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The Populists are Right – How the Franc CFA Impoverishes Africa
In the fall of 2011, and in the wake of Europe’s sovereign debt crisis, panic soared in Franc-Afrique currency markets as widespread rumors of a possible...
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Flattening the COVID-19 Curve in Cameroon: 9 Immediate Action Points for...
The widely acclaimed social distancing, in reality physical distancing technique to curb the spread of the virus seems to be defeated by cultural habits of Cameroonians. Markets remain overcrowded...
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Increasing Development Outcomes through Evidence-Based Policy Making
Across the world, policy specialists have expressed serious concern on what has been referred to as the rising gap between official public policy and...
Democracy as a Means of Legitimate Power and Stability in Sub-Saharan Africa: Myth or...
The African continent has been considered home to wars, recording over 100 military coups with several coup attempts. Before 1996, several military regimes were...
African Migration To Europe During The Covid-19 Pandemic
Irregular migration is the movement of people on the margins or in violation of migration policies that are structurally organized by States. This analysis aims to take stock of African
Infrastructural Development: Major Ingredients For Cameroon’s Emergence
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A significant view was in the year 2011 when the President of Cameroon – H. E. Paul Biya – announced the emergence vision for...
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Interview With Dr. Felicitas Atabong Mokom
Dr. Felicitas Atabong Mokom holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Windsor, Canada. Since 2015, she has served as the Dean...
Gender Perspectives: The Role of Women in Ending the Anglophone Crisis in Cameroon
When the older male elites and chiefs are losing effective control over the heavily-armed young militia, Cameroonian women have the opportunity to intervene in peacebuilding. As mothers, grandmothers, aunts, spouses, and sisters – and as those more often victimized
Increasing Development Outcomes through Evidence-Based Policy Making
Across the world, policy specialists have expressed serious concern on what has been referred to as the rising gap between official public policy and...
COVID-19, Virtual Labor, and the Future of Work
Workers around the world are being hit hard by the impact of COVID-19. The Economist estimates that sectors facing the most significant output declines employ 38% of the world’s workforce, which now faces lay-off and furlough measures.
A Global Minimum Corporate Tax Is The First Step In Redressing Global Inequalities
The world is currently at crossroads, besieged by the economic and health fallout from COVID-19; the era of economic nationalism and populist trade policies appears...
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How will Africa Finance its Post-COVID Recovery?
Developing market economies face a financing dilemma; COVID-19 has placed a grave strain on countries’ health care and economic systems, increasing the need for...
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A Global Minimum Corporate Tax Is The First Step In Redressing Global Inequalities
The world is currently at crossroads, besieged by the economic and health fallout from COVID-19; the era of economic nationalism and populist trade policies appears...
Is Somaliland the Symbol of Democracy in the Horn of Africa?
Democratic principles and practices are inherent in a people, especially in people who are patriotic and have an urge for prosperity and posterity. It is from this spectrum...
The G-7 Takes a Global Stance on COVID-19 as Africa Watches
As the Group of Seven convened for its first summit since the pandemic began last year, climate action, COVID-19, and great power rivalry – or China’s rise – were on...
A Tug Of War Over Presidential Term Limits In Africa: A Wake-up Call For...
In the aftermath of the independence era in the 1960s, many African states were governed through dictatorial regimes until the dramatic change across the...
The Challenge Of Protecting Human Rights Against Unconstitutional Changes Of Government In Sub-saharian Africa
Since independence, Africa has faced instabilities in its political institutions. In total, no less than 204 coups d'état have taken place across the continent, particularly...
Unconstitutional Changes of Government in Sub-Saharan Africa: Breaking the Cycle?
This contribution focuses on issues surrounding unconstitutional changes of power in Africa and the implications for the continent’s peace, security, and stability. While military...