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Aging Out Of Care In Ethiopia: Challenges And Implications Facing Orphans And Vulnerable Youth, Julia Pryce

Julia Pryce

Katama Mkangi's Subaltern Sociology: Legacies Of Race And Colonialism At The Coast Of East Africa, Jesse Benjamin

Jesse Benjamin

No abstract provided.

Walter Rodney In East Africa: The Dar School And The Kenya/Tanzania, Capitalism/Socialism Dichotomy, Jesse Benjamin

Jesse Benjamin

No abstract provided.

The World Bank And The International Monetary Fund In Africa, Paul Clements

Paul Clements

No abstract provided.

United States Foreign Policy Responses To Africa's Transition Conflicts, Andrew Ewoh

Andrew I.E. Ewoh

No abstract is currently available.

The Economic Community Of West African States And The Responsibility To Protect, Emmanuel Aning, Samuel Atuobi

Emmanuel Kwesi Aning

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was created in 1975 with the primary objective of member states jointly to ‘promote cooperation and integration, leading to the establishment of an economic union in West Africa in order to raise the living standards of its peoples, and to maintain and enhance economic stability’. However, since its creation, the organization has largely pursued security and political agendas due to the prevalence of political instability and security challenges in the West African sub-region. Since the 1960s, when most of its member states gained independence, West Africa has experienced several coups d’état and …

Centrally-Planned Or Developmental-Oriented State: A Review Of The Ethiopian Economic System, Asayehgn Desta

Asayehgn Desta

Regional Approaches To Statebuilding Ii: The African Union And Ecowas, Emmanuel Aning, Naila Salihu

Emmanuel Kwesi Aning

This chapter discusses statebuilding within the context of post-conflict reconstruction and development in Africa. It outlines the policies and practices of, first, the African Union (AU) and then the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and explores how these are implemented in fields of political governance, security sector reform, economic reform, and social justice. These areas are crucial to any effective or comprehensive statebuilding process; if they are not adequately addressed, there is a risk of the country concerned reverting to conflict. Both the AU and ECOWAS can be commended for putting in place policy frameworks for promoting statebuilding …

For Sense Of 40 Or 50 Missionaries: The Development Of Written Setswana And Colonization Of The Batswana, Stephen Volz

Stephen Volz

Caught Between Chief And Missionary: Tswana Evangelists And European Colonisation, Stephen Volz

Stephen Volz

Identifying And Responding To Africa's Security Challenges, Emmanuel Aning

Emmanuel Kwesi Aning

This chapter discusses a broad range of new and emerging security challenges that affect and impact the survival of Africa's constituent states. It seeks to (a) understand the dynamics and mechanics of the narcotics trade and the manner in which it impacts the content, particularly West Africa, which is now known as the "coke coast"; (2) identify and analyze the threat of cyber crime; and (3) examine the strategies for coping and responding to these challenges within the broader framework of initiatives undertaken by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the African Union.

Application Of And Responses To The Responsibility To Protect Norm At The Regional And Subregional Levels In Africa: Lessons For Implementation, Emmanuel Aning, Samuel Atuobi

Emmanuel Kwesi Aning

This paper contributes to discussion on moving the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) norm from concept to action by exploring how such shifts can be made from regional and subregional perspectives. We argue that recent events in Africa and the responses and actions of its major multilateral actor, the African Union (AU), and one of its regional economic communities, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), indicate the urgent the need for regional and subregional actors to lead in the implementation of this norm due to chronic instability that threatens populations in the African region. We further argue that implementing …

The Good, The Bad, And ...: Models And Lessons In Democratic Transitions And Conflict Resolution, Jesse Benjamin

Jesse Benjamin

No abstract provided.

Challenging Democracy: Ethnicity In Postcolonial Fiji And Trinidad, Movindri Reddy

Movindri Reddy

Fiji and Trinidad are similar in terms of their colonial and postcolonial historical experiences, yet their political outcomes are different. The argument put forth is that constitutional reforms that were adopted by Fiji were unsuccessful because of systemic conditions specific to the country. Sustained by structural features such as land rights and chiefly jurisdiction, and more intangible factors such as cultural identity and nationalism, ethnic identity is the lens through which most public discourse occurs. By contrast, Trinidad does not have these corresponding institutional structures, and the existence of public spaces for the contestation of ethnic identities together with the …

Changing Perspectives In Uganda, Leeann Bartolini

LeeAnn Bartolini

U.S. Foreign Policy Toward West Africa: Issues On Democracy, Economic Development And Security, Andrew Ewoh

Andrew I.E. Ewoh

No abstract provided.

Pan-African Writings On East Africa And The Marginalization In Western Scholarship, Jesse Benjamin

Jesse Benjamin

No abstract provided.

Kenya's Post-Election Violence In Colonial Context: The Invention And Renegotiation Of Ethnicity, Nationalism And Structures Of Post-Colonial Power, Jesse Benjamin

Jesse Benjamin

No abstract provided.

Business Improvement Districts And Urban Governance In Enugu State Of Nigeria. Paper/Presentation, Andrew Ewoh

Andrew I.E. Ewoh

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Why The Atlantic World?, Jesse Benjamin, William Allen, Alan Lebaron, Robert Simon, Eva Thompson, Akanmu Adebayo

Jesse Benjamin

No abstract provided.

Connections Between East Africa And India Over 8,000 Years, Jesse Benjamin

Jesse Benjamin

No abstract provided.

Bedouin Issues In Israel, Palestine And Egypt, Jesse Benjamin

Jesse Benjamin

No abstract provided.

Kenya And The Indian Ocean Diaspora: Which Direction And Which Sources?, Jesse Benjamin

Jesse Benjamin

No abstract provided.

An Overview Of The Ghana Police Service, Emmanuel Aning

Emmanuel Kwesi Aning

This paper is divided into five sections (chapters). First, it starts with a general historical overview of the force in terms of its origins and development. Second, is an outline of the structural development, growth and expansion of the service from its inception in the colonial period until 2001. Since the Police Service is one of the regulating arms of government, it would be useful and appropriate to review the legislative, constitutional and other legal instruments regulating the service. In an earlier paragraph, it was posited that while different governments seeking to examine the service and correct any problems and …

Slavery And Its Legacies In Africa And The Diaspora, Jesse Benjamin, Lindah Mhando

Jesse Benjamin

No abstract provided.

Words Of Batswana: Letters To Mahoko A Becwana, Stephen Volz

Stephen Volz

Katama Mkangi's Epistemological And Political Legacy For Researchers Of East Africa's Coastal History: Implications Of Subaltern Speech, Jesse Benjamin

Jesse Benjamin

No abstract provided.

The Swahili Coast, Jesse Benjamin

Jesse Benjamin

No abstract provided.

Post-Modern Pathologies And Pan-African Erasures: Problems Of Identity In Coastal East Africa, Jesse Benjamin

Jesse Benjamin

No abstract provided.

From Youth Rebellion To Child Abduction: The Anatomy Of Recruitment In Sierra Leone, Emmanuel Aning, Angela Mcintyre

Emmanuel Kwesi Aning

Using a case study of Sierra Leone, this chapter aims to bring attention to the importance of youth as a constituency with a substantial stake in national and regional stability in Africa. We have attempted this by first giving a background to the conflict, followed by a discussion of the nature of youth recruitment and participation in the conflict, followed by a look at some influential perspectives on the issue of child and youth participation in violence, and the influences they have had on policy making. We conclude with the idea that youth are of central concern to both national …