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Dynamics of Contemporary Border Management in Zimbabwe

In Zimbabwe, borders play a crucial role in maintaining state security as well as promoting political, economic and social development. Dynamics of Contemporary Border Management in Zimbabwe: Challenges, Benefits and Prospects is an analysis of the effectiveness of border management programmes, mechanisms and frameworks implemented at the Zimbabwean borders. Usi

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RECONFIGURING SOMALI NATION: Changing Conversations, Shifting Paradigms

Why did the Somali state collapse? How is it possible for a country, which is so ethnically homogenous to be so divided? These questions have undoubtedly generated as many answers as the number of analysts, researchers and writers who have tried to grapple with them. Dr Abdirachid Ismail argues that contrary to the conventional explanations such as tribalism, di

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The Politics of Economic Regulation in Nigeria

The Political Economy of Economic Regulation in Nigeria is an analysis of the Nigerian economy within the context of the dynamics of public and private sector roles and relations. It traces the foundations and emergence of the Nigerian economy and explains the shift from a public sector-driven one to the current ascendancy of the private sector. Using a political econ

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Boko Haram: History, Memory, Dispossession and Resistance

Since the violent uprising of Boko Haram in 2009, security officials considered Boko Haram a rag-tag group of deranged criminals. Yet, by June 2018, Boko Haram has killed over 20,000 people and displaced more than 5.5 million. Massive military deployment including the use of civilian Joint Task Force, mercenaries, local hunters and vigilantes has not stopped the

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Religion and Development in Nigeria

Definitions and descriptions of religion by anti-religion scholars, philosophers and scientists often downplay the role, relevance, functions and contributions of religion to the society, and usually reduce it to a mere set of beliefs, doctrines, rituals and spirituality. In Nigeria, most of the critics of religion often forget that

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Making Sense of Somali History: Volume 2

The collapse of the postcolonial Somali state in 1991 and the consequent outbreak of civil war drastically transformed the socio-political landscape in Somalia. Somalis reverted to the pre-colonial state of affairs and sought refuge in their clan attachments. Local authorities were contested by the warlords, traditional elders, Islamist organizatio

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How to Succeed as an Entrepreneur in Ghana: A Practical Guide

The Ghanaian business environment provides many opportunities and challenges. Success depends on the ability to quickly see the opportunities and the courage to face the challenges. Successful Ghanaian businesspeople are best described as “doers” rather than “dreamers”. They are action-oriented people who look far ahead into the future, and t

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AMERICA’S ‘ GREAT IMMIGRANTS’: An Analysis of Carnegie Corporation’s Honorees 2006-2015

This book highlights the immense contributions that immigrants make to the greatness of the United States, especially during this period of extreme negative views of immigrants and anti-immigrant government policies. It examined the Carnegie Corporation of New York’s “Great Immigrants: the Pride of America” honorees from 2006 to 2015 and found that

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Making Sense of Somali History Volume 1

In the last three decades, Somalia has been associated with such horrible terms as ‘state collapse’, ‘civil wars’, ‘foreign intervention’, ‘warlordism’, ‘famine’, ‘piracy’ and ‘terrorism’. This depiction was in contradiction to its earlier images as the cradle of the huma

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The Literature of Language and the Language of Literature in Africa and the Diaspora

We live in a world that sees and also contesting ideas of Eurocentrism in the interpretation of various issues, including African literatures and cultures. This book seeks to engage readers into a critical examination of the meaning, history, ambiguity, status and perceptions surrounding African languages and literature. It presents current shifts in for

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