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Raymond Suttner

GNU to national dialogue and beyond – Part 3

By: Raymond Suttner     22nd August 2024 If the national dialogue is happening, there is no clear process nor indication of the categories of participants I mentioned previously that the... 

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Drought is devastating southern Africa’s crops: why it’s happening and what can be learned

22nd August 2024 Southern Africa’s worst drought in years has destroyed crops of the staple food, maize, across the region. Malawi, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe,... 

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Olympics in Africa: Egypt’s ambitious bid to host the games could succeed – but will it be worth it?

22nd August 2024 The modern Olympic Games is billed as the largest multi-sport event in the world, with a history dating back to 1896. Yet there’s a glaring absence... 

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How does a disease spread from animals to humans? A lot has to do with people’s behaviour

22nd August 2024 Covid stunned the world with an unanticipated pandemic. Now mpox, a disease which originated in animals, has been declared a global public health... 

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Uganda and the DRC conflict: the interests driving Kampala’s involvement

21st August 2024 The ambiguous and often tumultuous relations between Uganda and neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have made headlines in recent... 

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Ethiopia’s transitional justice: tensions around international experts’ role need swift resolution

By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies      21st August 2024 Ensuring national ownership of the transitional justice process need not preclude drawing on valuable international expertise. Ethiopia’s... 

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Community-oriented policing: missing link in AU counter-terrorism operations

By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies      20th August 2024 Despite being recognised globally as an effective strategy, community-oriented policing has been underused in Africa’s peace missions. Since 2018,... 

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From Government of National Unity to National Dialogue and beyond – Part two

By: Raymond Suttner     19th August 2024 This article represents a continuation of one published two months ago. At the time I saw the Government of National Unity (GNU) as an attempt to... 

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African protest politics – coincidence, correction or contagion?

By: ISS, Institute for Security Studies      19th August 2024 In a new era of political activism and change, Africa’s youth are no longer content to sit on the sidelines. A wave of protests has swept across... 

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Mpox outbreak in Africa was neglected – it could now turn into the next global pandemic

16th August 2024 The mpox outbreak in Africa is yet another example of how infectious diseases perceived to be “someone else’s problem”, and affecting mainly poor,... 

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