BY CHLOE PAN Protests in the October 2020 Nigerian End SARS movement mobilized tens of thousands of people within the country to march on the streets against the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), demanding for the federal government to institute change. Their demands have also captured the attention and received support from people around the world, […]
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ECOWAS Early Warning Directorate Country Risk & Vulnerability Assessments
- 18 September 2020
“We cannot talk about conflict prevention without recognizing the role of early warning and response. They are intertwined.” This film documents the Country Risk and Vulnerability Assessments (CRVA) conducted across West Africa to measure communities’ resilience to conflict, humanitarian emergencies and other shocks. These CRVAs take a hyper local approach to data collection and assessment, […]
Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights in Ghana
- 26 November 2015
BY J.J. MESSNER AND HANNAH BLYTH With the government of Ghana announcing in 2014 that it would sign onto the VPs initiative as the first African nation to do so, it is now in the stages developing a VPs National Action Plan. Working with the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau for Democracy, Rights and Labor, […]
Conflict Bulletin: Abia State – Patterns and Trends, 2012-2015
- 19 August 2015
BY NATE HAKEN AND PATRICIA TAFT* Since 2012, Abia has been the most peaceful state in the Niger Delta overall, as measured by fatalities per capita. In the 2015 gubernatorial elections, Okezie Ikpeazu, of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) was elected to replace outgoing Governor Theordore Orji (also PDP) in the second round of voting, […]
Despite the Palestinian Authority's recent decision to postpone the #2021PalestinianElections, #FFP RA @DaniBatterman suggests there may be reason for cautious optimism regarding Palestinian-Israeli relations moving forward. Read more on #Deconflictions: https://t.co/E6ETOFYa6a
Congratulations to FFP's #Deconflictions essay contest winner, @HadChristman! In her blog post, Hadley discusses the critical role our partner @PINDFoundation plays in supporting community-centered intervention to resolve violent conflict. Read more here: https://t.co/V00b7k1KOT
At 44th out of 180 surveyed @RSF_en, #FragileStatesIndex 2020 @fundforpeace said of the U.S.-
"The media landscape has been rendered almost maximally partisan."
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