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Peacebuilding – Analyses
Employment-intensive growth and a low emissions strategy can complement each other in South Africa.
To address Africa’s heavy dependence on fossil fuels and hydropower, there is a need for investment in renewable energy sources like wind and solar.
Despite America’s deep divisions, the electioneering showed democracy’s resilience. This should be a boost for democracy advocates across Africa.
In 2018, Africa accounted for 70% of the world’s people displaced by armed conflict and human rights abuses.
A central repository system offers practical solutions to reducing the large number of awaiting-trial inmates in Nigeria.
Cities, which account for 70% of emissions globally, should be at the frontline of tackling some of the most severe effects of climate change.
Ghanaian urban and development planners need to move away from looking up to examples of innovations from the global north.
Eight countries are projected to be behind 50% of the growth in population over the next three decades. Five are in Africa.
There are ways in which platform workers can resist the rise in job insecurity and poor working conditions brought on by digital labour platforms.
Many people accept the Egyptian government’s restrictions on freedoms, for a variety of conflicting reasons.
When it comes to dependency on coal power plants, South Africa is in a class of its own: 85% of its electricity is produced in coal power plants.
The purpose of term limits is to minimise corruption and open the government to new ideas that could solve national problems.
Ahead of 2023 general elections, there are increasing concerns that the current spate of violence in Nigeria, if unchecked, could undermine electoral outcomes.
The lack of a clear formula to distinguish between donors’ adaptation and mitigation funds is hurting Africa’s climate response.
As the Earth warms up the malaria vector will develop faster, allowing them to breed faster, bite more frequently and expand into formerly unsuitable habitats.
The decision by African ministers of environment to end open waste burning will not only save lives but also open up new income streams.
South Africa has long been seen as deficient in dealing with terrorism financing.
Only a small percentage of women in rural areas have access to the Internet, so participation in online activism is limited to urban centres.
People may think that green spaces often hide criminals. On the contrary, there is evidence they contribute to reducing crime.
Tunisia’s democratic backslide demonstrates how autocrats can use constitutional cover to entrench authoritarianism.
Conflict is prevalent in the region characterised by harsh climate, vast wilderness and low levels of development.
To understand the latest coup in Burkina Faso, one must appreciate the internal power struggles in the country, their links with violent extremism as well as the role of external state actors.
The impact of climate change on the spread of crop pests is established. Biological control methods show some promise but the pace of climate change means scientists are in a race against time.
Employing children as waste pickers lowers costs but exposes them to hazards.