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Author: Allard Duursma

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Allard Duursma

Allard Duursma is Senior Researcher at the Center for Security Studies (CSS) at ETH Zurich. His work focuses on mediation, peacekeeping, and transnational conflict. His work has appeared in the Journal of Peace Research, the Journal of Modern African Studies, the European Journal of International Relations, and International Organization.

  • Mwai Kibaki shakes hands with opposition leader Raila Odinga during peace talks mediated by Kofi Annan in Kenya, January 2008. Credit: Boniface Mwangi/IRIN.
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    July 2, 2020
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    The (un)surprising effectiveness of African mediation efforts

    Do African solutions to African problems work? I crunched the numbers. If you type “African solutions to African problems” into Google Scholar, the top academic articles ...
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