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Sekgoma Memorial Hospital, Botswana

Social Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa and Colonial Institutional Legacies

Social Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa and Colonial Institutional Legacies Credit: Kikai, Bashi. “Sekgoma Memorial Hospital, Botswana.” iStock, 2024. Pandit Mami, Research Lead & Analyst, Foreign Policy & Diaspora Studies Policy Labpmami@acstrap.org   EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Through political science research, we now know how the colonial legacies in the Global South informed the origin and path dependency of the region’s political and economic institutions. Despite this knowledge, social policy research focusing on government welfare spending outcomes has shed minimal light on how the fragility of these institutions impacts the quality of welfare service delivery. In some ways, the field has encountered the

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The Sudan Crisis: Addressing the Humanitarian Emergency in Darfur

The Sudan Crisis: Addressing the Humanitarian Emergency in Darfur  Source: United Nations, 2004. Sudan. Map No. 3707 Rev. 7. Department of Peacekeeping Operations, Cartographic Section. Dr. John Bosco Nizeimana, Senior Research Analyst, Leadership & Governance Policy Lab, Africa Center for Strategy and Policybnizeimana@africacfsp.org   1.1 Introduction Sudan has undergone significant upheaval since the ousting of long-standing dictator Omar al-Bashir in 2019, transitioning briefly to civilian rule before encountering military intervention led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Lieutenant General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo. This paper analyzes the current humanitarian emergency in Darfur, situating it within the historical framework of the 2003

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The first group of Ethiopia National Defense Forces (ENDF) troops deployed under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), arrive in Kismayo, Somalia

Agenda 2063 and the End of the First Ten-Year Implementation Plan

Ten years into its implementation, Agenda 2063 is already facing considerable challenges to its future success. Institutional weakness is seen across the African Union, Regional Economic Communities, and member states are seen as the root of the problem for the challenges the agenda faces. If action is not taken to address problems in Agenda 2063’s performance, the African Union’s credibility within the continent and across the globe will suffer. This report urges the AU to strategically allocate financial and human resources to Aspiration Three, a specific goal within Agenda 2063 which focuses on state capacity and effectiveness. This report further advocates for targeted goals and increased investment in research, integrating research teams into member states’ reporting, while also emphasizing a prudent evaluation of Agenda 2063 priorities for effective resource allocation.

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Sekgoma Memorial Hospital, Botswana

Social Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa and Colonial Institutional Legacies

Social Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa and Colonial Institutional Legacies Credit: Kikai, Bashi. “Sekgoma Memorial Hospital, Botswana.” iStock, 2024. Pandit Mami, Research Lead & Analyst, Foreign Policy & Diaspora Studies Policy Labpmami@acstrap.org   EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Through political science research, we now know how the colonial legacies in the Global South informed the origin and path dependency of the region’s political and economic institutions. Despite this knowledge, social policy research focusing on government welfare spending outcomes has shed minimal light on how the fragility of these institutions impacts the quality of welfare service delivery. In some ways, the field has encountered the

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The Sudan Crisis: Addressing the Humanitarian Emergency in Darfur

The Sudan Crisis: Addressing the Humanitarian Emergency in Darfur  Source: United Nations, 2004. Sudan. Map No. 3707 Rev. 7. Department of Peacekeeping Operations, Cartographic Section. Dr. John Bosco Nizeimana, Senior Research Analyst, Leadership & Governance Policy Lab, Africa Center for Strategy and Policybnizeimana@africacfsp.org   1.1 Introduction Sudan has undergone significant upheaval since the ousting of long-standing dictator Omar al-Bashir in 2019, transitioning briefly to civilian rule before encountering military intervention led by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan and Lieutenant General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo. This paper analyzes the current humanitarian emergency in Darfur, situating it within the historical framework of the 2003

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The first group of Ethiopia National Defense Forces (ENDF) troops deployed under the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), arrive in Kismayo, Somalia

Agenda 2063 and the End of the First Ten-Year Implementation Plan

Ten years into its implementation, Agenda 2063 is already facing considerable challenges to its future success. Institutional weakness is seen across the African Union, Regional Economic Communities, and member states are seen as the root of the problem for the challenges the agenda faces. If action is not taken to address problems in Agenda 2063’s performance, the African Union’s credibility within the continent and across the globe will suffer. This report urges the AU to strategically allocate financial and human resources to Aspiration Three, a specific goal within Agenda 2063 which focuses on state capacity and effectiveness. This report further advocates for targeted goals and increased investment in research, integrating research teams into member states’ reporting, while also emphasizing a prudent evaluation of Agenda 2063 priorities for effective resource allocation.

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