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Unaccompanied and Afraid in Egypt
Lessons from Egypt and Algeria's counterinsurgency campaigns in the 1990s
Lessons from Egypt and Algeria's counterinsurgency campaigns in the 1990s
Censorship in disguise: Social media taxes 'violate net neutrality'
Living at the edge of the world: Stories of Sahrawi refugees
Maritime security: Implementing the AU's AIM strategy
Rethinking women's political participation in Zimbabwe's elections
Zimbabwe elections: International observers play vital gatekeeping role
To vote or not to vote: Views from Zimbabweans on their country's critical moment
BRICS Gender Forum: Putting women at the centre of development
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Psychosocial Models for Prevention and Wellbeing: Addressing Authority-based Violence in Urban Neighbourhoods
Homophobia, Injustice and 'Corrective Rape' in Post-Apartheid South Africa
Towards Improving Forced Migrant Access to Health and Psychosocial Rights in Urban South Africa - A Focus on Johannesburg
Central African Republic (CAR) Conflict Insight
South Sudan Conflict Insight
From our partners
Life Stories: Learning from Kismayo
'Life Stories' is a set of deep, introspective narratives provided by six of the individual women that took part in a research process that examined the gendered dynamics of inter-clan conflict in Kismayo, Somalia, and in particular the role of women in processes of violence and peace.
Electoral Poker in DR Congo
Elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been postponed since December 2016, but now seem to be slated for the end of the year. All parties should work to ensure credible polls, the best hope for a peaceful transfer of power.
Brazilian and Moroccan Policies for sub-Saharan Africa: Description and Elements for Assessment
This paper retraces Brazil and Morocco’s economic strategies towards sub-Saharan Africa since the beginning of the century, highlighting the characteristics and evaluating the performance of the instruments used to promote the flows of trade, investment and cooperation between each of the two countries and the sub-Saharan region.
Infographic: Financing the African Union
Securing the financial independence of the African Union (AU) has always been an elusive matter for leaders of the continent. Despite the fact that the transition from the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) to the AU in 2002 led to the creation of a more robust continental institution with a broadened mandate, African leaders are yet to sufficiently provide the AU with a sustainable finance to fund its activities.