The tennis star claims his role as a sports attaché for the Central African Republic means he doesn’t have to repay his debts. Is he right?
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Africa has recorded a tremendous growth in its output of academic engineering research over the past 20 years. Greater collaboration can increase this growth even more.
Some African countries present a facade of democracy. The absence of substantive democracy is contributing to instability on the continent.
Creating more opportunities for young women and girls to work and earn money is a possible solution to early marriages. Subsidising secondary education to keep poorer girls in school is another.
Since civil war broke out in the Central African Republic four years ago, citizens continue to live in fear. They say that peace will only come when the war criminals are brought to justice.
Despite being led by different presidents over the past six decades, the French government’s policy on Africa has been faithful to its neo-colonial roots. Will Macron’s government be any different?
For Gabonese officers, military interventions like that underway now in the Central African Republic, are also a pathway to politics.
South Africa’s decision to leave the ICC suggests that its foreign policy is caught in a dilemma between lofty ideas, an unsettled identity crisis, and shifting priorities in a complex world.
Several countries across Africa are overburdened by a lack of space and financial support for refugees.
A number of African states are taking positive steps to combat violence against girls and child marriage. But social and cultural barriers can nullify national laws and strategies.
Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo has been convicted for crimes of sexual violence during war in the Central African Republic. It’s a significant case, but not the historic victory it’s been hailed as.
One of the world’s poorest and most unstable countries is in the midst of a remarkably hopeful election campaign.
A UN report has found that in half of 12 country studies done on child sexual exploitation during armed conflict, the arrival of peacekeeping troops resulted in a rapid rise in child prostitution.
Given the conservative stand of the Catholic Church on gays and lesbians, Pope Francis had a wonderful opportunity to extend his message of tolerance to both the religious and social realms.
The CAR is a phantom state that has barely existed for years. Even with a ten-way peace deal now signed, what future does it have?
Another leaked report details heinous heinous sexual crimes by UN peacekeepers – this time in the Central African Republic.
More than 2,000 people are feared killed since violence intensified in the Central African Republic (CAR) in early December of last year. Much of the violence erupted between the Séléka alliance of armed…
As the rival factions in the current conflict in South Sudan are about to sign a ceasefire deal in Addis Ababa, concerns remain that Uganda’s military intervention in the South Sudanese civil war continue…
The death last night of Nelson Mandela serves as a reminder of the enormous potential of African leaders to bring positive and lasting change to the continent. It is a reminder also of the obligations…
The government of the Central African Republic claims to be in talks with one of the world’s most enigmatic African guerrilla leaders, Joseph Kony. But Kony has entered talks before with no intention of…
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Professor of Politics, University of Birmingham
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Lecturer in Law, University of East London
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Regional Adviser, Immunisation, WHO Regional Office for Africa, Stellenbosch University
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Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
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Lecturer in Human Rights Law, Queen's University Belfast
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Head of Research Programme, Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa
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Lecturer and Senior Research Fellow at the South African Research Chair in International Law (SARCIL), University of Johannesburg
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Professor of International Law, University of Portsmouth
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Director of Research, Africa Center for Strategic Studies, University of Maryland
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Director of the University of Oxford Death Penalty Research Unit, Centre for Criminology, Faculty of Law, University of Oxford
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