Democracy is messy. It facilitates change, but through an imperfect process of self-correction. This requires patience, engagement, and commitment.
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Peacebuilding – Analyses
Urban ecosystem services sustain life but aren’t well protected.
A decision to merge energy sector agencies could depress investors’ appetite to finance infrastructure expansion.
African countries are struggling to implement the African Union’s protocol on free movement four years after its ratification.
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Some lakes in the DRC should be thought of as rebellious landscapes having their own social, political and cultural dynamics.
Shonekan’s enduring legacy is in the business world and not the political arena where he remains a footnote in Nigeria’s history.
COVID-19 greatly disrupted local market dynamics at landing sites, within the communities, and connections to more distant markets.
Fast food brands target high- and middle-income groups who have incomes to adopt so-called modern lifestyles, including consuming fast food regularly.
There is more to ethnic identity than ancestral location or settlement pattern, language or family history.
Fetching water entails physical hardship that can often lead to mental agony and can sometimes even threaten a woman’s safety.
Commitments made on the global stage must now be followed through with policy and regulatory reform at national, regional and continental levels.
Rising tensions in West Africa heighten as the military junta in Mali engages Wagner, a Russian private military company while defying ECOWAS.
Ghana lost its federalism due to mistaken political choices and missed opportunities, suggesting that other federations in Africa might well be at similar risk.
The resort to armed struggle brought the Communist Party and the African National Congress much closer together during their time in exile.
The experiences of all past successful late industrialisers tell us that experimentation with policies resulted in better outcomes.
The problem is that communities who continue to be most affected by the violent past have not been involved in negotiations.
The manner in which people access water differs according to income. People in high- and middle- income areas tend to have piped connections in their homes.
Institutional failures, infrastructure, socio-economic challenges and disaster education influence Nigerian cities’ vulnerability to flood disaster.
African countries should adopt measures that strategically play rivals against each other. They should implement long-term strategies and domestic policies for dealing with strategic partners.
The inquiry’s findings could be a defining moment for South Africa, but only if the work of the Commission leads to concrete action and systemic change.
Academics reflect on books on topical issues in Nigeria that they read in 2021.
The evidence shows that political risk in South Africa has increased markedly in certain areas over the past two decades.
Nigeria’s legislators have no constitutional right to force political parties to adopt direct primaries.
Foreign military presence is not very pronounced in Kenya, though British and American personnel either train or assist in security operations.
The emerging partisan politics and the polarisation it creates is a new threat for Tanzania.