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Land Grabs and the Continued Fight for African Economic Self-determination
For the majority of Africans, their economic livelihoods are tied…
The Environmental Destruction and Resource Exploitation of African Land Grabs
In addition to infringing on property rights, economic rights, and…
African Land ‘Grabs’ and the Growing International Food Crisis
If you’ve been job searching in the international development field…
The Uncertain Future of a Nation: What Will Become of Western Sahara?
The Sahrawi have been under the occupation of Spain and…
Legal Rights Owed to the Sahrawi: Self-Determination and Use of Natural Resources
Introduction Self-determination has been a point of contention for the…
The Fight Over Western Sahara: The Issue of Decolonization
In 1960, the United Nations General Assembly issued the Declaration…
Showdown at The Hague: Tens of thousands to support the former Pr. Laurent Gbagbo of Cote d’Ivoire
The international Criminal Court (ICC) postponed the hearing scheduled to…
Egypt 2012 Presidential elections results: Run-off on June 16 and 17th, 2012
Former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafik and Muslim Brotherhood candidate Mohamed…
What the Coup d’État in Mali Teaches Us
On March 22, 2012 a military coup, led by the…
Senegalese Presidential Elections: How Wade’s Attempts to Confiscate Power Failed
Throughout the world, people have demonstrated by their actions that…
Cameroon: Victim of Political Apathy
On April 21, 2008, an insignificant, but determined number of…
November 2011 IIJD Newsletter Update
Liberia: Presidential Run-Off Election Set to Go Ahead Next Week…
October 2011 IIJD Newsletter Update
Zambia: Zambians Elect New President; Sata Begins Overhaul of Government.…
Zambia Presidential Election: Setting an Example for Africa
In September, Zambians voted in a new president, opposition party…
IIJD September 2011 Newsletter Update
Egypt: Mubarak Trial Begins in Cairo. The trial against former…
South Sudan: Independence Marked by Major Challenges
On July 9, 2011, the world officially welcomed its newest…
Kenya Institutional reforms Updates
After the December 2007 post-election violence where more than one…
Eritrea’s Not So Special Court
The Eritrean judiciary is largely based on the structure of…
August 2011 IIJD Newsletter Update
Somalia: Al Shabaab Abandons Mogadishu while Over 29,000 Somali Children…
The Ben Ali Trial in Tunisia: A Hollow Justice
Background: Tunisia at the Beginning of the Arab Spring Revolution…
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