Africa: Did the Tumaini Initiative Exceed Its Mandate?

[ad_1] Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from within the African continent and beyond. It offers debates and engagements, contexts and controversies, and reviews and responses flowing from the African Arguments books. It is edited and managed by the International African Institute, hosted at SOAS University of London, the owners of the book series of the same name. The Tumaini (Hope) Initiative was […]

October 10, 2024 2

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Africa: Peaceful Coexistence, Global Security Initiative Answer to Conflicts

[ad_1] Tichaona Zindoga — Horror. Disgust. Anger. So many words could describe the situation in the Middle East over the past year, since Israel launched its war on Gaza and Palestine because Hamas attacked Israel on this day a year ago, killing a reported 1 200 Israelis and kidnapping some 250 people. What has since followed is an unremitting and forceful Israeli bombardment of the territory that has killed over 40 000 Palestinians; and counting. Israel has gone further to […]

October 10, 2024 2

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Africa: Maimouna Ba Awarded 2024 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award for Africa

[ad_1] Dakar — Maimouna Ba, a tireless advocate for forcibly displaced women and children in Burkina Faso, has been named the 2024 UNHCR Nansen Refugee Award's Regional Winner for Africa. The Nansen Refugee Award recognizes individuals and organizations that have shown outstanding dedication in protecting refugees, forcibly displaced, and stateless people. Maimouna's work, which has empowered over 400 forcibly displaced women to achieve financial independence and enabled more than 100 forcibly displaced children to return to school, exemplifies resilience and […]

October 9, 2024 3

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Africa: The AU Takes Aim At Africa’s New Brand of Mercenaries

[ad_1] A draft convention against mercenarism is a welcome step, but must include a strong oversight committee and clear reporting lines. The often shadowy nature of mercenary activity makes exact numbers difficult to verify, but there has certainly been a resurgence in Africa's use of hired soldiers in the past decade. Countries are increasingly drawing on them to help deal with violent extremists and other internal conflicts. Africa's past experience with mercenaries saw small groups - between 50 and 500 […]

October 9, 2024 2

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Africa: Tana Forum Postponed for Third Time Amid Ongoing Conflict in Amhara Region

[ad_1] Addis Abeba — The 11th Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa, originally scheduled for October 25-27, 2024, in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, has been postponed for the third time, with the new dates now set for 2025. Originally planned for October 13-15, 2023, the forum was first rescheduled to April 2024 due to "unforeseen circumstances," according to the Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) at Addis Ababa University, which organizes the event. Despite intentions to hold the forum […]

October 9, 2024 3

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Africa: The God of All Things

[ad_1] [CFR] Why a dangerous reliance on miracles matters for ethics and policy. [ad_2] Source link

October 8, 2024 2

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Africa: May Teacher Voices Echo Around the Globe

[ad_1] New York — We must build a new social contract for education - a contract based on equality, equity, and universal human rights. At the center of our global efforts to ensure education for all, we must put teachers first in everything we do. They are frontlines heroes who deliver every day to educate children, cultivate young talent, and build a strong society. They are the substitute parents, the mentors and the ones who contribute to shaping the identify […]

October 7, 2024

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Africa: Debate On Africa Getting Two Permanent Seats in UNSC Is a Ruse – Professor Badejo

[ad_1] "It is crucial to know that if you have a permanent seat with a veto power, others would court you to support issues of interest to them." Babafemi Badejo is a former Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia. The author of a best-seller on politics in Kenya, Mr Badejo is a legal practitioner and also Professor of Political Science & International Relations at Chrisland University, Abeokuta. In this interview, he discusses the calls for reform of […]

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Africa: The African Union Peace and Security Council Concludes Field Mission to Cairo and Port Sudan, 1 to 4 October 2024

[ad_1] The Delegation of the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union (AU), comprising the representatives of the fifteen (15) PSC Members, namely, Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, The Gambia, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania and Uganda, undertook a field mission to Cairo, Egypt and Port Sudan, Sudan from 01 to 04 October 2024. Led by H.E. Ambassador Mohamed Omar Gad, the Permanent Representative of the Arab Republic of […]

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