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    Governance of oil resources and the referendum in Southern Sudan

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2011
    Since gaining independence in 1956, Sudan has suffered prolonged violent conflicts and other political crises, which brought Southern Sudan to the brink of secession (at the time of writing).
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    Unconstitutional changes of government: the democrat’s dilemma in Africa

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2011
    Since 2002, a well-established principle and practice of the African Union (AU) has been the rejection of unconstitutional changes of government. The use of this instrument of democracy promotion has set the AU apart from its predecessor, the Organisation of African Unity.
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    Somalia: Fighting the odds in the search for peace after the transition

    Institute for Security Studies, 2014
    Despite renewed hope in the future of Somalia, post-transition efforts towards peace and stability in this country face numerous challenges.
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    The OAU/AU at 50: democratic governance as a precondition for a sustainable African future

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2014
    The African Union (AU) was formed in 2002 after the Organisation for African Unity (OAU) was deemed to have achieved its goals. Nevertheless, when compared with the OAU, the AU has been more successful in achieving greater security on the continent, thereby allowing development to take place.
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    A tenuous solution in Mali: between internal constraints and external pressures

    Institute for Security Studies, 2013
    While the announced date for holding the presidential election in Mali was fast approaching, the continued occupation of the Kidal region by Tuareg armed groups compromised the organisation of elections throughout the country.
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    The non-oil tax reform in Angola: on track or losing momentum?

    Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2014
    Since 2010, Angola has been implementing a tax reform aiming to increase non-oil tax revenues. This brief addresses main achievements of the reform since mid-2012 on administrative and legislative issues. Does the reform still have momentum?
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    Somalia: Clan and state politics

    Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, 2013
    A Somali state, or a functioning approximation of it, has failed to exist,maybe in the first place, in the hearts and the minds of the Somalis themselves, at least so far. Stateness, like any other social construction, finds in collective experience and praxis those founding elements that underpin its building up process.
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    Religious violence in Nigeria: Causal diagnoses and strategic recommendations to the state and religious communities

    African Journals Online - AJOL, 2012
    The literature on religious violence in Nigeria largely implicates socio-economic, political and governance deficits as the major causes of such violence. This article, the author asserts, departs from the underlying causes approach and undertakes an analytical inquiry into the immediate and visible factors that trigger religious conflicts in the country.
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    Undercurrents of violence: why Sierra Leone’s political settlement is not working

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2014
    Debates over violence, security, humanitarian and development imperatives have long been polarised. However, as seen in Syria and Mali, the question is not simply whether one should intervene but rather how and for whose benefit.
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    What makes for peaceful post- conflict elections?

    Swisspeace, 2013
    Elections play a crucial role in post-conflict peace and democratization processes as, among other factors, they provide an answer to the question of who is to legitimately rule the country. However, because of the competitiveness arising from their central role in allocating power they can also represent windows of vulnerability where deeply rooted societal conflicts can come to the surface.

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