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Improving Good Governance in Africa, The Role of Mo Ibrahim Foundation
Written by Omar Kandil
What are the mechanisms that can be utilized in order to accurately assess whether a country abides by the values of good governance or drifts away from them? The questions above got me thinking all weekend which lead me to share ideas on the topic: Improving good governance in Africa, […]
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Is the Playing Field Level for Stateless Olympiads?
Written by ArriannaMarie
“Do the Olympics highlight “free and fair” competition, or is it just one more scene in which the developing world’s disadvantages are starkly visible?” This is the question that was on my mind when I watched the Olympic Procession on July 28. Olympiads clad in colorful regalia pranced and […]
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The New City: Slums – The Problem of Sustainable Urban Population Growth and Infrastructure Development in Africa’s Cities
Written by ArriannaMarie
In the year 2008, for the first time in history, over half the global population were urban-dwellers. By 2030, more than 60 per cent of people are projected to live in cities. Where will these demographic shifts be seen? Africa and Asia’s urban […]
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The Greater WE: The African Union’s Mission to find Joseph Kony & NGOs’ Role
Written by ArriannaMarie
The African Union declared the Lord’s Resistance Army a terrorist group in November 2011 and in late March 2012, the African Union dispatched 5000 troops from Uganda, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Central African Republic to pursue LRA rebels. These troops will be added to the 100 […]
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The Greater WE: Military Interventions in a Globalized World
Written by ArriannaMarie
Global governance and the movement toward a Greater WE means a protection of global public goods, supranational structures and the harmonization of laws and procedures regarding human rights, trade and security. The Greater WE is about the common good of all, not the profit of a few. “With this in […]
