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Programmes

This consists of WATJCentre Lectures, Roundtable and Podcasts.

Sudan’s Political Crises and the Evacuation Dynamics of Civilians in Conflict Contexts

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Preamble The eruption of violence on April 15, 2023, in Sudan between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has resulted in dire humanitarian crises with reports of about 600 civilian fatalities and more than 5,000 injured persons within the first three weeks of the conflicts. A June 2023 report of […]

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Establishing and Managing National Mechanisms for Mass Atrocity Prevention

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Book: Establishing and Managing National Mechanisms for Mass Atrocity Prevention Lead Researcher: Mr Frank Okyere, Head, Peace Support Operations Program, Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre, Accra, Ghana Discussants: Dr Kwaku Danso, Deputy Dean of Academic Affairs, Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre, Accra, Ghana Mr Ernest Lartey, Head Peace and Security Studies, Kofi Annan

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Technology and Nigeria’s 2023 Electoral Politics

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Preamble Nigeria’s current electoral cycle drew global attention on February 25 as citizens of the continent’s most populous nation went to the polls with much enthusiasm in order to determine the fate of the country for the next four years; by electing the 5th president and members of the 10th National Assembly since the return

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Author Spotlight: The Great Upheaval: Women and Nation in Postwar Nigeria

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Book: The Great Upheaval: Women and Nation in Postwar NigeriaPublisher: Ohio University Press, (Athens, OH:) 2021)byJudith A. Byfield Preamble Good morning. I would like to thank Philip Olayoku for the opportunity to share this book with you. I also have to thank Professors Lisa Lindsay and Babatunde Oduntan for taking the time from their busy

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Chinaza Asiegbu

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Chinaza Asiegbu is a current first-year JD Candidate at Harvard Law School and a recent graduate from Harvard College. There, she studied History, African Studies, and French. She has been committed to making positive contributions to the African diaspora  in her academic, social, and community spheres. In undergrad, Chinaza was Treasurer of the Nigerian Students Association

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The Great Upheaval: Women and Nation in Postwar Nigeria

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Book: The Great Upheaval: Women and Nation in Postwar Nigeria Author: Professor Judith A. Byfield, Professor of History, Cornell University, New York, USA Discussants: Professor Lisa Lindsay, Professor of History, University of North Carolina, Chapel-Hill, USA Professor Babatunde Oduntan, Associate Professor of History, Towson University, USA Video link:

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Of Female Body Policing through Religion in Iran

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Preamble On September 16, 2022, the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini while in police custody drew the attention of the world to Tehran, Iran’s capital. The incident sparked demonstrations across the nation as people marched in the streets to protest against police brutality and state suppression. Mahsa had been a victim of body-policing three days

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Child Safety and Security: A Study of the United Nations Child Protection Network Strategies

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Book: Child Safety and Security: A Study of the United Nations Child Protection Network Strategies Author: Dr Hammed Abodunrin, a Commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and Fellow of the Institute of Criminology and Strategic Studies (FICSS) Discussants: Professor Jide Jimoh, Professor of Journalism, School of Communication, Lagos State University, Nigeria

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Violence and Solace: The Natal Civil War in Late-Apartheid South Africa

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Book: Violence and Solace: The Natal Civil War in Late-Apartheid South Africa Author: Dr Mxolisi R Mchunu, a Senior Researcher at the Kwazulu-Natal Legislature and Honorary Lecturer at the University of Kwazulu-Natal Discussants: Dr Jill Kelly, Associate Professor, Clements Department of History, Southern Methodist University, USA Dr Siphokazi Magadla, Head of Department, Political and International

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The Global Challenge of Inflation from the African Lens

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Preamble The United Nations Global Crisis Response Group on food, energy and finance systems (GCRG) in its June 2022 brief noted that about 1.6bn people across 94 countries are vulnerable to an aspect of global food, energy and financial crises; out of which 1.2bn are reported to live in geographies that are severely vulnerable to

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