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Editorial Note5
Victor Ojakorotu

The Malian State, Social Exclusion, Political Marginalisation and the Tuareg Rebellions: A War with No End in Sight?7
Nicholas Idris Erameh, Victor Ojakorotu and Deborah Odu Obor

Political Leadership, Corruption, and the Crisis of Governance in Africa: A Discourse13
Omololu Fagbadebo and Nirmala Dorasamy

State Capture and Elective Dictatorship in Nigeria’s Democratic Space: A Critical Analysis23
Agaptus Nwozor, John S. Olanrewaju, Modupe B. Ake, Michael B. Aleyomi, and Ejalonibu Ebenezer Lawal

Party Politics, Electoral Violence and Dynamics of Peace Building in Africa 34
Aloysius-Michaels Okolie, Chukwuemeka Enyiazu and Casmir Chukwuka Mbaegbu

From Nigeria/Biafra War to increasing Ethnic Conflict: The Imperative of Nehemiah’s Administrative Strategy41
Paulinus Okechukwu Agbo, Kingsley Ekene Okoye, Kingsley Uwaebute, and Christian Onuorah Agbo

Conceptualisation, Construction and Negotiation of Inter-migrant Support and Care among Congolese, Burundian and Zimbabweans in Yeoville, Johannesburg, South Africa 50
Joseph Makanda

An Overview of the Contending Narratives of Individualistic Rights and Communitarian Moralism in Ubuntu64
Raquel Asuelime and Nobuhle Ndimande-Hlongwa

The Role of South Africa’s Gauteng Provincial Legislature in Promoting Public Participation69
JS Thungo and SEA Mavee

Rural-Urban Migration and Smart Cities: Implications for Service Delivery in South Africa75
Betty C Mubangizi

Developing Resilient Small-Scale Farmers against Water Scarcity in Rural-Based Crop Production Farms, South Africa81
Mwale M, Sibuyi W, Kativhu, S, Downsborough L, and Zuwarimwe J

Evaluation of Street Vending Towards Socioeconomic Growth and Employment in Mafikeng Local Municipality88
Juta LB and Olutade EO

COVID-19 and Sustainable Development Goals: A Comparative Analysis of Zimbabwe and South Africa 96
David Mhlanga and Tankiso Moloi

Understanding the Challenges of COVID-19 Pandemic and South Africa’s Response112
Paul C. Ikwegbue, Andrew O. Enaifoghe, Harris Maduku and Leonard U. Agwuna

Fury of Nature or the Failure of Governance: Interrogating the Politics of Flood Prevention and Management in Nigeria, 2010- 2018124
Taiwo Oladeji Adefisoye and Akinsola Alaba Agagu