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February 2, 2021
Global land ecosystems are becoming less efficient at absorbing carbon dioxide
Plants play a key role in mitigating climate change. The more carbon dioxide they absorb during photosynthesis, the less carbon dioxide remains…
January 9, 2021
Is the African continent more vulnerable to climate change than other regions?
Monsoons altering African climate is replete with complexity and marvels. The Sahara is the world's largest desert with the deepest layer of intense…
January 2, 2021
Climate change is killing coffee production; East African coffee farmers know this too well
Editorial commentary: What is discussed here has particular relevance to East African countries such as Kenya and Ethiopia where coffee production…
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January 9, 2020
The New Scramble for African Resources
November 10, 2019
Professor John Ifediora on National Security and Development 2016
Book Reviews
May 22, 2021
International Human Rights Law and Practice
January 30, 2021
Religion and Democratization
January 23, 2021
Inequality: What Is To Be Done?
January 20, 2021
Dead Aid: Why Aid is not working
Book Reviews
Academic Papers
To Forgive or Not: A timely question in an age of terror
Simon Wiesenthal’s seminal narrative of his experiences as a Nazi concentration camp inmate is, at…
To what extent does economic dependence inform the anachronistic practice of female genital circumcision in Africa?
Female genital circumcision is a procedure that requires the excision of some tissues that form the…
Why Norway is not panicking about the oil price collapse
Norway’s petroleum sector is its most important industry. The petroleum sector accounts for 21.5%…