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Unless member states try to solve the contradictions in expectations, UN peacekeeping will not be fit for purpose in the future.
Drones could help United Nations peacekeepers save civilians’ lives – but there are obstacles.
Many of the most fundamental aspects of TB disease remain unknown. For example, after exposure to the organism that causes TB, why do only some people get infected and only some of those fall ill?
Private military and security companies are increasingly being contracted in Africa. But there are big gaps in understanding their impact.
Our work represents the first assessment of what social and economic factors are connected to environmental degradation across the entire African continent.
The most effective way to provide children in the CAR with access to education is to aim interventions at them directly.
The volatile conditions in the Central African Republic make the administration of justice difficult.
Data suggest that people are living many years in poor health in Africa.
The leading causes of death in sub-Saharan Africa for adults 15 to 49 years were AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, maternal disorders, and road injuries.
Woody plants’ cover has increased across large swathes of the continent in the past three decades.
The Law and Order Index says South Africans feel less secure than people in Yemen, the DRC and Libya, countries all affected by violent conflict.
Conflict patterns in Africa have changed rapidly in recent years posing a challenge to peace and security.
Sexual violence, a staple of war, has long been absent from international criminal law’s charge sheets.
Laws in Mauritius allow minors to marry while some cultures on the island are tolerant of child marriage.
The UN promotes local ownership in peace building, which is difficult to achieve.
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?
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.
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Professor of Politics, University of Birmingham
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Senior research fellow, Arnold Bergstraesser Institute
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Lecturer in Law, University of East London
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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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Director of Research, Africa Center for Strategic Studies, University of Maryland
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Co-Founder and Co-Executive Director, Death Penalty Project and Visiting Professor of Practice, University of Oxford
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Associate Professor of International Relations of the Middle East, University of Birmingham
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Head of Research Programme, Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa
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Professor of International Security, University of Birmingham
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Professor of International Law, University of Portsmouth
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Extraordinary Professor, Global Health, Stellenbosch University; South African Medical Research Council
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Lecturer in Human Rights Law, Queen's University Belfast
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Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellow, Aston University
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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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Assistant Professor, School of Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham