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  Language, education, and citizenship in Africa

  Afrobarometer, 2016

  African states are known for their linguistic diversity. Few have spread a single official language widely through their education systems. The preservation of many local languages seems a benefit in terms of minority rights, but some fear that fragmentation may inhibit national cohesion and democratic participation.
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  Building freedom? Securing constitutionalism and civil liberties in Africa: an analysis of evidence from the APRM

  South African Institute of International Affairs, 2016

  Africa’s turn to electoral democracy over the past three decades has rightly been hailed as a significant achievement, but it has not rid the continent of restrictive and authoritarian governance impulses. This report attempts to interrogate the concept of ‘freedom’ and how it is faring in Africa.
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  Not so great expectations: gas revenue, corruption and willingness to pay tax in Tanzania

  Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2016

  Huge reservoirs of natural gas have been discovered offshore the southern coast of Tanzania. There are high expectations that exploitation of natural resources will substantially increase Tanzania’s national income.
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  Collaborating for women’s economic, social and political empowerment: India and Africa

  Knowledge Partnership Programme, 2015

  Over one third of the world’s poor reside in Africa and though over the last century African countries have made significant strides in promoting gender equity, the equality in society in terms of access and control over family, society, economic and political goods are yet to be achieved.
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  No ceilings: The full participation report

  2015

  The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the No Ceilings initiative of the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation joined forces to assess the evidence on the gains and gaps in progress for women and girls over the past 20 years. The report asks:
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  Mega-events and megaprojects

  2011

  Mega-events are events with a global audience. They vary in type and organization, but the focus here is on those that have an itinerant character, occurring regularly in different places, and are awarded through a bidding process. These include the World’s Fair, the World Cups of various sports, regional athletic contests (e.g., Asian Games) and the Olympic Games.
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  The fiscal consequences of Shrinking Populations: by Benedict Clements, Kamil Dybczak, Vitor Gaspar, Sanjeev Gupta, and Mauricio Soto ; IMF Staff Discussion Notes No. 15/21; October 2015 - sdn1521.pdf

  International Monetary Fund, 2015

  Shrinking populations pose a formidable fiscal challenge. Declining fertility and increasing longevity will lead to a slower-growing, older world population. In most countries, population is projected by the United Nations (UN) to peak sometime this century and decline thereafter.
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  Then and now: How the United Nations Peacebuilding Architecture is meeting its mandate

  African Centre for Constructive Resolution of Disputes, 2015

  Since its creation in 2005, the United Nations (UN) Peacebuilding Architecture (PBA) has scored some successes in terms of increasing opportunities for financing of peacebuilding efforts and working with governments in this area.
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  Reclaiming protection of civilians under international humanitarian law: reflections from the Oslo global conference

  African Centre for Constructive Resolution of Disputes, 2015

  Over the past sixty years, international humanitarian law (IHL) has established a comprehensive legal framework for the protection of civilians (PoC) in armed conflicts. There is broad consensus that these guidelines afford non-combatants significant protections from the effects of military operations − provided they are carefully implemented by all sides to a conflict.
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  When refugees cannot return home: A conflict conundrum in Africa’s Great Lakes region

  African Centre for Constructive Resolution of Disputes, 2016

  The large number of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the Great Lakes region poses immense challenges to peacebuilding processes within the countries affected, as well as in that entire conflict system. An influx of refugees impacts peace and security, citizenship considerations, as well as cross-border and ethnic confl icts, among others.

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