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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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