"Promoting public awareness about the disease and developing mechanisms of social support to victims and affected communities is extremely critical because the outbreaks of virus diseases such as Ebola are social issues…
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Essays
Congolese Soldiers as Victims: Military Prosecution and Punishment
by Godfrey Maringira
"Some soldiers are victimized by the very military they serve through court martial proceedings that often delay prosecution and then serve up an unfair and tedious process. What is needed at the policy level is independent civilian jurisdiction to prosecute soldiers who commit offenses."
Viewpoint
On the Role of Women in Building Peace in Somalia
by African Peacebuilding Network
"Many Somalis now believe that there is no other direction but forward. Our people need to believe in their country and be committed to sustaining it. Somalia is for Somalis."
AU-UN Cooperation
Second Time Around: Why Did the African Union Say “No” to a Peace Intervention Force in Burundi?
Book Reviews
Sharia or Shura: Contending Approaches to Muslim Politics in Nigeria and Senegal, by Sakah Saidu Mahmud
by Olabanji Akinola
"Mahmud’s Sharia or Shura makes an interesting read for anyone interested in learning about some of the factors that explain the differences in approaches to Muslim politics in northern Nigeria and Senegal."
Essays
“Kill Us Together or Leave Us Alone”: The Beginning of the End of Al-Shabaab Menace in Kenya
by Jacinta Mwende Maweu
"The media in Kenya need to take their public interest role seriously and stop behaving as fear mongers or as cheerleaders for militants’ heinous acts. Instead, they should cheer on and celebrate the acts more worthy of attention—like those of the Muslims on that ambushed bus—to help bring the Al-Shabaab menace in Kenya to an end."
Radar
Burundi: The Problem with “Give War a Chance”
by Yusuf K. Serunkuma
"Surely, Burundi has exposed us in East Africa the same way Somalia continues to. However, we need innovative thinking on how to address our crises and conflicts that reflect our histories, experiences, and struggles. We cannot ignore the context in which these scenarios are bred. It is important not to subscribe to a mindset based on flawed arguments, but rather embrace a more positive turn towards 'no more war, give peace a chance.' "
Essays
Human Rights Abuses against the Bakassi People: Are Nigeria and Cameroon Liable?
by Kenneth Chukwuemeka Nwoko
"For the Nigeria–Cameroon border conflict, however—deemed settled between the contesting parties by the Greentree Agreement in 2006—the continuing violation by one or both parties of the rights of the people living in the disputed Bakassi Peninsula raises questions with regard to the functionality of the settlement and the processes that brought it about."