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Trends, Impact and Policy Development on HIV/AIDS and African Armed Forces

"Papers presented at the conference reflected on HIV/AIDS challenges in Botswana, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe, as well as the Inter-Gover…

The Sound of Gunfire: the Police Shootings at Marikana Scene 2, 16 August 2012

This report focuses on a part of the Marikana massacre, an incident on Thursday 16 August 2012 in which 34 striking mineworkers were killed by members of the South African Police Service. It relies on information made available in the public domai…

Compendium of Case Studies on Governance and Economic Development

The issue of leadership and good governance is continuously being examined at national and international level with regard to its impact on economic development outcomes. As Africa’s Agenda 2063 and attempts to achieve the Sustainable Development Go…

Police in Zimbabwe: Helping Hand or Iron Fist?

In response to public protests against a drastic increase in fuel prices in January 2019, the Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) were joined by the army in a brutal crackdown that resulted in at least 15 deaths, 340 injured, and more than 1,000 arrest…

#EndSARS Protest: Re-thinking Nigerian Youth and Government Policies

If any countries in the world should take youths and youth development seriously, Nigeria should be high on the list of such countries – Nigeria has one of the largest youth populations in the world, with the youth making up almost 34% (33.65%) of t…

Perceptions are Bad, Reality is Worse: Citizens Report Widespread Predation by African Police

Over the past two years, the #EndSARS movement in Nigeria and widely reported abuses by police enforcing pandemic restrictions have drawn renewed scrutiny to the behaviour of Africa’s security forces. Massive demonstrations against police brutality …

Managing Vigilantism in Nigeria: A Near-term Necessity

Nigeria has seen a proliferation of vigilante organisations to fight crime and protect the public. These range from small bands of volunteers in villages and city neighbourhoods to large structures established by state governments. Some have mandate…

Les Gabonais Font Peu Confiance à la Police et à la Gendarmerie / Gabonese People have Little Confidence in the Police and Gendarmerie

In all states, the main role of the gendarmerie and the police is to ensure the security of people and property and to maintain public order. In order to do this, the officers assigned to security must build a relationship of trust with the populati…

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