Over the past year, violence and armed conflict caused about 55 000 fatalities on the African continent, an increase of almost 10% since 2021. Across countries in the Sahel and Somalia, fatalities increased by 70%,...
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Africa must increase resilience to food insecurity caused by the Ukraine war
Whichever direction the Russia-Ukraine war may take over the next few weeks and months, the conflict has already impacted the next harvesting season. This will have a ripple effect on global food security, possibly for...
Editorial – Good governance is inclusive
In setting out to interrogate what inclusive governance looks like and why it is a non-negotiable if Africa is to reach its development goals, this issue of Africa in Fact has harnessed the insights of a wide range of...
Inclusive governance in Africa is urgent
After a decade of improvement in the quality of governance since 2012, Africa is back in the trenches, according to the 2022 Ibrahim Index of African Governance (IIAG) published in February this year. This time the...
Young and restless
Since the establishment of the United Nations (UN) in 1945, the global multilateral institution has always paid attention to the plight of young people through its agencies such as the United Nations Educational,...
Is AU term-limit policy enough to deter abuse?
During a previous African Governance Architecture meeting, the African Peer Review Mechanism chief executive Professor Eddy Maloka called for the continent to be robust and frank when dealing with governance matters....
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