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12. Human Need and Corporate Greed - Understanding the Call for a New Green Revolution in Africa
- Author:
- Sameer Dossani
- Publication Date:
- 08-2008
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Africa Policy Information Center
- Abstract:
- In 2005, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation announced a plan to “help millions of small-scale farmers lift themselves out of poverty and hunger.” In the years since, those foundations have been joined in their efforts by a number of other organizations and have founded the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA).
- Topic:
- Agriculture, Development, Humanitarian Aid, and International Affairs
- Political Geography:
- Africa
13. A Comprehensive and Inclusive Peace Process for Chad
- Publication Date:
- 12-2008
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Africa Policy Information Center
- Abstract:
- Analysts, policy makers and experts are now accepting that the conflicts in Chad and Sudan have mutually reinforcing dynamics. Chad's internal political instability is having devastating consequences on the peace processes in Sudan and the Central African Republic (CAR). The U.N. Security Council Sanctions Committee Panel of Experts on Sudan stated that Chad supports Sudanese insurgent groups with arms, ammunition, vehicles, food, training and safe haven. Violations of humanitarian law and international human rights continue unabated in the region and violators in eastern Chad operate in an environment of almost total impunity. A new U.S. Government strategy must be created to stabilize Chad and bring to an end the continued degradation of conditions in the region. This strategy must work in parallel with the peace process for Sudan and with the efforts led by the “Contact Group” to normalize Chad-Sudan relations.
- Topic:
- Environment, Government, Human Rights, United Nations, and Sanctions
- Political Geography:
- United States and Sudan
14. A Comprehensive and Inclusive Peace Process for Chad
- Publication Date:
- 12-2008
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Africa Policy Information Center
- Abstract:
- Analysts, policy makers and experts are now accepting that the conflicts in Chad and Sudan have mutually reinforcing dynamics. Chad's internal political instability is having devastating consequences on the peace processes in Sudan and the Central African Republic (CAR). The U.N. Security Council Sanctions Committee Panel of Experts on Sudan stated that Chad supports Sudanese insurgent groups with arms, ammunition, vehicles, food, training and safe haven Violations of humanitarian law and international human rights continue unabated in the region and violators in eastern Chad operate in an environment of almost total impunity. A new U.S. Government strategy must be created to stabilize Chad and bring to an end the continued degradation of conditions in the region. This strategy must work in parallel with the peace process for Sudan and with the efforts led by the “Contact Group” to normalize Chad-Sudan relations.
- Topic:
- Conflict Resolution, Health, Human Rights, Human Welfare, Humanitarian Aid, Peace Studies, United Nations, and War
- Political Geography:
- Africa, United States, and Sudan
15. Kenya and Zimbabwe: Democratic Challenges and Opportunities
- Author:
- Briggs Bomba
- Publication Date:
- 01-2008
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Africa Policy Information Center
- Abstract:
- The world's attention has been riveted in 2008, by election crises in Africa, first Kenya, and now Zimbabwe. In both cases, challenges remain in converting electoral victory to political power. Can a victorious opposition come to power in the face of an obstinate incumbent? This question is particularly relevant when the incumbent regime controls the coercive apparatus of the state and the opposition only has the ballot in its corner. In the battle of the ballot vs. the bullet, can there ever be a fair match?
- Topic:
- Civil Society, Democratization, Political Economy, and Post Colonialism
- Political Geography:
- Kenya, Africa, and Zimbabwe
16. Six Months Since 1706: The International Failure to Protect Darfur
- Publication Date:
- 03-2007
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Africa Policy Information Center
- Abstract:
- Six months ago, at the end of August 2006, the United Nations (UN) Security Council passed a critical resolution, authorizing a robust UN peacekeeping force for Darfur, western Sudan. This act was the result of years of advocacy and international political wrangling, against the backdrop of escalating violence in Darfur. The resolution expressed the will and intent of the international community to send a 22,000-strong UN force to Darfur, to supplement the African Union (AU) mission and to provide protection to civilians and humanitarian operations on the ground.
- Topic:
- Development, Peace Studies, and United Nations
- Political Geography:
- Africa and Sudan
17. What About Women? The Failure of HIV/AIDS Initiatives to Address the Needs of African Women
- Author:
- Victoria Okoye
- Publication Date:
- 06-2007
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Africa Policy Information Center
- Abstract:
- HIV/AIDS continues to claim the lives of more African men, women and children than any other disease or conflict. As populations across the continent experience the destructive effects of this pandemic, the most marginalized communities feel the brunt. Africa Action calls for a new and intense international focus on the situation of African women, as the only effective means to combat this pandemic.
- Topic:
- Economics, Health, and International Organization
- Political Geography:
- Africa
18. Big Pharma and Big Profits: Denying Access to AIDS Medication
- Author:
- Stephanie Parker
- Publication Date:
- 08-2007
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Africa Policy Information Center
- Abstract:
- Almost 40 million people around the world are currently living with HIV/AIDS. The number of people affected by the AIDS pandemic has steadily climbed over the last decade, devastating entire populations and destroying communities, especially in Africa. While the international community has yet to find a solution to this grave threat to global health, innovations in drug development have allowed countless people to significantly prolong their lives through HIV/AIDS medication, specifically antiretroviral drugs (ARVs). This valuable medicine, however, is available only to a small portion of people living with HIV. Millions of people, the majority of which live in the Global South, are unable to receive drug treatment because they cannot afford the high costs of the medicine.
- Topic:
- Health
- Political Geography:
- Africa
19. Darfur in Context
- Publication Date:
- 12-2007
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Africa Policy Information Center
- Abstract:
- Until recently, Sudan could be described as a country at war and at peace. Since gaining independence from Britain in 1956, Sudan has suffered near continual civil war and has been ruled by a series of military dictatorships. While there are many different fronts to Sudan's current conflicts, the two crises that receive the most attention from international media are the genocide in Darfur and the North-South conflict. This Africa Action report outlines current circumstances and explains the linkages and distinctions among conflict areas across Sudan and addresses a series of misperceptions and myths that have impeded an effective international response to the crisis in Darfur.
- Topic:
- Ethnic Conflict and Genocide
- Political Geography:
- Britain, Africa, and Sudan
20. Opportunity 2008: the Presidential Candidates and U.S. Policies to Fight HIV/AIDS in Africa and Worldwide
- Publication Date:
- 12-2007
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Africa Policy Information Center
- Abstract:
- The HIV/AIDS pandemic is the greatest global threat in the world today. Africa is ground zero of the crisis – home to over two-thirds of those living with HIV/AIDS worldwide. Africa's HIV/AIDS crisis is the direct result of centuries of global injustice. Now, African efforts to defeat HIV/AIDS are hindered by insufficient resources and by U.S. and international policies that restrict access to essential treatment and comprehensive health care. The rapidly approaching November 2008 elections represent a tremendous opportunity to change this frustrating reality. The next U.S. President must make the fight against HIV/AIDS a priority in his or her administration.
- Topic:
- Politics
- Political Geography:
- Africa and United States