A woman casts her ballot in Guinea’s presidential elections in the capital Conakry, in October 2015.
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Popular theories of high-level electoral conspiracy shaped the emergence of new political orientations
Russian President Vladimir Putin (waving) with some of the heads of state who attended the first Russia-Africa Summit in Sochi, Russia.
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At the Sochi summit, African states embraced Russia’s newly established relations.
The border closure has affected goods from other West African countries.
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Efforts to increase trade within the continent are being undermined from the start
Innovative efforts have been put in place to reach populations in partially and totally inaccessible parts of Borno state.
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Ending the Boko Haram insurgency is the last hurdle in Nigeria’s race against polio
Supporters of presidential candidate Filipe Nyusi’s Frelimo party on the last day of election campaigns in Maputo on October 12, 2019.
During the campaign, partisans of all political stripes were responsible for the violence. But Frelimo supporters were far more aggressive and violent.
El Salvador’s new president is the latest Salvadoran leader to order a police crackdown on street gangs like MS-13 and Barrio 18.
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Trump officials plan to send asylum seekers from the US to El Salvador while their claims are processed. That would expose these vulnerable people to grave dangers, says a political violence expert.
Trump addresses the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters, Sept. 24, 2019.
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The US has historically asked for international support when brewing conflicts in the Middle East boiled over.
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The role and efficacy of the traditional crime-prevention measures in Iraye-Oke are widely acknowledged by people who live in the area.
Nigerians rescued from a Boko Haram camp in the north. The terrorist group is just one element of insecurity in the region.
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Banditry in northern Nigeria is making an already precarious security situation in the region worse.
Mozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi (L) and Renamo leader Ossufo Momade (R) after both signed an agreement to cease hostilities.
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The splintering in Renamo has its origins in the unexpected death last May of Afonso Dhlakama, its leader of 39 years.
Several African states are struggling to stem violent extremism.
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It is time to reconsider the predominant strategy in play on the continent for dealing with terrorism.
Tunisians protest against tax hikes, austerity measures and increased food prices.
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Western perceptions of what’s happening in Tunisia differ sharply with Tunisia’s daily reality: the truth is that its political transformation is in trouble.
A woman shelters in a church in the Central African Republic after deadly 2014 attacks involving Muslim and Christian fighters.
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Bad governance and political manoeuvring increase the risk of communal conflicts
Parliament House of Ghana.
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Ghana is taking advantage of its strategic location in Africa
Shaldene Prins is supported by a policewoman at the funeral of her husband who was killed during gang violence.
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The biggest problem with using the military to fight rime is that soldiers are not trained for law enforcement, but warfare, using maximum force.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa with United Nations Secretary General António Guterres.
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Election to the Security Council is prestigious for member states because it gives them a seat at the highest table of global decision-making.
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What should be done to ensure that the SDGs actually change countries’ development trajectories? Here are four practical steps.
The International Criminal Court has renewed calls for the arrest of former Sudan leader Omar al-Bashir.
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Cooperation with the Sudanese government to try al-Bashir could amount to legitimising those who themselves have been implicated in genocide
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UN agencies could play a role in improving training programmes for peacekeepers who help women.
Supporters of Sudan’s military rulers rally in Khartoum.
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The killing of protesters by the Sudanese military signifies its reluctance to hand over power, as demanded by the African Union.