In the absence of peace, efforts to address climate risks will be restrained, ineffective and counterproductive.
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Peacebuilding – Analyses
Stable coalitions will depend on strong democratic values being embedded among political elites.
Millions of Africans could be uprooted or trapped where they are through climate-induced displacement and migration.
A key issue for African countries is: how to contribute towards averting a climate disaster without compromising economic growth and development.
Lockdown measures may stop the spread of the virus. But they can also lead to a larger and more protracted public health crisis in the form of deprivation and hunger.
The new coalition government must act quickly to address the kingdom’s massive socio-economic problems, and restore faith in democracy.
Grassroots miners are disadvantaged by current regulations.
The digital transformation of Kenya’s agriculture will become a reality if it can link viable digital solution providers with potential beneficiaries.
To move towards justice and peace, Kenya must disband all police units implicated in unlawful violence and punish criminal officers.
Africans are adopting podcasting as a way of telling their own stories. In one class in Egypt, this took a feminist turn.
Collaboration and good working relationships are crucial for community-based ambulance services to work.
Terror alerts, such as the one recently issued by the US and UK embassies in Abuja, should be taken seriously by the Nigerian government as well as citizens.
Despite the impact of flooding on food security, it is not recognised as a threat by policymakers.
In South Africa coalitions are weaponised as extensions of elections.
Kenya’s GMO policy about-turn was underpinned by improved safeguards on top of a commitment to review each new application on a case-by-case basis.
Political and social instability in the country, as seen in frequent mass protests and xenophobia, threaten the flow of African tourists.
Mega-projects tend to represent the interests of state and business elites.
Soon after it was established in 1932 Orlando became a mecca of black urban culture and liberation politics.
Predictive policing has improved in leaps and bounds and become increasingly automated thanks to big data, data mining and powerful computers.
Politics in Ghana is heavily influenced by the Christian majority of the population.
Nigeria’s 2023 budget could worsen the country’s cycle of deficits and debts.
Proper dam management can help check flooding in Nigeria.
Nigerians’ capacity to prevent, cope with and reduce flood risks is determined by access to housing, transport, drainage, income and education.
Unable to change the country’s vulnerability to shifts in the global and regional economy, the new prime minister Matekane has few economic levers to pull.
Nigeria must adopt a multi-pronged approach to address its flooding menace and minimise the effects.