Women identify more with their government representatives based on ethnicity rather than gender.
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South Sudan faces numerous and serious challenges contributing to instability. But there are potential solutions.
The threat to use force to defend Egypt’s right to water from the Nile has been a common theme through successive governments.
An African court with international criminal jurisdiction which has been debated but never been put into operation could be an option if Africa withdraws from the ICC.
Conflict patterns in Africa have changed rapidly in recent years posing a challenge to peace and security.
In countries where health systems are limited, collaboration between traditional healers and health professionals may help fill the gaps.
Many African elections are less than ideal. But is the rest of the world really that much better?
Female teachers can act as role models who enhance girls’ motivation and learning outcomes.
More leaders in more African countries will abolish term limits unless organisations like the African Union take action.
If the referendum goes President Pierre Nkrunziza’s way, it will also be a further blow to ordinary Burundians, who live in a state of hardship and adversity.
As early as 1953, Balandier demonstrated how the struggle against colonialism was associated with an inverted vision of the world.
Not all African leaders are willing to be swept by the democratic reforms of the early 2000s.
Not all rebel armies use rape and sexual violence as a weapon. Some have actually designed ways to prevent such atrocities. How and what can we learn from them?
Until African political systems become less majoritarian and do a better job of protecting the rights of minorities, the true benefits of a democratic government are unlikely to be realised.
Zambia has gone from a country where people engaged freely in open political debate to one where most people now look over their shoulders to see who’s listening.
Attempts to deepen democracy in Africa by limiting presidential terms to two have not entirely quashed a culture of entitlement to rule. Glimpses of it persist, much against citizens’ wishes.
Several countries across Africa are overburdened by a lack of space and financial support for refugees.
The prospects for reconciliation are bleak. Formal gestures by the government to nudge the opposition parties to join an intra-Burundi dialogue have consistently failed.
Rumours of the ICC’s imminent demise have been greatly exaggerated.
It is a question of when, not whether, Kenya will pull out of the ICC. But it is also clear that there is some incentive for Nairobi not to withdraw immediately
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Associate Professor of International Studies, University of Nottingham
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Professeur des universités, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
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Professor, Department of Political Sciences, University of South Africa
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Lecturer in Political Science, Binghamton University, State University of New York
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Professor of Democracy, University of Birmingham
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Extraordinary Professor, Department of Political Sciences, University of Pretoria
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Executive director, Africa Institute of South Africa, Human Sciences Research Council
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