Rob Davies is critical of economic policy, starting with the Mandela administration. He reserves particular criticism for its macroeconomic policy framework introduced in 1996.
Ghana is struggling to curb a surge in car accidents.
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The struggle among elites has not resulted in efforts to improve the material lives of ordinary people unconnected to the political elite.
Entrepreneurs at this popular Lagos cane furniture market could do a lot more for their business with the use of social media.
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The actions of the chief justice undermine the independence, impartiality and competence of the judiciary, which erodes public confidence in the courts.
A US soldier carries his belongings to a waiting truck at a military camp on the outskirts of Niamey, Niger.
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Reforms that will entrench constitutionalism, the rule of law, and political inclusion will solve Africa’s security problems, not moving the US Africa Command headquarters to the continent.
Olu Maintain’s hit song Yahooze is an ode to cybercrime.
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The appointment of judges has hitherto been an obscure and oftentimes clandestine affair. This has produced incompetent judges and led to claims that the judiciary is beholden to the executive.
Kenya’s 2010 constitution expressly permits judicial activism but many in government are opposed.
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The issue of whether judges should exercise judicial activism or judicial restraint revolves around the doctrine of separation of powers and the proper remit of judicial power in a democracy.
Social reintegration and personal reconciliation should be paramount in post-conflict Cote d'Ivoire
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Based on the Cote d'Ivoire experience, the United Nations must reconsider its emphasis on coordinating reintegration and transitional justice irrespective of the post-war context.
Rwanda’s presidential couple at the 2021 genocide commemoration.
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A holistic view of climate change risk considers climate hazards, exposure, vulnerability and the responses to these. It also takes into account how multiple risks interact.
A community health worker attends to a baby during a free mother and child clinic for the public.
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