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Academic Papers:
Scholars and development experts submitted the following academic papers to the IIJD and we believe they adequately and effectively reflect our desire to understand and address the issues facing Africa. These papers deal with the social, economic and/or political infrastructure problems of the Continent. Not only do these papers look at the plight of Africa as whole, their assessment is also carried out on a regional and national basis. Please read on to learn more about the root causes of poverty and underdevelopment in Africa, as well as what the IIJD and others propose as solutions.
 
The following paper focuses on Le Réseau Yes-Bénin, one of the IIJD's partners in Africa, and their work in promoting traditional medicine:
 
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 The Réseau YES-Benin: Working to Help the Sick in West Africa and Beyond. By Toussaint Honvou, National Coordinator, Réseau YES-Benin
 
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 Le Réseau Yes-Bénin au secours des malades en Afrique de l’Ouest et pourquoi pas ailleurs. Toussaint Y. Honvou (French copy)
 
 
Below is a selection of papers presented at the International Conference on the State of Affairs of Africa (ICSAA):
 
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 Strengthening Efforts to Eliminate Corruption in Africa. Tagbo Agbazue
 
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 The Role of the African Diaspora in the Revitalization Process of Health Systems in Africa. Onome Ako
 
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 Prospects for Peace, Development and Cooperation in the Horn of Africa. Dr. Sisay Asefa
 
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 Foreign Aid and the Public Sector Budget Process in a Developing Country: The Case of Cameroon. Tabi Atemnkeng Johannes
 
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 Who Benefits from Combined Tax and Public Expenditure Policies in Cameroon. Tabi Atemnkeng Johannes
 
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 Aid and Debt – Progress since 2000? Will $50 billion be granted annually by 2010? Lawalley Cole
 
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 Assessing Liberia’s Post War Recovery Within the Theoretical Framework of the Phoenix Factor. Dr. John Fobanjong
 
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 Strengthening Democratic Institutions Through the African Union: Agenda for Stability and Development in Africa. Dr. Kwame Frimpong
 
 
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 The challenge of activism within growing fundamentalism-globalisation. Mgwabi Jaka Mwambi
 
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 A View of Democratic Governance in Africa with the Sudan in mind. Dr. Richard A. Lobban, Jr.
 
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 NGOs and Africa's Development and Economic Growth. Ogechi Njoku
 
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 The Challenges and Opportunities of Using Africa's Petroleum and Mineral Resources for Poverty Alleviation. Bede Nwete
 
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 Stemming the Tide of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in Africa. Dr. Abdoulaye Dieng Sarr, PharmD, D.Sc.
 
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 The Pursuit of Transitional Justice and African Traditional Values: A Clash of Civilizations – The Case of Uganda. Cecily Rose and Francis M. Ssekandi
 
 
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 Re-Conceptionalizing the Evolving Issues of NGO-African State Relations. Dr. Eve Sandberg
 
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 Access to Justice and the Justice Sector Reform in Nigeria. Dr. Muhammed Tawfiq Ladan
 
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 The successful collaboration between the Government of Sierra Leone and the Special Court for Sierra Leone. Dr. Alan W. White
 
 
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 An Image of Political Freedom in Africa. Dr. Ajume H. Wingo
 
   
 
 
 
   
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