Jeffrey Paller
@JWPaller
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Researcher, GLD. Associate Professor of Politics at USF. Africa, cities, slums, and democracy: https://t.co/jHcOewiPZW.
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Joined February 2012
Legislators between the throne and the house: Traditional authority and the constituency focus of Ghanaian MPs
academic.oup.com
Abstract. In modern democracies, legislators are expected to attend to local constituency and internal parliamentary issues proportionately. However, exist
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The role of the UAE and Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour in Sudan’s war are coming under new scrutiny in the wake of the atrocities in el Fasher.
Manchester City. Don’t mention the war https://t.co/M7ooLZc6mL
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Medieval cities in the northern Horn of Africa (1200-1600 CE) , by @rhaplord
africanhistoryextra.com
The northern horn of Africa is home to one of the largest concentrations of urban settlements on the continent, many of which are of significant antiquity.
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Religion meets realpolitik – Foreign and security policy https://t.co/J0N3REzPHx via @ips_journal
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Trump threatens Nigeria with military action over alleged persecution of Christians. But the violence in the country has entirely different causes
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Death, Diversion, and Departure -
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Cambridge Core - African Government, Politics and Policy - Death, Diversion, and Departure
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180,000 still trapped in #Sudan's El Fasher. Next to no chance of a ceasefire.
theglobeandmail.com
Fate of about 180,000 people still unknown, city cut off from all communications and fully controlled by paramilitary fighters
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“This was predicted and predictable.” @rachelmsavage and I explore how the atrocities that took place in the Sudanese city of El Fasher when it recently fell to the Rapid Support Forces followed a grim pattern seen in Rwanda, Liberia and Sudan itself. https://t.co/OwhkvSWole
theguardian.com
Atrocities unfolding in El Fasher since it fell to paramilitary forces follow a bleak pattern seen in Rwanda, Liberia and Sudan itself, including lack of international action
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A brief one from me in @PostOpinions on the complexity of Nigeria’s crisis, the risks of a US intervention (however token), and the need for Abuja to treat this as more than just a PR problem https://t.co/a86DharaGa
washingtonpost.com
The Trump administration is dangerously misreading the conflict and its causes.
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My new piece ✍️ on #UAE strategy in #Sudan "Since the Arab Spring, MbZ has been consistent: tie local actors to UAE logistics and finance, reward compliance, punish betrayal, and cultivate multiple allies so you never lose your seat at the table" https://t.co/QJsbynaQVx
middleeasteye.net
By doubling down on the RSF, Abu Dhabi expanded the brutal civil war. It should now leverage that entanglement to push for deescalation
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I wrote this essay arguing the UAE should be on the grey list given its continuous military and financial support to the RSF militia in Sudan #savesudan
znetwork.org
In August 2024, the UAE decided to suspend 32 gold refineries and also announced the requirement for due diligence regulations for gold to ensure
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