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Inside South Africa's battle against illegal migration
During the 2024/25 festive season, border guards screened millions of travellers...
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Top 10 African Countries with the Most Open Visa Policies in...
Table of Contents10. Sierra Leone9. Burundi8. Mauritius7. Mozambique6. Cabo Verd...
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Africa’s Invisible Walls: The Hidden Barriers to Continental...
By Ziad HamouiWhen a Nigerian general recently floated the idea of fencing the c...
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Africa’s single market will fail without a supranational cou...
Picture this: over a century ago, in the stately halls of Berlin, seven European...
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Afar tribe seeks Israeli support amid Iranian expansion and...
The name of the Sunni Afar tribe, spread across the Horn of Africa—in Ethiopia,...
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How to turn Nigeria into true federation
August 18, 2021 By Jerome-Mario Utomi THERE are many reasons Nigeria must take t...
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Need to uphold principle of intangibility of borders inherit...
20 August 2021 Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs and National Community Abroa...
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Would redrawing of regional borders make Uganda happy?
24 August 2021 By Joachim Buwembo We Ugandans love history.This love for things...
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Transboundary Environmental Cooperation for Resilience to Droughts
Project Overview: We provide independent technical support to build consensus in intergovernmental e...
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Dividends of Peaceful Borders (Africa Focus)
Project Overview: This project will produce a comprehensive, multi-audience research and advocacy pa...
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Beyond Borders—Advancing Regional Integration in Africa
Project Overview:Borders in Africa symbolise a rich tapestry of history, culture, and economics. Whi...
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