06 November 2024 at 11:29 | Africa | Technology & Innovation

Russian Chinese and Other Disinformation and Misinformation Efforts in the Sahel

Information disorder in the Sahel is threatening the social fabric of multi-ethnic societies. The current phase is particularly challenging, given the scope of the manipulation.

14 January 2025 | Transnational | Security & Conflict

Sahelian Local Perspectives on Western Models of Security Collaboration

Western security models have recently come under scrutiny from Sahel countries.

Middle East, Transnational

NSD-S Hub Student Essay Competition 2024

15 July 2024

A research essay competition for Middle Eastern and African students and researchers.

Africa, Middle East

THE SOUTHERN TALKS #9 - Terrorist Financing, Cultural Looting and The Role of Social Media

12 July 2024

Dr. Amr Al Azm discusses how the looting and selling of antiquities during conflicts can finance terrorist groups.

Africa, Middle East

Food Security Challenges in Africa and the Middle East

13 July 2023 at 14:40

Food Security as a key socio-economic condition for security, political stability and sustainable development

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Africas growth prospects stagnant and under pressure

Africa’s growth prospects are stagnating and have declined in recent years, as evidenced by slow GDP growth rates and limited improvements in human development indices. This downward trend is reflected in the revised and updated analysis of our Current Path forecast on the African Futures website published in December 2024.

The WTOs Trade Policy Review Mechanism: Lessons for the AfCFTA Review Process

The decision by the AfCFTA Secretariat to establish the AfCFTA Implementation Review Mechanism (AFIRM) was mainly prompted by concerns relating to states parties’ slow implementation of the AfCFTA Agreement under which full trading was expected to commence in January 2021, which has not yet happened.

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