Sebastian Gatimu
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24 May 2016 / by Sebastian Gatimu
Kenyan politics: where have all the women gone?

Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania are all doing well to improve gender parity in politics. So why is Kenya lagging woefully behind?
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02 Mar 2016 / by Sebastian Gatimu
Is the illegal trade in Congolese minerals financing terror?

Terrorist groups are increasingly forming part of the criminal networks that acquire and smuggle minerals in the DRC.
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11 Jan 2016 / by Sebastian Gatimu
The true cost of mineral smuggling in the DRC

Illegal mineral outflows rob the DRC of much-needed revenue that should go to its development.
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12 Aug 2015 / by Sebastian Gatimu
Cloudy with a chance of corruption

Africa finds itself at a crossroads: to continue squandering countless jobs, revenue streams and development opportunities, or to combat corruption where it happens.

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27 Jul 2015 / by Sebastian Gatimu
What Africa really expects from Barack Obama

Just as the US played a role in freeing Africa from its colonial past, it can also help to facilitate a more prosperous future.
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22 May 2015 / by Sebastian Gatimu
Finding better ways to fight corruption

Why does corruption remain ingrained in many states despite so many efforts to fight it?
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18 May 2015 / by Sebastian Gatimu
Exploiting minerals, exploiting communities

Despite many initiatives aimed at curbing corruption, Africa's resource-rich states continue to face poverty and underdevelopment.
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24 Mar 2015 / by Sebastian Gatimu and David Wamugo Wagacha
Kenyan political leadership: the more things change...

Instead of uniting the country, Kenya's political leadership is eroding the principles of good governance.
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11 Mar 2015 / by Sebastian Gatimu
To solve rising crime and radicalisation, start with the youth

Excluding Africa's young people in governance and policy decisions is a recipe for rising crime, radicalisation and insecurity.
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10 Mar 2015 / by Sebastian Gatimu
South Sudan peace talks collapse, election called off

At its core, the South Sudan conflict is about poor governance. Solving the crisis should start with dialogue and a new constitution.
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13 Feb 2015 / by Collette Schulz-Herzenberg, Peter Aling’o and Sebastian Gatimu
Voter information in Kenya's 2013 election

To what extent did the media influence Kenyans in the 2013 elections? Do new technologies help political parties to reach voters? This policy brief gives answers and recommendations.
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13 Feb 2015 / by Collette Schulz-Herzenberg, Peter Aling’o and Sebastian Gatimu
The 2013 general elections in Kenya: The integrity of the electoral process

This policy brief investigates the factors that affected electoral integrity before, during and after the 2013 general elections in Kenya.

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