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    Implementing the Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa: Analysing the Compliance of Kenya's Legal Framework

    Oxfam, 2014
    This report analyses the implementation of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People's Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa, better known as the Maputo Protocol in Kenya. The Maputo Protocol guarantees comprehensive rights to women. The report analyses the steps that have been taken in Kenya on a legal, policy, and practical level to implement the Maputo Protocol.
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    Another resource curse?: the impact of remittances on political participation

    Afrobarometer, 2014
    International remittances are quickly becoming an important source of income for millions of individuals around the world. This article focuses on the political impact of remittances, and in particular, its effect on political participation, using data collected from 20 sub-Saharan African countries.
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    What drives quality of schools in africa?: disentangling social capital and ethnic divisions

    Afrobarometer, 2014
    Because of limited governmental resources in Africa, communities are often left in charge of managing their own schools. Therefore, to improve school quality, one must understand the ability of African communities to engage in collective action.
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    A vote of confidence: retrospective voting in Africa

    Afrobarometer, 2014
    The literature on African voting motivations has largely emphasised factors such as ethnic similarity, patron-client loyalty and urban dwellers’ affinity for change. However, the current paper claims that retrospective voting has been either overlooked or misunderstood, and argues that it is a powerful explanation for recurring incumbent support.  
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    Why do some Africans pay bribes while other Africans don't?

    Afrobarometer, 2014
    Bribery has long been described as a pervasive feature of Africa states, but a different picture emerges when the focus is shifted to the micro-level relation between individuals and public officials within a state. The purpose of this paper is to explain under which circumstances and to what extent the payment of bribes by individual Africans varies both within and between countries.
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    The constitution of Kenya 2010: Kenyans give a thumbs up

    Afrobarometer, 2013
    Kenya adopted a new constitution on August 27, 2010.This briefing paper demonstrates Kenyans’ opinions on some of the provisions that were implemented after that date.
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    Conflict Trends, Issue 3, 2014

    African Centre for Constructive Resolution of Disputes, 2014
    From ISIS in Syria and Iraq to the Movement for Unity and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO), Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) in the African Sahel and Al-Shabaab in the Horn of Africa, these complex and multifaceted coalitions of non-state actors are directly transforming the way in which conflicts manifest and evolve.
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    Popular attitudes toward democracy in Mauritius

    Afrobarometer, 2013
    Expert assessments of democracy have always rated Mauritius as a paragon of democracy on the African continent. This briefing paper uses the results of an Afrobarometer survey to find out whether ordinary Mauritians agree with this assessment or not. The paper also demonstrates the opinions of people in other African countries regarding their national democracies. 
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    Urban Land Markets in East Africa

    2011
    The cities in the East African region are characterised by rapid urbanisation and uncontrolled spatial sprawl, with large informal settlements and inadequate service provision. The research study investigates how urban land markets operate in such a context, and particularly, how effectively poor people can access, trade and hold land.
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    Plotting progress: integrated planning in the rangelands of Kenya, Ethiopia, and Uganda

    International Land Coalition, 2014
    Planning for development in rangelands, including land use planning, holds particular challenges and can impose unusual constraints on routine activities.

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