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[…] Pandemics, Old Politics: Two Hundred Years of War on Disease and its Alternatives by Alex de Waal, LSE Review of Books, June 12, […]

[…] Pandemics, Old Politics: Two Hundred Years of War on Disease and its Alternatives by Alex de Waal, LSE Review of Books, June 12, […]

"Comprises books, pamphlets and articles published in the United States and England between 1939 and July 1942."--Pref. ; Mode of access: Internet.

"Examines the state of governance in the countries of the greater Horn of Africa region--Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, the Sudan, and Yemen--and discusses strategies to combat the transnational threat of terrorism, including suggestions for more effective U.S. engagement in the region"--Provided by publisher

"Supplementary to Documents on American foreign relations, VIII, 1945-1946 and IX, 1947." ; "Bibliographical note": p. [ix] ; Mode of access: Internet.

Part I:Analogue politics --1.2007: the violent origins of Kenya's digital decade --2.Avatars in the square : theorising the Kenyan public sphere --3.Collision course : where analogue meets digital --4.Rattling the snake without getting bitten: new media usurping traditional media in Kenya --Part II:Digital democracy? --5. AnAfrican country in the digital age : the making and uses of #KOT --6.Redefining community : the politics of public performances of empathy --7.Women at work : Kenyan feminist organising on social media --8.Politics, predators and profit : ethnicity, hate speech and digital colonialism --Part III.History not learned from --9.2017 : the most expensive election in the world --10.Conclusion.

Introduction --1.Understanding Boko Haram --2.Precursors to the insurgency and the sharia debates --3.Being a girl in Nigeria and the gender politics of Boko Haram --4.Girls as symbols : the Chibok abductions and the silent majority --5.Women at war : wives and weapons in the insurgency --6.Rescued to what? : displacement, vulnerability, and the dark side of 'heroism' --7. Theway forward --8.Lessons learned : applying best practice to Boko Haram --Conclusion.Nigeria at a crossroads.

"Amidst the turmoil of the Middle East, few have noticed the extent to which Israel has slowly but surely been building alliances on the African continent. Facing a growing international backlash, Israel has had to look beyond its traditional Western allies for support, and many African governments in turn have been happy to receive Israeli political support, security assistance, investments and technology. But what do these relationships mean for Africa, and for wider geopolitics? With an examination of Africa's authoritarian development politics, the rise of Born-Again Christianity and of Israel's thriving high-tech and arms industries, from the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to the migration of Africans to Israel and back again, Gidron provides a comprehensive analysis of the various forces and actors shaping Israel's controversial relationships with countries on the continent. In particular, the book demonstrates that Israel's interest in Africa forms part of a wider diplomatic effort, aimed at blocking Palestine's pursuit of international recognition. Though the scale of Israeli-African engagements has been little appreciated until now, the book reveals how contemporary African and Middle Eastern politics and societies interact and impact each other in profound ways."

The persecution of people in Africa on the basis of their assumed or perceived homosexual orientation has received considerable coverage in the popular media in recent years. Gay-bashing by political and religious figures in Zimbabwe and Gambia; draconian new laws against lesbians and gays and their supporters in Malawi, Nigeria and Uganda; and the imprisonment and extortion of gay men in Senegal and Cameroon have all rightly sparked international condemnation. However, much of the analysis thus far has been highly critical of African leadership and culture without considering local nuances, historical factors and external influences that are contributing to the problem. Such commentary also overlooks grounds for optimism in the struggle for sexual rights and justice in Africa, not just for sexual minorities but for the majority population as well. Based on pioneering research on the history of homosexualities and engagement with current lgbti and HIV/AIDS activism, Marc Epprecht provides a sympathetic overview of the issues at play and a hopeful outlook on the potential of sexual rights for all.