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Africa: 'Conflict is Like a Cough, If You Don't Treat the Root Cause, It Comes Back'
allAfrica, 23 January 2020
With the ongoing conflicts in Cameroon, Somalia, Nigeria, the Sahel and Mozambique, peace on the continent may seem elusive, but Nigerian-based Joy Ada Onyesoh, president of the… Read more »
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Africa: When Climate Crisis, Food Insecurity and Conflict Shakes Foundation of Peace in Africa
allAfrica, 24 January 2020
Former UK foreign secretary, Jeremy Hunt, linked climate change to the growing conflicts in Africa, during his five-day visit to the continent. Hunt stopped in Nigeria and raised… Read more »
'Treat the Root Causes of Conflict to Build Peace In Africa'
With the ongoing conflicts in Cameroon, Somalia, Nigeria, the Sahel and Mozambique, peace on the continent may seem elusive, but Nigerian-based Joy Ada Onyesoh, president of the International Board President of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, is convinced that the continent's peacebuilding goals can be achieved. AllAfrica's David Njagi spoke with her about the need for women and men to work together, and about how climate-driven conflicts can cause food insecurity.
This three-edged front of climate change, food insecurity and conflict is enough to shake the very foundations of peace in Africa, even ones established by institutions like WILPF for over 100 years, said Joy Ada Onyesoh, the International Board President of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom.
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Africa: How Social 'Tipping Points' Could Limit Global Warming
The Conversation Africa, 30 January 2020
Achieving the Paris Climate Agreement goal of keeping global warming to 1.5°C requires a worldwide transformation to carbon-neutral societies within the next 30 years. The task… Read more »
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Africa: Nations Caught in Conflict Re-Commit to Inclusive Education
IPS, 27 January 2020
Djibouti's President Ismail Omar Guelleh knows that his country is in need of an education system that is, "innovative, based on universal principles and values and adaptive of the… Read more »
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Africa: Women Step Forward in Push to Nurture Climate Scientists
Thomson Reuters Foundation, 13 January 2020
A new programme is training African scientists to be leaders in their field, with a focus on meeting the needs of women farmers in adapting to a warming climate Read more »
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Central Africa: Renewed Hopes for Peace in the Great Lakes Region
CAJ News, 10 January 2020
A unique academic offering by a humanitarian organisation and a tertiary institution is anticipated to bring long-lasting peace in the conflict-prone Great Lakes region and the… Read more »
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Clashes between separatist groups have left at least six fighters dead, with one of the groups allegedly abducting close to 40 rebels of another camp. While separatist leaders said ... Read more »
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