Richard Akum

Richard Akum is a PhD student in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. He was previously a program manager at the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) based in Dakar, Senegal.

Essays

People line up at the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) clinic at the airport. The clinic treats hundreds of patients every day for problems such as malaria, respiratory infections, gunshot and burn wounds as well as helping mothers in labour. UNHCR / S. Phelps / December 2013

Central African Republic Crisis: Conflating Form with Substance?

Richard Akum | March 21, 2014

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Richard Akum

Central African Republic Crisis: Conflating Form with Substance?

Mobilizing social science for the public good.

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