The common law and civil law systems are quite distinct in legal practices, principles and procedures. How government manages the difference has implications for the Cameroon Anglophone crisis.
Studies show that people belonging to marginalised groups are disproportionately affected by police brutality.
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Children who need help most tend to experience adversity throughout childhood. That continuing adversity muffles the benefit of improved early nutrition.
The Agoa agreement provides eligible African countries with duty-free access to the US market.
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Judging by the first summit in 2014, this one can also be expected to produce some concrete outcomes.
A broken pipe is the only remnant of a road built during colonial times in Kenya. This literal “ruin of empire” lies on the route of the LAPSSET corridor.
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Infrastructure projects are an enticing promise for a better future – but they can also evoke a violent colonial past.
Zawadi Msafiri is seen in a withered maize crop field in Kilifi County, Kenya. The drought situation started in 2021.
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