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Cassava green mite genetic diversity from three geographical sites in Kenya
(University of Nairobi, 2014)Cassava green mite (CGM) of the Mononychellus genus is an invasive species in Africa introduced from South America. Its genetic diversity over geographical localities has never been assessed in Kenya. We extracted DNA on ... -
Killing the vote
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Darfur: an African union peace-keeping crucible?
(2004)The African Union has been acclaimed for its leadership role and engagement in addressing the Darfur crisis. International consensus is almost emerging in favor of substantial increase of the presence of the African Union ... -
An encumbered regional power?: the capacity gap in South Africa's peace diplomacy in Africa
(HSRC Press, 2009., 2009) -
Identity and Peace: Reconfiguring Conflict Resolution in Africa
(2007)The emergence of intra-state wars based on identity requires a reconfiguring of existing conflict resolution mechanisms. The article recognises the limitations of liberal peace models originally configured to deal ... -
Does a voucher program improve reproductive health service delivery and access in Kenya?
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Current assessments on Output-Based Aid (OBA) programs have paid limited attention to the experiences and perceptions of the healthcare providers and facility managers. This study examines the knowledge, attitudes, and ... -
Protection of civilians in African peace missions: The case of the African Union Mission in Sudan, Darfur
(2007)This paper discusses various aspects of the African Mission in Darfur (AMIS), and how these affect civilian protection in the embattled region of the Sudan. It spotlights the politics involved in its deployment and ... -
State of the nation: South Africa
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Counter-terrorism in the Horn of Africa: New security frontiers, old Strategies
(2006)The US-led ‘war on terror’ dramatically changed America's security strategy towards Africa. But more fundamentally, it threw the Horn of Africa on the centre stage of global counter-terrorism. A double-edged blade, ... -
Calming the waters: the East African community and conflict over the Nile resources
(2007)Control of the waters of the Nile Basin has long been contested among the ten African riparian states that sit within the wider catchment area. In colonial times, use of the Nile was regulated by treaties promulgated and ... -
Courting genocide: Populism, ethno-nationalism and the informalisation of violence in Kenya's 2008 post-election crisis
(2009)Kenya was already on the precipice long before the disputed 27 December 2007 election, which sparked the cataclysmic post-election violence that brought one of Africa's most promising democracies to the brink of state ... -
Refugee Camps or Cities? The Socio-economic Dynamics of the Dadaab and Kakuma Camps in Northern Kenya
(2000)Many refugee camps last longer than basic transient settlements. Their size, their population density, their layout, their concentration of infrastructures, their socio-occupational profile and the trading activities they ... -
Power to Uhuru’: Youth Identity and Generational Politics in Kenya’s 2002 Elections
(2006)Faced with the challenge of a new, multi-ethnic political coalition, President Daniel arap Moi shifted the axis of the 2002 electoral contest from ethnicity to the politics of generational conflict. The strategy backfired, ... -
Facing Mount Kenya or Facing Mecca? The Mungiki, ethnic violence and the politics of the Moi succession in Kenya, 1987–2002
(2003)Kenya's return to pluralist politics in the early 1990s saw the eruption of political violence that has since laid siege to human rights and democracy. This article discusses the Mungiki movement which, like the Mau Mau ...
