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Socio-economic development and resource redistribution as tools for conflict prevention and post-conflict peace building in fragile societies: A comparative analysis of Burundi and Rwanda
(Global Campus, 2017)
Sub-Saharan Africa has experienced a myriad of conflicts since the end of the Cold War. Many of these conflicts have lasted for long periods, leading to massive violations of human rights and creating general human suffering. ...
Sustainability of food systems: The role of legal and policy frameworks
(Global Campus, 2018)
The commodification of food is one of the many causes of food insecurity as it occasions
the inability of poor households to access the available food because of high prices and
dysfunctional markets. A change of approach ...
Africa and mena Regions (2020)
(Brill Nijhoff, 2022-02-21)
2020 heralded the mother-of-all crises – the covid-19 pandemic – that
impacted all countries in Africa, leading to loss of life, jobs, livelihoods and
the crashing of economies, increasing poverty/destitution. This ...
The African human rights system: Challenges and potential in addressing violence against women in Africa
(Routledge, 2018-03-22)
Since the period of colonisation, the African continent has witnessed massive and widespread human rights violations, from massacres to genocides, political suppression to socio-economic neglect, from physical violence to ...
Food Security and Access to Food: The Viability of a Rights-Based Approach to Food Sovereignty in Kenya
(E. Afr. LJ, 2017)
Food is fundamental to the well-being of each human person, the cohesion of the family unit and the achievement of sustainable peace and development. Improving household and national food security is, therefore, key in ...
Commonification of food as an approach for the achievement of food security and the realisation of the right to food for all
(Strathmore LJ, 2020)
The commodification of food is one of the many causes of food insecurity as it occasions
the inability of poor households to access the available food because of high prices and
dysfunctional markets. A change of approach ...
Africa and mena Region (2018)
(Brill Nijhoff, 2019-11-07)
Africa and mena regions continue to face natural hazard and extreme weather challenges that impact adversely on lives, livelihoods and developmental potentials. Hazard-related disasters include floods, droughts, pest/disease ...
Africa and MENA Regions (2019)
(Brill Nijhoff, 2021-02-19)
Africa and MENA regions continue to experience extreme weather events resulting from climate change. Regional institutions and countries have developed legal, policy and institutional frameworks to deal with these challenges ...
Queer lawfare in Kenya: Shifting opportunities for rights realisation
(Pretoria University Law Press, 2022-11-21)
The impact of the global financial crisis on the realisation of socio-economic rights in sub-Saharan Africa: An analysis based on the Millennium Development Goals framework and processes
(Global Campus, 2017)
The global financial crisis, which affected global trade and
investment, did not leave sub-Saharan Africa untouched. The region registered a
decline in economic growth in the period after the crisis and experienced ...