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Homosexuality is criminalised in most African countries. Many nations impose hefty prison sentences on those convicted of offences.(2) Sudan, Mauritania, Somalia and parts of Nigeria go as far as...
“The evolving relationship between China and Africa could be one of the most important developments in the international relations of the post-Cold-War era,”(2) say Kweku Ampiah and Sanusha...
On 16 February 2011 a series of explosions sent shockwaves through Tanzania as some 23 weapons storage areas went up in smoke at the Gongo la Mboto military base close to Dar es Salaam. The...
The phrase “early warning and early response systems” (EWERS) have become the by-word of conflict prevention and conflict transformation processes in post-conflict contexts. It is regarded as a...
On 23 January, the Sunday Times in the UK reported that in the dying days of 2010 the Zimbabwe government clandestinely transferred arms to incument President Laurent Gbagbo’s administration in...
The Freedom of Expression Institute (FXI) said that the High Court in Johannesburg has ordered that the Independent Communication Authority of South Africa (Icasa) relaunch a probe into alleged...
Following the second round of the presidential run-off election on 28 November 2010, Côte d’Ivoire has been gripped by a post-election crisis with serious risks of conflict, which, if breaks...
Ten years after the Millennium Declaration took effect, the international community reviewed its progress, setbacks and lessons learned. The deadline for the eight Millennium Development Goals...