“Africa Will Write its Own History and it will be to the North and South of the Sahara, a History of Glory and Dignity” those are the words of the late Patrice Émery Lumumba in one of his quotes.
Climate change is a natural as well as human induced phenomenon. Human activities such as emission of greenhouse gases coerce the climate into changing more rapidly than it should. Climate change includes changes in temperature, precipitation and wind patterns that last for extended periods of time. Climate change is the most serious global challenge of our time. It is the most significant economic, political, environmental and human problem facing the 21st century.
Media is a powerful actor that interconnects the entire world today. As an actor, it can be used for positive or the negative purposes. In conflicts, media can be used as a tool for promoting peace and also as a tool to exacerbate the conflicts further. Conflict areas tend to be the main sources of the threats to human security. These include lack of health security, food security, economic security, political security, community security and environmental security. They tend to nurture international crimes such as drug trafficking, terrorism.
Due to the low levels of investigation, prosecution and conviction of human smuggling especially across Kenya Ethiopia border there has been an increase in number of humans being smuggled from Ethiopia through Kenya to South Africa and to some extent Kenyans being smuggled through Ethiopia to places like Libya.
Human trafficking is the act of transporting victims from one place to another forcefully or without their consent. Human trafficking has been a trend in Nigeria for many years. Due to this, the media have taken a step ahead to spread relevant information about this vice to the society. The main objective of the study was to investigate the nature of media coverage of human trafficking in Nigeria since her independence. The study investigated the nature of human trafficking in Nigeria.
African states have yet to master fully how to apply sport to achieve their interest and to build their political power and influence globally. When sport goes beyond national boundaries it becomes an intimate companion of diplomacy. Sports Diplomacy is an increasingly important aspect of diplomatic practice and growing part of the global sports industry. The main purpose of the study was to establish the role of sports diplomacy in the pursuit of Africa’s and Kenya’s national interest in particular.
This research aims to investigate the impact that refugees have on security in the Horn of Africa. Chapter 1 will introduce the topic covering the countries embedded in the region and factors contributing to the refugee crisis. Consequently, the research paper will integrate Buzan’s concept of Regional Security to facilitate analysis, interpretation and understanding of the refugee crisis facing the region.
The East Africa Community (EAC) is a regional economic organization in Africa. It is one of the most affected regions by electoral disputes with most of its member states having experienced electoral violenceexcept Tanzania. The EAC is capable of solving electoral disputes but it has not been successful in doing so.This is despite the fact that it has a protocol on democracy and good governance. The EAC lacks the capability and authority for effectively dealing with electoral disputes in the region due to fear of interference with the soverignty of member states.
PROF. AMB. MARIA NZOMO
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