Jolyon Ford

Jolyon Ford is a Senior Analyst (Africa) at Oxford Analytica. He writes a blog on the intersection of business and politics in Africa at http://www.privatesector-publicworld.blogspot.co.uk/

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July 14, 2012

Democracy and Change: What are the Prospects for an “African Spring?”

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High unemployment and expectations among a bulging youth population, cost of living pressures, aging long-time rulers and government that isMore…

April 17, 2012

When Mandela Dies and Mugabe Goes

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This month sees the anniversaries both of the first free general elections in South Africa (27 April 1994) and independenceMore…