In principle, political debates should showcase an aspiring leader’s vision. It’s a lofty goal given their current format in Kenya.
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Peacebuilding – Analysis and Comment
Policies, if implemented, would drive the agricultural sector’s growth in ways that would benefit all.
Music has often been used as a political tool to urge Kenyans to forget the sins of colonial and post-colonial regimes.
There are a number of reasons why Ghana’s domestic borrowing is more expensive than foreign debt.
The decision to redeploy in Somalia represents a renewed emphasis on the old rivalry with Russia.
Coltan is indispensable to the making of modern electronic devices but its mining causes human and environmental disasters in the DR Congo.
The core obstacle to stability in Somalia is the lack of agreement among political, religious, and business elites on how to govern their country.
President Mohamud’s main challenge is to restore security in the capital Mogadishu and elsewhere.
Women in more prestigious jobs than their husbands were seven times more likely to experience physical and emotional violence, compared to women ranked lower than their husbands.
Peacekeeping missions grab the headlines when they’re associated with tragedy and death – but that isn’t their full story.
Undoubtedly, barbarity lies at the epicentre of modernity.
Universities in Kenya should be more sensitive to national policies aimed at addressing the effects of climate change.
If small-scale farmers can’t afford to grow certified seeds – or can’t find them – food shortages would follow.
Rwandan authors have long been sidelined in debates about Rwanda and other conflict-affected societies.
The African Union’s Continental Early Warning System was created to anticipate and prevent conflicts, but it’s gone.
Some Niger Delta residents are less concerned about oil-induced hazards and risks, or floods and erosion. They are more worried about a lack of sanitation amenities.
Summit provides opportunity to showcase modernity of Kigali and government achievements.
The majority of planners believe that land is captured with impunity by powerful interest groups in Zambia and South Africa.
Despite the benefits that could come from integration, many African countries remain wary of the process.
Ideology informs foreign policy practice. Behaviour that could – for better or worse – influence individual lives.
Recent clashes put eastern Congo’s M23 into the headlines again, but many other security problems persist in the area as diplomats struggle to tackle the underlying causes.
The plan to replace Museveni with his son has dramatically shifted from rumour to reality in recent months.
The MPLA is using all instruments at its disposal to hobble a new united opposition front ahead of the Angola election.
Recent attacks on Togo show that West African states must act quickly and decisively to stop the spread of violent extremism.
Abortions are more often self-induced by women with drugs and dangerous substances in Nigeria due to restrictive abortion laws.