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    The underside of political settlements: violence in Egypt and Kenya

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2014
      Understanding political settlements is important for addressing and mitigating violence. This policy briefing is based on case studies from Egypt and Kenya which confirm that political settlements that only focus on formal actors and spaces at the national level are crucially flawed.
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    Disaster-related displacement from the Horn of Africa

    Norwegian Refugee Council, 2014
    Between 2008 and 2012, 144 million people were forced to leave their homes by sudden-onset disasters around the world. The vast majority of them fled from floods, storms and wildfires and others effects of climate change. Most remain in their countries as internally displaced people, but many also flee across the borders to other countries.
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    Ticking time bombs: ineffective weapons stockpile management in Africa

    Institute for Security Studies, 2011
    The history of explosions in countries around the world illustrates the increased risk posed by improper ammunition management. This paper illustrates the importance of monitoring and controlling conventional weapons (CW) and ammunition stockpile management in Africa, paying particular attention to small arms and light weapons (SALW).
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    Negotiations for a Nile-Cooperative Framework Agreement

    Institute for Security Studies, 2011
    The geographical configurations of the Nile ensure that all Nilotic countries are inextricably bound together by a common reliance on the shared waters of this great river. However, for too long, all of these countries have given priority to the pursuit of their divergent interests and their own agendas.
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    The Nile: from mistrust and sabre rattling to rapprochement

    Institute for Security Studies, 2012
    For the past century, there has been a climate of mistrust among the riparian countries over the development and use of the Nile waters. This uncooperative atmosphere has created a fragmented vision and led to unilateral development of the Nile waters.
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    Internal and external dilemmas of peacebuilding in Africa

    Institute for Security Studies, 2014
    Peacebuilding, as a distinct area of international engagement, developed in the early 1990s within the context of the reform of the conflict prevention and peacekeeping capacity of the UN.
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    Interregional challenges of Islamic extremist movements in North Africa

    Institute for Security Studies, 2011
    For a long time the region of North Africa enjoyed what seemed like political stability. The reality behind this false image has been unveiled lately by the events that have taken place in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya. A closer look at these uprisings shows that they have been simmering for a very long time.
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    Meeting the Sphinx: the experience of South African companies doing business in Egypt

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2007
    Although bilateral trade with Egypt has grown significantly over the past decade, investment from South Africa has lagged behind. South Africa is not only a late entrant to Egypt's market but also faces strong competition from European, American and Middle Eastern products and companies, which have historically dominated the economy.
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    The discontent in West Asia: implications for India

    Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, India, 2011
    In the past, governments had succeeded in containing the spontaneous outbursts of crowds by a combination of force and temporary special measures. Nevertheless, the relative material deprivation combined with a perceived sense of injustice of the regime as reflected in the form of high corruption, and the growing Americanisation of Arab has ignited the long wounded Arabs on the street.
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    Political economy of Egypt’s regional trade integration policy: the case of joining the Tripartite Free Trade Agreement

    South African Institute of International Affairs, 2013
    The political signalling of Egypt in 2012 to join the Tripartite Free Trade Agreement (TFTA) emphasised Egypt’s interest in being part of this important initiative. The paper addresses the political and economic reasons that could have prompted Egypt to undertake such a decision.

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