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Development

The paradox of Kenyan tourism: How fears of extremism let terror grow

The eastern coast of Kenya, home to millions of people and the pearl of the country’s once-booming tourist industry, is now slowly draining itself of foreign visitors. Growing unemployment lands fertile ground for drug tr...
by Mateusz Mazzini
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Africa

Libya’s struggle from dictatorship to democracy

The Co-founder of the Libyan Youth Movement spoke at an event organised by the International Political Forum on 27 February 2015. This article includes reflections of the discussion that was held on the day about LYM’s ro...
by Rima Amin
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Africa

How violence in Libya impacts the oil industry

Politics, power, and oil are tightly intertwined in Libya. To control oil is to hold power, thereby making Libya’s oil infrastructure a hotbed of conflict and violence. Libya’s complicated political landscape is d...
by David Bresnahan-McRae
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Nigeria
 

Is Nigeria tearing itself apart?

After years of military rule, Nigeria clawed her way to democratic governance in 1999 and today, for the first time in her history, the country has witnessed three successive democratic transitions without the military’s ...
by Samson Faboye
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Africa

Boko Haram: A challenge for Africa

Sunni Jihadi group Boko Haram, originally from Nigeria, has carried out their first fatal attack in Chad, according to locals and army spokespeople.
by Bauke Danielle Schram
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Africa

A walk by the inequal progress of Mozambique

Jaime lives in southern Mozambique with his wife. He is a Spanish lawyer working for the rights of small communities and their land and she is a doctor in a rural hospital. The country they have chosen to make their home is the...
by Inma López
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Economy

The future of economic development in Nigeria

In 2003 watchdog group Transparency International rated Nigeria the second most corrupt country across the world and, for years, the country struggled with a debt which restricted its ability to make any real economic progress...
by Ijeoma Okoye
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Africa

Safe roads for pedestrians are still a far cry in Kenya

A fair share of Kenyan roads, especially in the urban areas, were built during the colonial era; at a time when urban areas had few dwellers and even fewer motor vehicles. In recent years, the Kenyan government has taken up th...
by Fridah Mlemwa
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Africa

Morocco’s Youth Government: A Step Towards Better Representation?

Civil society in Morocco took a step towards better policies for young people through the creation of the Moroccan Parallel Youth Government MPYG, which intended to mimic and evaluate Morocco government policies.
by Mohammed Qasserras
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