Adedayo Olofinyehun, National Centre for Technology Management (NACETEM) et Abiodun Egbetokun, National Centre for Technology Management (NACETEM)
Social scientists in Nigeria communicate their research results more among themselves than they do to policymakers and the general public.
Kenya’s first ever face-to-face presidential debate screened ahead of elections in 2013 won by Uhuru Kenyatta (on screen).
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Social security reforms are needed that include support for the long-term and chronically unemployed and informal workers.
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly pledged to keep food prices in the fair range amid the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
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Kibrom Abay, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) ; Clemens Breisinger, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) ; David Laborde Debucquet, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) ; Joseph Glauber, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) et Lina Alaaeldin Abdelfattah, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Egypt is already feeling the impact of the war, which has led to recent cancellation of tenders due to lack of offers, in particular from Ukraine and Russia.
Cameroonian demonstrators in Belgium demand President Biya step down and release all political prisoners.
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Douglas Lucas Kivoi, The Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA)
The entire transport sector in Kenya is extremely chaotic and in need of urgent policy and legal interventions.
Threatened by insecurity, Nigerian farmers are increasingly abandoning their land, adding to food inflation.
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No state in the global community should have to earn Russia’s compliance with the law. If the rule of law is not respected, the entire global community becomes as vulnerable as Ukraine is now.
William Ruto at the International Criminal Court in May 2013.
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Nigeria has the largest number of people living in extreme poverty in Africa. Turning the tide requires inclusive growth, value added productivity and strong institutions.
Nigeria needs a new constitution to address its multi-faceted problems.
Russian president Vladimir Putin and African leaders at the 2019 Russia-Africa Summit and Economic Forum in Sochi in 2019.
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Russia is attempting to export its governance model of an authoritarian, kleptocratic and transactional regime onto Africa.
Prince Misuzulu, second from the left, attends the provincial memorial service for his mother, the late Mantfombi Dlamini, at the Khangelakamankegane Royal Palace in Nongoma, in May 2021.
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When judges, legislators, and policymakers neglect the foundational dynamics of indigenous customs, they worsen conflict between indigenous laws and state laws.
Sergiy Kyslytsya, Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations, speaks during a special session of the General Assembly on March 02, 2022.
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