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Is food self-sufficiency making a comeback?
Qatar and Burundi have been forced to innovate due to political crises. But the rest of the world could learn a lot from their ... -
Zimbabwe: Six issues that must be fixed for elections to be free and fair
There is still time to ensure Zimbabwe’s July election is credible, but the window is shutting fast. With elections scheduled for 30 July, Zimbabwe ... -
Bemba’s day in court and another blow for the ICC
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How Ethiopia and Eritrea can forge a new relationship
Four key issues that will need to be resolved for the neighbours to normalise relations. In 1991, as the US Assistant Secretary of State ... -
TEDx comes to the refugee camp (aka Think Your Way out of Oppression!)
Rebranding refugees as entrepreneurs and camps as places of opportunity shows the boundless cynicism of neoliberal humanitarianism. On 9 June, the UN Refugee Agency ... -
Is change a real option? The choice facing voters in Zimbabwe’s elections
With Zimbabwe’s main parties sounding different but looking the same, could a wave of local independent candidates bring some hope? With President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s ... -
Corruption’s big week
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South Sudan: Why I’m starting to think peace is possible
I’ve been one of a few refugee representatives allowed to attend the peace talks. I’ve seen that when South Sudanese own the process, there’s ... -
South Sudan: Sanctions aren’t working, but they could. Here’s how.
Applied punitively rather than strategically, sanctions have entrenched leader’s positions rather than changing their behaviours. The latest iteration of South Sudan’s peace talks concluded ...