Civil Society Matters to the Sustainable Development Goals

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By Peter J. Jacques Life and death for whole communities hang in the balance of achieving the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that include eliminating...

State of the Union: the women in white stole Trump’s night – and will haunt him for the rest of the yea

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The State of the Union headline was not in Donald Trump’s script, which initially leashed him to a teleprompter before a joint session of...

From fake news to enemy of the people: An anatomy of Trump’s tweets

A woman looks at the Twitter feed of President Donald Trump in November 2018. Trump uses Twitter to make policy announcements and also to rail against critical press coverage. (STF/AFP)
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By Stephanie Sugars/CPJ North America Research Assistant  Since announcing his candidacy in the 2016 presidential elections to the end of his second year in office, U.S....

Fantasy that Mnangagwa would fix Zimbabwe now fully exposed

Zimbabwe President Emmerson Mnangagwa with Russian President Vladimir Putin. EPA-EFE/Sergei Chirikov
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As of January 18, more than 12 people had died, no less than 78 had suffered gunshot injuries, and at least 240 had been...

Africa Power Access Accelerator

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The Africa Power Access Accelerator program has now been launched and is accepting applications for project development support (Technical Assistance and Financing). Background Improved access to modern energy services...

How foreign backing is keeping Sudan’s Omar al-Bashir in power

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Day after day Sudanese are taking to the streets to protest against the rule of Omar al-Bashir. The president, who himself seized power in 1989 when...

What Netflix’s involvement in Nigeria’s massive film industry really means

Nigerian actress, Genevieve Nnaji in her film, ‘Lionheart’. Netflix
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Global streaming service Netflix set its eyes a few years ago on Nigeria’s film industry, better known as Nollywood. Distribution of Nigerian movies on...

World has failed to protect children in conflict in 2018: UNICEF

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Widespread violations against children in conflict continue in shocking year-on-year trend NEW YORK, 28 December 2018 – The futures of millions of children living in countries...

Africa: Center for Human Rights and Democracy in Africa (CHRDA) condemns the killing and public dragging of Anglophones in the Francophone

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PRESS RELEASE Center for Human Rights and Democracy in Africa (CHRDA) condemns the killing and public dragging of Anglophones in the Francophone - Bangourain -...

The UAE’s active role in Horn of Africa peace-making

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As a momentous year draws to a close, The National is running a series of articles examining the impact of the growing diplomatic strength...