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High rural poverty rates are driven largely by fuel and transport costs.
Orchids give nothing in return to pollinators, so how come they get visited by bees anyway? The answer is trickery and deceit.
Academics provide their insights into the state of the country’s economy, Ruto’s economic promises and what to expect.
The division within the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission, the fact that the race was very close, and turnout was relatively low may increase incentives to challenge the results.
Martha Karua’s selection as a deputy presidential candidate has helped put gender equality on the Kenyan election agenda.
Patronage politics, a history of violent conflict and high-stakes elections increase the risks of poll violence in Kenya.
The dam has helped to shift longstanding power relationships and could pave the way for more cooperation among all the countries that depend on the Nile.
To predict - and prevent - election-related violence, it’s important to first understand the key drivers of conflict.
Research ethics focus on avoiding wrongdoing, having been developed largely in response to biomedical scandals. Climate change puts the onus on researchers to add ‘do good’ to ‘do no harm’ principles.
Frustration is growing among opposition supporters who believe the last election was stolen.
Given the central role that ethnicity played and still plays in South African politics, it is good to have an unbiased estimate of Afrikaners’ genetic history.
Genetic ancestry tests may sound like a bit of fun, but in an era marked by increasing xenophobia, it’s important to be aware of the interplay between genetics and ideas of race.
The children argue failure to tackle climate change constitutes youth discrimination.
Despite previous threats by Egypt of military action, a war of over the Nile waters is not a serious possibility.
Political legacies generated during authoritarian rule have a tendency to transcend into the multiparty era.
Surveys are likely to have missed multiple groups and individuals due to differences in survey techniques.
A permanent fracking ban is needed to end the farce and shift resources into carbon capture and storage.
AMISOM’s experiences suggest that urban peace operations must be given sufficient resources from the outset
Bad governance and political manoeuvring increase the risk of communal conflicts
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PhD Candidate, Department of Peace and Conflict Studies, Uppsala University
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Professor of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University
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Associate Professor in Human Evolution and Genetics, Uppsala University
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Professor of Political Science, Research Coordinator in Centre of Natural Hazards and Disaster Science, Uppsala University
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Ph.D. in History of Ideas at Centre for Multidisciplinary Studies on Racism, Uppsala University
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Uppsala University
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Associate Professor in Political Science, Uppsala University
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Associate professor, Uppsala University
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Postdoctoral researcher, Uppsala University
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Researcher in Geography, Uppsala University
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Associate Professor, Department of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University
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Assistant Professor, Uppsala University
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Professor of Peace and Conflict Research, Uppsala University
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Psychologist and Public Health Researcher, School of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University
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Professor of Public International Law, Uppsala University
