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African refugees navigate resettlement systems in the United States

United States Refugee Resettlement during the COVID-19 Pandemic as it Relates to African Migration

African refugee migration to the United States traditionally represents the majority of the total amount of refugees that are both anticipated and ultimately resettled in the U.S. per annum. Therefore, when U.S. policies underwent sudden changes in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, African migration was affected the most. U.S. policies towards refugee migration to the U.S. had already endured a host of steady changes leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic. This report looks to analyze these policy changes and determine the effects they had on the migrants.

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A French soldier, one of the international forces supporting the relief effort adjusts the concertina wire surrounding the airport while Rwandan refugee children watch

Conflict and Institutional Change in Sub-Saharan Africa

This paper seeks to determine under what conditions would a critical juncture result in an institutional change in countries mired in weak institution traps. Using Rwanda’s historical trajectory as a case in point, the paper illustrates that institutional change needs the initiation and alignment of various strands of endogenous forces to establish social trust, which subsequently become the launching pad for improving quality of governance.

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A CCC supporter, known as Misheck Chikwinya (39), who experienced an attack by ZANU PF supporters while attending a rally in Kwekwe in February 2022. Credit: The Newshawks

“We Will Crush You Like Lice:” The Spectre of Political Violence in Zimbabwe

The nation of Zimbabwe had by-elections in March 2022 and will host general elections in 2023. In protest of this new electoral regime, political violence has reared its ugly head. Due to their violent tendencies against the political opposition, the cadres of the ruling party, ZANU PF, and the state security agents are associated with the following lexicon: ‘merchants of violence.’ This article illuminates the issues of political violence in Zimbabwe, especially concerning these elections. The article contends that political violence is inimical to free and fair elections, political legitimacy, social cohesion, and the country’s national image and development.

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African refugees navigate resettlement systems in the United States

United States Refugee Resettlement during the COVID-19 Pandemic as it Relates to African Migration

African refugee migration to the United States traditionally represents the majority of the total amount of refugees that are both anticipated and ultimately resettled in the U.S. per annum. Therefore, when U.S. policies underwent sudden changes in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, African migration was affected the most. U.S. policies towards refugee migration to the U.S. had already endured a host of steady changes leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic. This report looks to analyze these policy changes and determine the effects they had on the migrants.

Read More »
A French soldier, one of the international forces supporting the relief effort adjusts the concertina wire surrounding the airport while Rwandan refugee children watch

Conflict and Institutional Change in Sub-Saharan Africa

This paper seeks to determine under what conditions would a critical juncture result in an institutional change in countries mired in weak institution traps. Using Rwanda’s historical trajectory as a case in point, the paper illustrates that institutional change needs the initiation and alignment of various strands of endogenous forces to establish social trust, which subsequently become the launching pad for improving quality of governance.

Read More »
A CCC supporter, known as Misheck Chikwinya (39), who experienced an attack by ZANU PF supporters while attending a rally in Kwekwe in February 2022. Credit: The Newshawks

“We Will Crush You Like Lice:” The Spectre of Political Violence in Zimbabwe

The nation of Zimbabwe had by-elections in March 2022 and will host general elections in 2023. In protest of this new electoral regime, political violence has reared its ugly head. Due to their violent tendencies against the political opposition, the cadres of the ruling party, ZANU PF, and the state security agents are associated with the following lexicon: ‘merchants of violence.’ This article illuminates the issues of political violence in Zimbabwe, especially concerning these elections. The article contends that political violence is inimical to free and fair elections, political legitimacy, social cohesion, and the country’s national image and development.

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