The current conflict situation in Zimbabwe
“I have lost all hope in our nation as things have just been getting worse.” “It is not sustainable, that is how I see the […]
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The current conflict situation in Cameroon
Cameroon – a “microcosm of Africa” – is a country in Central Africa in which the most diverse cultures, forms of life, religions and languages […]
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The Sub-Saharan Africa Region
The Sub-Saharan Africa region describes the part of the African continent situated geographically south of the Sahara and therefore comprises – according to the definition […]
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IFAIR as Input Giver at a Seminar about “War and Peace”
On the May 8th, 2019 IFAIR’s Regional Director for Sub-Saharan Africa, Katharina Lange, was invited to give a talk at a seminar hosted by Akademie […]
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Africa’s Last Colony: The Question of Western Sahara
The Kingdom of Morocco has been readmitted into the African Union (AU) after 33 years. Morocco had left the former OAU in 1984 in protest against the admission […]
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Focus on Tanzania
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Empowering Students to Advocate Disability Rights in Tanzania
Academic institutions have a big role to play with respect to the promotion of human rights. As demonstrated by the Disability Rights Education and Legal […]
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Lifting Up the African Poor by Promoting Microcredit Initiatives
Microcredit (or Microfinance) has proved its value in many countries as one of the major means of alleviating poverty. It has the potential to change […]
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Ongwen’s Justice Dilemma
The recent surrender and transfer of a senior Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) Commander, the Ugandan Brigadier Dominic Ongwen, to the International Criminal Court (ICC) raises […]
See MoreDemocracy on Trial – Tanzania before the 2015 Elections
Since 1960, Tanzania has managed to hold Presidential and National Assembly elections every five years – and it will do so again in October 2015. […]
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