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10 Nov 2010

Emerging issues: Environmental migration in Africa

Environmental degradation is primarily a result of the dynamic interplay between economic, political and social processes or failures. Some causes of environmental degradation include habitat...

12 Oct 2010

Guinea: Pre-election report (Second round)

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With no candidate securing an outright majority in the June 27 election, the Guinean electoral code dictates that the election must enter into a second runoff round, where the two candidates with...

11 Oct 2010

Reverse Rural-urban Migrations: An Indication of Emerging Patterns in Africa?

INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES

In recent years, analysts have pointed out that rural-urban migration, and urbanization in general, will be a key source of conflicts on the continent. This, it is argued, because those moving into...

16 Sep 2010

SA: Mbeki: Public lecture by the former President of South Africa, on Africa – war and peace, Pretoria (16/09/2010)

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Date: 16/09/2010
Source: The Office of Thabo Mbeki
Title: SA: Mbeki: Public lecture by the former President of South Africa, on Africa - war and peace, Pretoria

06 Sep 2010

Conflict chocolate: Your role in Cote d'Ivoire’s war

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

Cote d'Ivoire gained its independence in 1960 and thereafter enjoyed three decades of stability under President Felix Houphouët-Boigny. The country's relative political success was linked to its...

16 Aug 2010

The Scandal that could end President Yayi Boni’s Rule

INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES

Considered for many years to be a testcase for democracy in West Africa, Benin has entered into a socio-political turbulence that could be detrimental to the consolidation of its democratic...

04 Aug 2010

The trade in counterfeit goods: What is it, why is it a problem and what is its impact on Africa?

CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE

A highly visible influx of counterfeit goods, of various types, is occurring across the African continent.(2) Most of these goods, including clothing, digital video discs (DVDs), compact discs...

03 Aug 2010

Is Climate Change Creating More Environmental Refugees than War in Africa?

INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES

The term ‘environmental refugees' is defined by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), as "those people who have been forced to leave their traditional habitat, temporarily or...

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