Africa YearBook

The Africa Yearbook covers major domestic political developments, the foreign policy and socio-economic trends in sub-Sahara Africa – all related to developments in one calendar year. The Yearbook contains articles on all subSaharan states, each of the four sub-regions (West, Central, Eastern, Southern Africa) focusing on major cross-border developments and sub-regional organizations as well as one article on continental developments and one on African-European relations. While the articles have thorough academic quality, the Yearbook is mainly oriented to the requirements of a large range of target groups: students, politicians, diplomats, administrators, journalists, teachers, practitioners in the field of development aid as well as business people.

Front matter
Preliminary material
Copyright page
Preface
Abbreviations
Factual overview
List of Authors
Part 1
Sub Saharan Africa, Authors: Albert Kanlisi Awedoba, Benedikt Kamski, Andreas Mehler,nand David Sebudubudu, Pages: 1-18

Part 2
African–European Relations in 2020, Authors: Benedikt Erforth and Niels Keijzer, Pages: 19–33

Part 3
West Africa, Author: Albert Kanlisi Awedoba, Pages: 35–49
Benin, Authors: Pauline Jarroux and Clarisse Tama Bignon, Pages: 50–58
Burkina Faso, Author: Daniel Eizenga, Pages: 59–67
Cabo Verde, Author: Gerhard Seibert, Pages: 68–73
Côte d’Ivoire, Author: Jesper Bjarnesen, Pages: 74–82
The Gambia, Author: Akpojevbe Omasanjuwa, Pages: 83–90
Ghana, Author: Jennifer C. Boylan, Pages: 91–104
Guinea, Author: Joschka Philipps, Pages: 105–113
Guinea-Bissau, Author: Christoph Kohl, Pages: 114–120
Liberia, Author: Ibrahim Al-Bakri Nyei, Pages: 121–129
Mali, Author: Bruce Whitehouse, Pages: 130–137
Mauritania, Authors: Helen Olsson and Claes Olsson, Pages: 138–144
Niger, Author: Klaas van Walraven, Pages: 145–153
Nigeria, Author: Heinrich Bergstresser, Pages: 154–171

Senegal, Author: Mamadou Bodian, Pages: 172–182
Sierra Leone, Author: Krijn Peters, Pages: 183–189
Togo, Author: Dirk Kohnert, Pages: 190–198

Part 4
Central Africa, Author: Andreas Mehler, Pages: 199–209
Cameroon, Author: Fanny Pigeaud, Pages: 210–219
Central African Republic, Author: Andreas Mehler, Pages: 220–229
Chad, Author: Ketil Fred Hansen, Pages: 230– 238
Congo, Author: Brett L. Carter, Pages: 239– 245
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Author: Janosch Kullenberg, Pages: 246–260
Equatorial Guinea, Author: Joseph N. Mangarella, Pages: 261–265
Gabon, Author: Douglas Yates, Pages: 266– 272
São Tomé and Príncipe, Author: Gerhard Seibert, Pages: 273–278

Part 5
Eastern Africa, Author: Benedikt Kamski, Pages: 279–294
Burundi, Authors: Antea Paviotti and Réginas Ndayiragije, Pages: 295–305
Comoros, Author: Simon Massey, Pages: 306– 312
Djibouti, Author: Nicole Hirt, Pages: 313–318
Eritrea, Author: Nicole Hirt, Pages: 319–327
Ethiopia, Author: Jon Abbink, Pages: 328–341
Kenya, Author: Njoki Wamai, Pages: 342–353
Rwanda, Author: Erik Plänitz, Pages: 354–364
Seychelles, Author: Anthoni Van Nieuwkerk, Pages: 365–372
Somalia, Author: Jon Abbink, Pages: 373–382
South Sudan, Author: Daniel Large, Pages: 383–391
Sudan, Authors: Jean-Nicolas Bach and Clément Deshayes, Pages: 392–404
Tanzania, Authors: Kurt Hirschler and Rolf Hofmeier, Pages: 405–419
Uganda, Author: Moses Khisa, Pages: 420– 430

Part 6
Southern Africa, Author: David Sebudubudu, Pages: 431–439
Angola, Author: Jon Schubert, Pages: 440–451
Botswana, Authors: David Sebudubudu and Dithapelo L. Keorapetse, Pages: 452–462

Eswatini, Author: Marisha Ramdeen, Pages: 463–468
Lesotho, Author: Roger Southall, Pages: 469– 474
Madagascar, Author: Richard R. Marcus, Pages: 475–482
Malawi, Authors: George Dzimbiri and Lewis
Dzimbiri, Pages: 483–490
Mauritius, Author: Roukaya Kasenally, Pages: 491–496
Mozambique, Author: Joseph Hanlon, Pages: 497–507
Namibia, Author: Henning Melber, Pages: 508– 516
South Africa, Author: Sanusha Naidu, Pages: 517–533
Zambia, Author: Edalina Rodrigues Sanches, Pages: 534–542
Zimbabwe, Author: Amin Y. Kamete, Pages: 543–555

Albert K. Awedoba, (FGA) Ph.D. (1985) in Social Anthropology, University of Oxford, is a Professor at the Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana. His research interests include health issues, ethnographic study of reproductive health and family planning (Ga-Accra); understanding the Kasena of Northern Ghana and Burkina Faso through their oral literature genres; Kasem grammar and phonology; chieftaincy, governance and development; understanding gift exchange and corruption in Ghana; Northern Ghanaian conflicts and response mechanisms; primary school education in Ghana. He is a founding member of the Pan-African Anthropological Association, of which he was President (2004-5).

Benedikt Kamski, Ph.D. (2017) in Political Science, University of Freiburg, is a post-doctoral researcher at the Arnold Bergstraesser Institute and a political analyst based in Addis Ababa. His research focus is on Ethiopia’s development model, hydro-agricultural development, and politico-economic dynamics across the Horn of Africa. He is a founding member of the Omo-Turkana Research Network.

Andreas Mehler, Ph.D. (1993) in Political Science, University of Hamburg, is Director of the Arnold Bergstraesser Institute and Professor of Political Science at the University of Freiburg. He has published extensively on democratisation processes and violent conflicts in West and Central Africa. He is the initiator and currently President of the executive council of the Merian Institute for Advanced Studies in Africa (MIASA).

David Sebudubudu, PhD (2002) in Political Science, University of Leeds, is Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Professor of Political Science at the University of Botswana. His research interests are in civil society, the state and democracy, political corruption, ethics and accountability, African politics, debates about development and the wider political economy, and has published widely in