The European Union (EU) is the largest market for natural gas exports. The EU imports more than 50% of its total natural gas consumption. EU’s energy mix is diverse, but natural gas maintains an important role – 25% of the EU’s total energy mix. Natural gas is vitally important due to its frequent use in residential sector (36.9 %). The EU as the largest importer of natural gas- brings 40% of its total supplies from a single supplier, Russian state-owned company Gazprom. After the ...
ABSTRACT The studyassessed critically the politics and diplomacy of post-Gaddafi Libya. It interrogated the domestic and external actors in the overthrow of Gaddafi as well as the political, diplomatic and other consequences of the downfall of Gaddafi. Overtime, researchers have contributed on the aforementioned topic with fundamental interest on the root causes of the crisis. Most of them anchored their explanation on Centre-Periphery and dependency analysis from the Marxian Political Econom...
ABSTRACT Turkana North region has witnessed perennial insecurity more than any other region in East Africa. This study sought to establish the role of multiple actors in the security dilemma that engulfed the Turkana North region, with the aim of identifying the security actors, establish the causes of insecurity; examine the challenges faced in security provision and thereafter establish the strategies/measures that can minimize insecurity in the region. Through the use of an exploratory res...
The study explored human rights in the reconfiguration of aid relations with a particular focus to China- Kenya relations. The study used other African countries such as Zimbabwe, Sudan, and Angola as cases of illustration to ground the thesis’ argument. The study sought to realize the following objectives: find out the dominant features of China-Africa foreign aid relations, analyze the nature of China-Kenya relations since independence, survey the trend of Kenya’s foreign aid relation...
Abstract The Zambezi Trans frontier park is one of the world’s largest conservation areas and is one of the homes for the African elephant, scientifically known as the loxodonta Africana. The African elephant is one of earths largest land mammals and also one of the worlds objectified creatures. Over the years since 1970 the global demand for ivory has risen to levels that are threatening the extinction of elephants due to poaching. Poaching has resulted in massive decline, by almost half i...
ABSTRACT Our enthusiasm for education seems to be paralelled by our ignorance of what education is . Education for what ? For whom? And how? Is there no relationship between a society and the type of educution it imbibes? the s e questions border on educational value and .goal. It is in an attempt to proffer answers to these questions, examine and evaluate the principles and the validity of thought that underline issues in Nigerian educational system that this paper is being written. Periodic...
ABSTRACT The media have often been identified as one of the major competing domestic interests that impact on foreign policies of states. This recognition of the media is seen through the contribution they make to foreign policy. This work takes a look at the media's role and their contribution to foreign policy in the CPP, NLC, PP and the NDC regimes. It also looks at how they helped in shaping foreign policies and their influence on these regimes. The work relied mainly on secondary sources...
ABSTRACT This study aimed at assessing the contribution of non- farm activities on alleviating poverty among women. In order to alleviate poverty, women in Mbalizi have resorted to the taking of non- farm activities that are marketed throughout the region. Mbalizi ward was a case study and the research was conducted among women. Data were collected through questionnaire and focus group discussions and processed by using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Judgmental procedure was...
ABSTRACT A significant challenge that confronted the Organisation of African Unity (OAU) throughout its establishment was the successful management of intra-state conflicts in member states. The OAU was criticised for its lack of intervention in these conflicts due to its Charter provision of non-interference in the internal affairs of member states. The launch of the African Union in 2002 signalled a new era in the quest for peace and security in Africa. The AU initiated important steps towa...
ABSTRACT This study was an assessment of Government of Ghana’s anti-galamsey activities on GhanaChina diplomatic relations. The focus of the study was to determine whether anti-galamsey activities of the government have had any strain on the diplomatic relations between the two countries. The study relied on both primary and secondary sources of data for analysis. Widespread damage to Ghana’s environment, water bodies, farmlands and wildlife due to “galamsey”, a local referent for il...
ABSTRACT Terrorism is one of the greatest security threats to many West African states currently. For instance, in the Lake Chad Basin area, Nigeria and other states are aggressively fighting the Boko Haram and the Islamic State West African Province (ISWAP) militants. Westward toward the Sahara is another group of five states, the G5 Sahel Group, also fiercely fighting incessant violence by jihadist groups affiliated to al Qaeda and the Islamic State. However, rat...
ABSTRACT Regional integration scholars have written extensively on the role culture plays in the overall success or otherwise of regional integration the world over. The role of culture in the integration of Africa has also received some attention. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in 1987, realizing the importance of culture to regional integration, and accepting that the ECOWAS region had such cultural diversity that could be harnessed for the good of the subregion, p...
ABSTRACT The economic performance of democratic states in Africa is a rising concern against the assumptions of the modernization theory that, developing nations must adopt the values of the western societies (democracy) in order to develop. The third wave of democratization in Africa rather led to harsh economic conditions, especially from the international financial institutions as a means of receiving aid. These conditions deteriorated the economic development of most African states and ca...
ABSTRACT The problem of street children in our societies is very alarming. The ratification of international conventions such as the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and other formulated domestic laws clearly illustrate Ghana’s attempts to tackle the issue of street children. UNICEF, since 1953, has been the permanent organ of the United Nations, charged with responsibility for children all around the world. This study looks at the role of UNICEF in collaborating...
ABSTRACT 1992 marked the dawn of liberal democratic governance in Ghana that made it possible for liberties such as having political stability and freedom from arbitrary detention and arrest to be enjoyed without creating any constitutional crises. The activities and role of the Electoral Commission of Ghana have been very indispensable in this regard to Ghana‟s democracy. This study seeks to examine the role of Ghana‟s Electoral Commission in promoting its democratic governance in the Fo...