This Is Africa Opinion, Editor's Picks - Issue #34

Display problems? View this mail in your browser. Zim's urban land as the new profit frontier of the political elite By Takura Zhangazha The fast track land reform programme has been a point of political conflict since colonisation, and now Zimbabwe's political elite are manipulating the system to make money by developing urban land Read more... THINK AGAIN: Chad rides to the rescue in Nigeria, but which Chad? By Simon Allison With 400 military vehicles already rolling, it's worth considering what kind of impact Chad's intervention is likely to make in the fight against Boko Haram in north-east Nigeria. Fortunately, we have two very recent examples of how Chadian soldiers operate as peacekeepers; unfortunately, they tell two very different stories Read more... Zukiswa Wanner: All for a thousand literary initiatives taking place By Bwesigye bwa Mwesigire With four novels published on the continent, there is no better person to speak to about the production and consumption of African Literature on the continent than Zukiswa Wanner. TIA's Bwesigye bwa Mwesigire was in conversation with her about books, publishing and reading in Africa Read more... Copyright © 2014 This Is Africa, all rights reserved. You receive this e-mail because you signed up to This Is Africa Opinion at our website www.thisisafrica.me or by downloading a TIA mixtape. If you wish to stop your subscription, use the unsubscribe link at the bottom of this mail. Unsubscribe This Is Africa (The Bank) 71 Harrington Street 8001 Cape Town, South Africa