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Final paper for me at the conference is our very own Matteo Grilli (postdoc @UFSweb) on the Basutoland Congress Party and its international networks.
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Grilli: The BCP was heavily influenced by the ideas of Kwame Nkrumah and George Padmore. Pan-Africanism became the ideological foundation of the party.
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Grilli: Ntsu Mokhehle (BCP leader) sent party members to Israel and Yugoslavia to learn about communal work and ownership that could be adapted to traditional forms of labour organisation in Lesotho.
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Next up is @drjustinpearce with a paper comparing wartime behaviour, peace settlements and post-war politics in #Angola and #Mozambique.
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.@drjustinpearce: If opposition parties don't have a chance of taking power, then what are they for?
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.@drjustinpearce: There were important differences between UNITA and RENAMO. UNITA had clear origins, ideology, political identity, constituency and skilled cadres. RENAMO lacked these.
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Attending the panel on Portuguese-Speaking Africa Beyond Borders this afternoon. First paper is Ana Lúcia Sá on Equatorial Guinea and the Community of Portuguese Language Countries.
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Equatorial Guinea is a case of authoritarian resilience where the state has the resources to either repress or co-opt the opposition.
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Sá: The official function of the CPLP is vaguely defined and doesn't have a human rights policy that allows it to suspend member governments who commit human rights abuses.
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