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Youth Unemployment and the Fight Against Terrorism in West Africa

bae@worldpolicy.org August 15, 2017

By Gertrude Adwoa Offeibea Ansaaku Youth unemployment is a major driver of terrorism. An African Development Bank study examining youth unemployment in 24 developing countries over 30 years concludes that this economic factor plays a significant role in a nation’s…
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African Angle

Boko Haram, Gertrude Adwoa Offeibea Ansaaku, terrorism, West Africa

A Kenyan Approach to Preventing Violent Extremism

bae@worldpolicy.org August 8, 2017

By Fauziya Ali International actors from the United Nations to the European Union are increasingly recognizing the role of women and women’s organizations in efforts to counter and prevent violent extremism. Still, much of the international debate focuses on the small…
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African Angle

extremism, Fauziya Ali, Kenya, Women's rights

Time for Africans to Take the Driver’s Seat

bae@worldpolicy.org August 1, 2017

By Ellen Chilemba Growing nationalism in the West is a call for Africans to rise up. The recent funding withdrawals from vital organizations such as the United Nations Population Fund, as well as the proposed budget cuts for long-term development…
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African Angle

Africa, Development, Ellen Chilemba

Sudan at a Crossroads

bae@worldpolicy.org July 25, 2017

By Yousif Yahya On July 12, the Trump administration chose to continue easing sanctions on Sudan for three more months to closely review the country’s performance—an unsurprising move given the political turmoil in Washington and short staffing in the State…
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African Angle

counterterrorism, Economic Sanctions, Ibrahim Ghandour, Khartoum, State Department, Sudan, Yousif Yahya

Talking Policy: Salwa El Gantri on Transitional Justice in Tunisia

bae@worldpolicy.org July 21, 2017

The Arab Spring was only the beginning of Tunisia’s reform process. Following the revolution, the country has made strides in advancing economic and social justice at an institutional level, but the transitional justice process has not been without challenges. World…
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African Angle

Arab Spring, Salwa El Gantri, Social Justice, Talking Policy, Tunisia

A New Approach to End Malnutrition in Africa

bae@worldpolicy.org July 18, 2017

By Mercy Lung’aho Africa is the only continent in the world where poverty and malnutrition are on the rise. Between 1990 and 2014, the number of stunted children increased by 14 percent in East and southern Africa, and 41 percent…
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African Angle

Africa, Food Security, Mercy Lung’aho, Nutrition, Poverty

Burundi: A Justice System Out of Touch With Social Realities

bae@worldpolicy.org July 12, 2017

World Policy Journal begins each issue with the Big Question, where we ask a panel of experts to provide insight into the cover theme. The question for the summer 2017 Justice Denied issue is: What legacies of colonialism prevent indigenous peoples from achieving justice? Below,…
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African Angle

Burundi, Colonialism, Indigenous rights, Janvier Bigirimana, justice system

Infection Control and Hygiene in the Face of Ebola

bae@worldpolicy.org July 11, 2017

By Adeyemi Adewole On July 20, 2017, it will be three years to the day since a man infected with the Ebola virus arrived in Lagos aboard a plane from Liberia. Nigeria has not forgotten the sacrifices of the health practitioners…
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African Angle

Adeyemi Adewole, disease control, Ebola, Liberia, Nigeria

The Degradation of Indigenous Systems in Africa

bae@worldpolicy.org July 7, 2017

World Policy Journal begins each issue with the Big Question, where we ask a panel of experts to provide insight into the cover theme. The question for the summer 2017 Justice Denied issue is: What legacies of colonialism prevent indigenous peoples from achieving…
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African Angle

Africa, Colonialism, indigenous peoples, Indigenous rights, Ndubuisi Christian Ani

Farmers Must Adopt Agricultural Practices that Improve Soil Health

bae@worldpolicy.org June 27, 2017

By Esther Ngumbi Soil is everything. It is the foundation of life and it is the base upon which we grow our crops. We must protect it. As José Graziano da Silva, director general of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United…
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African Angle

Africa, Agriculture, Esther Ngumbi, farmers, Food and Agriculture Organization, soil health

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Bringing Data to Africa’s Climate Fight with the ENACTS Approach

The ENACTS Approach, by Dr.Tufa Dinku and his research team at the International Research Institute for Climate and Society, outlines a new strategy for getting high quality climate data from low resource environments in Africa.

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