The provision of better health services and social grants has aided rural women’s progress in South Africa, but there are still tremendous needs to be met.
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Peacebuilding – Analysis and Comment
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African countries are playing their part in fighting climate change but western nations need to come to the party.
Sudan has needed and will require compromise and principled political goodwill to realise a difficult transition from military rule.
Cocoa buyers and chocolate manufacturers still use various strategies to deflect when the issue of child slavery is raised
There are few visible results on the ground after eight years of war in Mali.
Communicating scientific findings is a potential route to reach common ground and avoid political tensions in the Nile region
Competing visions of Sudan’s future are coming to a head with the democratic aspirations of millions hanging in the balance.
African states have an important role to play in promoting a total ban on nuclear weapons.
The Nigerian military needs a systemic approach to solving family disruptions and strains often caused by personnel deployment away from home.
Governments are purposefully using laws that lack clarity, or ignore laws completely, to carry out illegal surveillance of their citizens.
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Why is Rwanda getting involved in Mozambique? What does the country stand to gain?
Globally, about 1 million deaths annually are related to exposure to second-hand smoke. Thirteen African countries have implemented comprehensive smoke-free bans.
Shari’a, most certainly, is not just a tool of violent radicals with a particular set of ideas about sexual morality and gender relations.
A strong, courageous and dedicated Chief Justice will provide the leadership desperately needed to turn the administration of justice around.
Statistics show that about 41% of women in Kenya have reported physical or sexual violence from their husbands or partners in their lifetime.
The atrocities and motivation of bandits have assumed insurgent-type criminality. But the Nigerian government is reluctant to label them terrorists or insurgents.
African countries cannot be ignored, or just listened to. Their needs should shape the agenda.
There’s a crucial need to connect the most vulnerable people with public services in order to tackle systemic poverty and disadvantage. An integrated approach is key.
The important developmental role that intermediate city municipalities can play in creating employment and stimulating growth suggests they should be prioritised.
The AU’s choice of Olusegun Obasanjo as chief mediator raises even more questions about its partiality in Ethiopian conflict.
If a negotiated agreement is ever found, it is most likely to fall within the realm of free association rather than outright independence or integration in Morocco.
The UN’s Security Council is dominated by the veto-wielding permanent five members and attempts at reform continue to be plagued by obstacles.
Nigeria’s post COVID-19 economic recovery plan has resulted in only marginal improvements in economic growth, manufacturing and foreign direct investment.
Findings show that in the face of marginalisation and social exclusion, youth in gangs think that they have no options except violence to prove that they are ‘real’ men in their communities.
WHO’s safeguarding failure in the DRC has re-focused attention on the sexual misconduct that surfaces with disgraceful regularity in humanitarian, development, and peacekeeping operations worldwide.