Street traders in South Africa play a significant role in the country’s economic and social development and deserve to be protected in terms of the Constitution.
Maxime Mokom during his first appearance at the ICC.
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Gino Vlavonou, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
Maxime Mokom is an ordinary man who came to reflect a specific vision of the Central African society, one that exclude other fellow citizens in the name of being a ‘true central African’.
Phone surveys were used to gather data in Ethiopia.
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Kibrom Abay, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) ; Guush Berhane, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) et Jordan Chamberlin, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)
Our work highlights the potential of phone surveys to monitor active and large-scale conflicts.
A demonstrator holds a sign during a rally in support of abortion rights on May 3, 2022 in Seattle, Washington.
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Boniface Ushie, African Population and Health Research Center et Kenneth Juma, African Population and Health Research Center
For countries that look to the US for guidance and for funding, the consequences will go beyond abortion.
Aftermath of an attack by suspected members of the Islamic State West Africa Province in Auno, Borno State, northeast Nigeria.
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James Hammond, International Livestock Research Institute ; Dan Milner, International Livestock Research Institute et Mark van Wijk, International Livestock Research Institute
Stricter measures had major impacts on farmers’ livelihoods and food security.
An armed man guards cattle in a village in South Sudan.
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In the face of rising food prices in Nigeria, many salary earners have had to change the quality of foodstuff they buy or opt for cheaper alternatives.
Chadian soldiers benefited from foreign aids and training.
International support for Déby and the dependence on Chad’s peacekeeping troops had a downside: it came at the expense of democracy and respect for human rights.
A man flees from teargas fired by anti-riot police in Nairobi after Kenya’s 2017 elections.
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Changes in maize production could create complications for Kenya, sub-Saharan Africa’s major importer, because of its policy on genetically modified maize.
South Sudanese president Salva Kiir (right) and first vice president Riek Machar.
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South Africans are increasingly dissatisfied with democracy because of its failure to address inequality.
Members of shack-dwellers movement, Abahlali baseMjondolo protest the alleged theft of COVID-19 funds in Durban, South Africa.
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Extra-parliamentary politics forms part of a deeper defence that will give democracy more resilience in South Africa.
In 2019, members of an anti-banditry vigilante group disarmed in Zamfara but this has not halted attacks from bandits.
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