| 8 August 2013 |
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| Feature: Ghana offers a remarkable precedent that Zimbabwe will surely not follow |
Zimbabwe's Constitutional Court will almost certainly dismiss the MDC's application to it to annul the July 31 elections because of vote-rigging. But in Ghana the Supreme Court may just do the unthinkable in a similar case.
Morgan Tsvangirai’s Movement for Democratic Change doesn’t stand a real chance with its application to Zimbabwe’s Constitutional Court to order a rerun of the July 31 presidential and parliamentary elections. President Robert Mugabe beat Tsvangirai by 61 to 34 percent in the presidential election and Zanu PF trounced MDC-T by 160 seats to 49 in the National Assembly vote.
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| ISS Today |
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| Implementing the National Development Plan 2030 is essential for future stability |
Structural unemployment and inequality in South Africa are a toxic mix that could undo progress in Africa's largest economy.
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| Villain or hero? Clarity is needed on why a South African police general is being prosecuted |
Is Hawks Major-General Johan Booysen a rogue policeman, or is he being persecuted for tackling high-level corruption?
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| What do elections in Zimbabwe really mean? |
With its economy in a shambles, it’s going to take more than an election to fix what ails Zimbabwe.
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| Events |
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Highway or byway? The National Development Plan 2030
14 August 2013 |
Proper implementation of the NDP would restructure the economy and could put the country onto a sustained higher growth path.
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Peace interventions in Africa - can we do it?
16 August 2013 |
To create the conditions conducive for peace processes and impartial peacekeeping, it is often necessary to deploy combat intervention forces alongside peacekeepers.
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| ISS 4th international conference: National and international perspectives on crime reduction and criminal justice, 21 and 22 August 2013 |
The conference provides an exciting opportunity to showcase current criminological and contiguous research as well as policy initiatives from across the world.
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ACPST Course: Natural resource management
Application closing date 25 August 2013
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Quelles techniques novatrices et efficaces de gestion des ressources naturelles pour favoriser le développement en garantissant l’équité, la durabilité et le respect des droits de l’homme ?
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| Was President Morsi overthrown in a coup or a popular uprising? |
The situation in Egypt remains volatile and could worsen if no immediate temporary solution is found. The seminar provided a platform to reflect on the key outcomes of the unfolding events.
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| Third ECOWAS Regional Counter-Terrorism Training Course |
This introductory course was aimed at strengthening awareness on generic counter-terrorism matters. It sought to enhance the expertise and capacity of law enforcement officials across the region to effectively prevent and combat terrorism.
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| Publications |
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| Peace and Security Council Report 49 |
This month our researchers in Addis Ababa and Pretoria have produced analyses on Egypt, South Sudan, Madagascar and Mozambique. In addition there is a retrospective article on Africa’s Capacity for Immediate Responses to Crisis and an open page article on the Organisation of African Unity/African Union.
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| Multimedia |
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| Zimbabwe elections a test for SADC and the AU |
This Week in Africa Episode 56: Paul-Simon Handy looks at the hotly contested general elections in Zimbabwe, 'premature' polls in Mali and heightened tensions in Egypt. / La semaine en Afrique episode 56: Une discussion avec Paul-Simon Handy sur les élections au Zimbabwe, le vote présidentielle au Mali et les graves tensions en Égypt.
Listen online in English... Pour la version francaise, cliquez ici... |
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