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Enforcing the Inheritance Rights of Women: A Comparative Paradigm of South East Nigeria and Somalia
Hilary Nwaechefu, Titus Kehinde Adekunle Relebohile Morojele, Ademola Ojekunle, Uche Nnawulezi, Maryjane Chinonye Ajah and Ijeoma Igwe9

Gender Policy and Reform in Uganda and Nigeria: A Comparative Study of Legal Frameworks and Challenges to Implementation
Dominic Chukwuemeka Onyejegbu, Fredrick Awhen Ophoh, Rebecca Ginikanwa Nnamani, U. Ifeyinwa Asomba, Martha Uchenna Ogbuke, Ngozi Asadu, Ogbonna Onyebuchi Okemini and Andrew Abechi27


Exploring the Role of Transformational Leadership in Promoting Inclusive Access to University Education in Kasese District, Uganda
Jerald Kule, Ali Dago, Mohammad Lubega, Ashirafu Kule Masudi, Joseph Wanjala Gidraf and Michael Masereka49


The Role of Supervision in Enhancing Teacher Development in Secondary Schools in Banadir Region, Mogadishu, Somalia
Abdullahi Mohamud Omar and Ahmed Gaal Ali75


Fragile State and Insecurity Conundrum: An Analysis of the Efforts of Local Authorities in Tackling the Scourge of Insecurity in the Northeast and Southeast Countryside, Nigeria
Idoko Cordelia Ozoemena, Onah Celestine Chijioke, Joy Nkiru Agbo, Eze Fred O., Nkechinyere O. Anyadike, Glory Chikaodi Olorunfemi, Aduma Aloysius T.and Okengwu Kelechi93


Decentralized Governance in Somalia's Federal System: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Service Delivery, Accountability, and Regional Disparities
Ali Yassin Sheihk Ali113


Access to Justice and the Right to a Fair Trial in Somalia
Nur Hassan Ahmed, Abdikadir Abdullahi Mo’allim Ahmed and Ali Mohamed Alim Guled149


Somali American Diaspora Elites and Their Role in Peacebuilding and Development in Somalia
Mohamed Hashi and Darina Lepadatu169


Does Absenteeism Affect Academic Performance of Undergraduate Students at Jamhuriya University
Zahra Abdirahman Mohamud and Abdimalik Ali Warsame193

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