party in Burundi, published this Op-Ed in the East African this week, condemning the rigged elections and clamp down on civil society in Bujumbura.