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Social media plays a major role in empowering youth as it did in the recent Gen Z protests in Nepal. But its role in protest movements can also be problematic.
To ensure the civil service is staffed by qualified people, human resource management in the public sector must be professional.
Botswana, a diamond-rich country of 2.5 million people, has high levels of poverty and unemployment.
Sierra Leone needs to rebuild public trust in its election by maintaining a completely transparent process.
Industry connections have always made it easier to break into Hollywood. But the problem isn’t just American.
Where both capacity and integrity are weak, dysfunction is inevitable.
The fear of domination of one ethnic group or section by another has persistently undermined efforts at democratic consolidation in Nigeria.
Nepotism is not such a bad move, it seems.
Madagascar seems to be heading towards a new political crisis, much more complex and probably more violent than the previous ones.
Corruption has been a constant feature of South African political life for much of the past 350 years; solutions will also take time.
For democracy to work in Kenya the country needs good leadership. Politicians must uphold the constitution to infuse trust and confidence in state institutions.
The black middle class are angry at their exclusion from mainstream economic activity.
Most people in Indonesia underestimate the effects of nepotism.
President Paul Biya’s credibility and legitimacy are increasingly being tarnished, amid growing support for opposition candidates.
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Executive director, Africa Institute of South Africa, Human Sciences Research Council
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PhD candidate in Political Studies at the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Johannesburg
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Adjunct Assistant Professor, Universitas Bakrie
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International Relations Scholar, University of the Witwatersrand
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Distinguished Professor, Stellenbosch University
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Professor, University of Toamasina
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Professor of Anthropology and Peace Studies, University of Notre Dame
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Professor of Political Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Professor of Urban Governance, University of the Witwatersrand
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Associate Professor, School of Economics, University of East Anglia
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Research Associate in Theatre, FIlm, Television and Interactive edia, University of York
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Senior Lecturer, Covenant University
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Professor, University of Botswana
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Director: Center for Public Policy and African Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Assistant Professor, Global and International Studies, University of Northern British Columbia