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Ethiopia and Eritrea have been at loggerheads for more than 20 years. But the appointment of a new leader in Ethiopia has opened the door to peace. Yohannes Gedamu explains how peace between the two nations will have a stabilising effect on the Horn of Africa, and the rest of the region.
Millions of people around the world don’t have any legal claim to the land they live and work on, even if they’ve been there for generations. Nir Kshetri looks at how countries are testing blockchain-based property record-keeping to help some of the world’s poorest people.
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Yohannes Gedamu, Georgia Gwinnett College
If peace is achieved between Ethiopia and Eritrea, it will help stabilise the Horn of Africa, and the broader East Africa region.
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Nir Kshetri, University of North Carolina – Greensboro
Without secure records of property ownership, many poor people around the world have trouble improving their economic situations. Several countries are already trying blockchain-based land registries.
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Politics + Society
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Ahmet Erdi Öztürk, Université de Strasbourg; Fatih Ceran, Université de Strasbourg
The Turkish election highlights the growing strength of Turkish opposition despite the defeat and approves of a president who could be weaker than he would like to appear.
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Environment + Energy
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Douglas Sheil, Norwegian University of Life Sciences; Mike Bruford, Cardiff University; Serge Wich, Liverpool John Moores University; Stephanie Spehar, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Time to rethink orangutan conservation, now we know that our red relatives are actually very adaptable.
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Health + Medicine
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Jenita Chiba, University of Johannesburg
Teenagers with HIV in childcare facilities have to deal with the challenges of adolescence
while living with the disease.
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Business + Economy
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Tommy Soesmanto, Griffith University; Yenny Tjoe, Griffith University
An objective elaboration and analysis of the government debt situation in Indonesia to help answer the public's concern on the prospect of the country's economy in the future.
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