Nigeria must address illegal fishing, which depletes the country’s fish stocks, undermines livelihoods and pushes people into poverty.
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Peacebuilding – Analysis and Comment
Kenya faces the dilemma of an ageing workforce. The problem can be addressed by developing a strategic workforce plan for employees.
The development strategy based on foreign investment in natural resources projects has not delivered economic growth or security. What’s needed is an inclusive vision based on local realities.
French policymakers understand that sharing the burdens of military operations with global partners can help boost flagging support at home.
Ghanians fear that the country’s security services still bear the hallmarks of bad old practices.
Comprehensive sexuality education is needed to equip young girls and boys with pregnancy prevention knowledge before they have sex.
Undocumented for decades, black South African feminists are increasingly visible. The essays in Surfacing present 22 leading thinkers.
It will take time for Rwandans, especially those who suffered or witnessed the genocide, to trust France again.
Mali’s recent coup is a reflection of power wrangling between politicians and the military.
The Southern African Development Community does not have a remarkable record of military interventions in civil conflicts in the region.
South Africa’s approach to smoking doesn’t adequately support current smokers who want to quit.
In Morocco, the COVID-19 pandemic has burdened women with more housework and duties at home, and violence against them has risen.
The African Continental Free Trade Area is the largest in the world. The World Bank sees it as a means of lifting 30 million people out of extreme poverty. But will it?
Intervention in Cabo Delgado is a potentially dangerous move with far-reaching consequences for SADC if its efforts fail, or it becomes a protracted intervention.
Islamic State West Africa Province appears to be consolidating its dominance in the region. This means Nigeria and other countries in the Sahel region have a lot more to be worried about.
Early in the pandemic, countries had to address several questions as the virus spread and lockdowns became inevitable.
Attacks on police officers and their stations can damage police legitimacy in Nigeria
Companies being required to go public with information about executive and workers pay packets is increasingly becoming the norm.
Within already economically perilous border areas, informal cross border trade is even more vulnerable during a pandemic.
A greater understanding of interconnectedness created by river maps could influence people to become more engaged with conserving river systems.
The Lamu port is part of an ambitious transport corridor with the aim of integrating marginalised northern Kenya into the Kenyan economy and the nation.
It’s time to shift focus away from bitcoin and to pay more attention to other blockchain projects promising to make real contributions to the world.
Small and medium-sized businesses play an important role in economic growth and development but are hamstrung by their lack of adequate resources to market their goods and services.
Establishing whether a genocide is happening in Ethiopia requires an independent and objective investigation – which probably won’t happen.
The problem in municipalities is not that the wrong people are being chosen. It is that the wrong people are doing the choosing – not only of candidates but of what they do if elected.