Author: Chris Anu

In this edition of Talking Urban Futures in Africa, urban researcher Heba Elhanafy speaks to CSIS Africa Program director Judd Devermont about charter cities in sub-Saharan Africa. They discuss the inevitable rise in charter cities due to population increase in the region, and Heba outlines three key considerations: (1) the necessity of public-private partnerships between…

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Report : Hope for better jobs eclipses religious ideology as main driver of recruitment to violent extremist groups in Sub-Saharan Africa — SONNA New York, 7 February 2023— Hope of finding work is the leading factor driving people to join fast-growing violent extremist groups in Sub-Saharan Africa, according to a new report launched today by…

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