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Restitution of African art will gain pace slowly

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AFRICA

The Smithsonian’s declaration is the latest in a series of moves by museums around the world to return African artworks taken from the continent during the colonial era.

African aid effectiveness will face greater scrutiny

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AFRICA

Many African leaders are fearful that aid budgets will soon fall due to some Western governments adopting more isolationist foreign policies. This would have a negative effect on…

West African security aid will produce limited results

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WEST AFRICA

This has been compounded by a recent wave of coups in West Africa by Western-trained officers. Both of these trends, along with continued human rights abuses by state security…

Political consultants in Africa will have minor impact

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AFRICA

International consulting in Africa

African secessionism will challenge national unity

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AFRICA

An increasing number of African countries have secessionist movements that challenge existing state boundaries. However, few have the potential to secure their stated goals either…

South Africa may oppose world’s largest mining deal

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SOUTH AFRICA

Although Anglo American’s board promptly rejected the bid, BHP is expected make a revised offer. This would have major implications for Southern African mining, as BHP has…

South African lockdown easing should reduce hardship

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SOUTH AFRICA

The re-opening comes despite an infection rate that is expected to peak only later this year.

UN ERC will face global modernisation challenges

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INTERNATIONAL

UN emergency aid outlook ahead of the 2016 WHS summit.

Kenya will leverage threats of camp closure

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KENYA

Grandi is the latest high-profile figure to urge the government to reconsider its position. Should Dadaab close, over 340,000 refugees would in total be forced from Kenya…

Sierra Leone will reconfigure China relationship

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SIERRA LEONE

Sierra Leone-China relations.