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When Jorge Bergoglio was introduced to the world as the new pope ten years ago, he became the first non-European in more than a thousand years, and the first Jesuit, to hold the position. The Jesuits are a Catholic religious order founded in the 16th century. Since then Pope Francis has built his message and priorities around challenging structures within the Catholic church – and in society – that exploit the poor and vulnerable. He has anchored his papacy around what he calls a “revolution of tenderness”. Stan Chu Ilo explains why this resonates strongly in Africa.
Militant Islamist groups operating in parts of Africa are getting more violent, becoming more focused on intimidating local populations into compliance and less interested in winning hearts and minds. And terror incidents have become more frequent. To reverse these developments, Joseph Siegle and Wendy Williams set out why there is a need to integrate the efforts of local communities alongside those of national, regional and international actors.
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Stan Chu Ilo, DePaul University
Pope Francis’ papacy is anchored on what he calls a “revolution of tenderness”.
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Joseph Siegle, University of Maryland; Wendy Williams, Africa Center for Strategic Studies
The spike in violence was marked by a 68% increase in fatalities involving civilians.
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Sunday Adedini, Federal University, Oye Ekiti
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Peter Hain, University of the Witwatersrand
Neil Agget’s passionate trade unionism proved fateful. It made him a target of a brutally repressive apartheid police state.
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Sioux McKenna, Rhodes University; Dan Dixon, University of Sydney; Daniel Oppenheimer, Carnegie Mellon University; Margaret Blackie, Rhodes University; Sam Illingworth, Edinburgh Napier University
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Jean-Pierre Cassarino, College of Europe
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