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Author Mireille Affa’a-Mindzie

Mireille Affa’a-Mindzie

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  • Policy Papers 02-03-2015by Mireille Affa’a-Mindzie

    Building Peace and Development in the Sahel: Enhancing the Political Participation of Women and Youth

    The twin security and political crises that erupted in Mali in 2012 revealed the complex and multilayered challenges that threaten peace and stability and delay development across the Sahel.

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    Health, State-Society Relations, Sustainable Development, Women‚ Peace and Security
  • Policy Papers 12-11-2014Mireille Affa’a-Mindzie, George Mukundi Wachira, and Lucy Dunderdale

    Effective Governance in Challenging Environments

    The “Africa rising” narrative has gained traction in recent years. But who, exactly, is rising? While statistics point to a continent whose fortunes have improved, many African citizens remain at the margins of socioeconomic development.

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    Governance
  • Meeting Notes 02-13-2014Mireille Affa’a-Mindzie, rapporteur

    The Security-Development Nexus in Conflict Prevention and Resolution in Africa: Notes from the Security Council Istanbul Retreat

    This meeting note discusses Turkey’s growing role in Africa, and it surveys the many regional efforts to improve security and development on the continent. It summarizes the main points of discussion at the 4th Istanbul Retreat of the UN Security Council, which was held on April 6-7th, 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey.

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    Security Sector Reform, Sustainable Development
  • Meeting Notes 01-16-2014Mireille Affa’a-Mindzie and Fiona Blyth, rapporteurs

    Insecurity in the Gulf of Guinea: Assessing the Threat, Preparing the Response

    This meeting note addresses current and emerging threats in the Gulf of Guinea, including piracy, and the conditions that contribute to their rise, such as economic inequality and poor governance. The report summarizes key themes from a roundtable discussion held at IPI last June on the security challenges in the region.

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    State Fragility
  • Meeting Notes 10-02-2013Mireille Affa’a-Mindzie, rapporteur

    Meeting Note: Security and Development in the Sahel-Sahara

    This meeting note summarizes the outcomes of an international seminar on security and development in the Sahel-Sahara, held in Niamey, Niger on February 15-16, 2013.

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    Sustainable Development
  • Issue Briefs 02-28-2013by Mireille Affa'a-Mindzie and Chris Perry

    Mali and the Sahel-Sahara: From Crisis Management to Sustainable Strategy

    While the political and security crisis that erupted in Mali in 2012 seems to evolve daily, the underlying factors that threaten peace and human security in the Sahel region are not new. This issue brief analyzes the current crisis in Mali within the context of the Sahel-Sahara region as a whole.

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  • Meeting Notes 08-07-2012Mireille Affa’a-Mindzie, rapporteur

    Preventing Conflicts in Africa: Early Warning and Response

    In the wake of the crises in Mali and Guinea-Bissau in 2012, IPI co-organized a meeting with the Permanent Missions of South Africa and Azerbaijan to address the role and effectiveness of regional and international early-warning and response mechanisms.

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  • Meeting Notes 11-17-2011Mireille Affa’a-Mindzie

    Elections and Stability in West Africa

    This meeting note summarizes the discussions at a conference organized by the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA) in Praia, Cape Verde on May 18-20, 2011. The conference addressed the need for a sustained effort to strengthen electoral processes in West Africa as a means to consolidate peace and democracy in the region.

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    Governance
  • Meeting Notes 09-23-2011by Mireille Affa'a-Mindzie and Paul Romita, rapporteurs

    Upcoming Elections in Africa

    Elections have facilitated the emergence of democratic governments in Africa, and, in some cases, more stable societies have emerged. In some other cases, however, elections have been manipulated to legitimize autocratic regimes or to ensure dynastic successions on the continent.

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    Governance
  • Comment & Analysis 04-21-2011by Mireille Affa’a-Mindzie

    Africa: Time to Take Elections Seriously

    There will be seventeen presidential and legislative elections in Africa in the nine months remaining in 2011, and that fact, plus the recent violent four-month electoral standoff in Côte d’Ivoire, means the moment has come for African leaders and institutions to take elections seriously.

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    Governance

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