Dirk Kohnert

GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs

deputy director, retired since 2011

German Inst. of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)

Neuer Jungfernstieg 21

D-20354 Hamburg

Germany

http://dirk2011.jimdo.com/

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African Migration to Europe: Obscured Responsibilities and Common Misconceptions

GIGA Working Paper No. 49
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 04 Jun 2007
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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migration, West Africa, Europe, remittances, brain-drain, foreign trade policy, security, circular migration

African Migration to Europe: Obscured Responsibilities and Common Misconceptions

GIGA Working Paper No. 49
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 06 Aug 2012 Last Revised: 16 Aug 2012
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
Downloads 178 (288,746)
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migration, West Africa, Europe, remittances, brain‐drain, foreign trade policy, security, circular migration

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The Impact of Russian Presence in Africa

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 28 Apr 2022
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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Russia, invasion, Ukraine, Africa, Sub-Sahara Africa, African affairs, international trade, global power, African resources, fragile state, Islamist terrorism, arms deals, BRICS, China, Eritrea, South Africa, Nigeria, Mali, Mozambique, energy security, EU, NATO

EU-African Economic Relations: Continuing Dominance, Traded for Aid?

GIGA Working Paper No. 82
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 08 Jul 2008
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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economic integration, trade policy, aid, international migration, re-gional integration, EU, Africa, China

EU-African Economic Relations: Continuing Dominance Traded for Aid?

GIGA Working Paper No. 82
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 06 Aug 2012 Last Revised: 16 Aug 2012
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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economic integration, trade policy, aid, international migration, regional integration, EU, Africa, China

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The Long-Term Effects of Development Aid: Empirical Studies in Rural West Africa

Afrika Spectrum, Vol. 26, No. 2, pp. 155-180, 1991, Journal of the Institute for Scientific Co-operation, Vol. 47, No. 1, pp. 83-111, 1993
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 06 Sep 2006
Thomas Bierschenk, Georg Elwert and Dirk Kohnert
Department of Anthropology and African Studies, Gutenberg University, Freie Universitat Berlin (Deceased) and GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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development cooperation, ODA, evaluation, West Africa, social structure

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One-Way Ticket to Rwanda? Boris Johnson's Cruel Refugee Tactic Meets Kagame's Shady Immigration Handling

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 27 May 2022
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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Britain, Rwanda, immigration, refugees, African migration to Britain, postcolonialism, peacebuilding, identity politics, nationalism, xenophobia, discrimination, African poverty, famine, Sub-Saharan Africa, human rights, Boris Johnson, Paul Kagame,

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Will Putin's Ukraine War Provoke Famine and Upheaval in Africa

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 13 May 2022
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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Russia, invasion, Ukraine, Africa, famine, international trade, global power, food power, arms deals, fragile state, Islamist terrorism, Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, South Africa, Cameroon, Mozambique, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Somalia, Namibia, Nigeria, Sudan, energy security, China, EU

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Democratization Via Elections in an African 'Narco-State'? The Case of Guinea-Bissau

GIGA Working Paper No 123
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 16 Feb 2010 Last Revised: 17 Aug 2012
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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Guinea-Bissau, elections, democratization, informal institutions, aid, nationbuilding, institution building, drug trafficking

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The Socio-Economic Impact of Brexit on India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka in Times of Corona

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 10 Aug 2021
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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Brexit, COVID-19-pandemic, Corona, economic growth, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, United Kingdom, international trade, free trade area, customs union, Anglosphere

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The Aftermath of Nigeria’s 2023 Presidential Elections and Its Impact on the Sub-region

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 07 Mar 2023
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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Nigeria, 2023 Nigerian presidential election, governance, Military coups in Nigeria, conspiracy theory, deep state, Poverty in Nigeria, Nigerian bandit conflict, Boko Haram, international trade, migration, sustainable development, West-Africa, ECOWAS, Sub-Saharan Africa, African Studies

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On the Socio-Economic Impact of Pandemics in Africa - Lessons Learned from COVID-19, Trypanosomiasis, HIV, Yellow Fever and Cholera

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 05 May 2021 Last Revised: 07 Jul 2021
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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COVID-19, Corona, pandemics, Africa, social impact, economic impact, migration, xenophobia, poverty, violence, ethics in epidemics, African Studies

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On the Benefit of African Immigration to Europe: Turn in the EU Immigration Policy?

Number of pages: 12 Posted: 06 Dec 2006
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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International migration, Africa, EU, economic development, trade policy, human rights

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The Socio-Economic Impact of Brexit on CANZUK and the Anglosphere in Times of Corona: The Case of Canada, Australia and New Zealand

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 10 Jun 2021 Last Revised: 25 Jun 2021
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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Brexit, COVID-19-pandemic, CORONA crisi, CANZUK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, United Kingdom, international trade, customs union, Anglosphere, settler colonialism, white dominions,

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Are the Chinese in Africa More Innovative than the Africans? Comparing Chinese and Nigerian Entrepreneurial Migrants’ Cultures of Innovation

GIGA Working Paper No. 140
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 09 Jul 2010 Last Revised: 10 Jan 2022
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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trading diasporas, international migration, entrepreneurs, culture, innovation, SMEs, Africa, China, Nigeria, Cotonou, Accra

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The impact of digitalization on poverty alleviation in Africa

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 18 Nov 2021
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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African Studies, Digitalization, Africa, Sub-Sahara Africa, digital inclusion, poverty alleviation, pro-poor growth, transparency, social media, fake news

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Trump's Protective Tariffs and Their Impact on Africa

Number of pages: 8 Posted: 14 May 2018 Last Revised: 16 Jul 2018
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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USA, tariffs, steel, aluminum, cars, trade war, China, EU, Africa, Egypt, South Africa

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On the Impact of the 2023 Sudanese War on Africa and Beyond

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 21 Jun 2023
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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Sudan, 2023 Sudan conflict, South Sudan, Sub-Saharan Africa, arms trafficking, drug trafficking, famine, refugees of Sudan, migration, sustainable development, democratization, post-colonialism, informal sector, international trade, nationalism, Russia, Great Britain, ODA, NGOs, African Studies

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Country Concepts and the Rational Actor Trap - Limitations to Strategic Management of International Ngos

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 19 Jul 2006
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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Foreign aid, aid effectiveness, INGOs, planning policy, development management, participation, Africa, globalization

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Machine Ethics and African Identities: Perspectives of Artificial Intelligence in Africa

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 14 Sep 2022
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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Artificial Intelligence, Innovation, Machine learning, Big Data Analytics, AI ethics, African ethics, African philosophy, Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, economic development, human development, informal sector, poverty, famine, international trade, global power, fragile state, South Africa, Nigeria

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Togo: Thorny Transition and Misguided Aid at the Roots of Economic Misery

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 10 Oct 2007 Last Revised: 12 Jun 2008
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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democratization, governance, economic growth, development, LDCs, Africa

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Senegal: Presidential Elections 2019 - The Shining Example of Democratic Transition Immersed in Muddy Power-Politics

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 05 Apr 2019 Last Revised: 13 Apr 2019
Dirk Kohnert and Laurence Marfaing
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs and University of Hamburg - GIGA Institute of African Affairs
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Senegal, presidential elections, governance, political change, political transhumance, social networks, West Africa, WAEMU, ECOWAS, civic agency

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The Successful Ghana Election of 2008: A Convenient Myth? Ethnicity in Ghana's Elections Revisited

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 11 Jul 2009
Heinz Jockers, Dirk Kohnert and Paul Nugent
affiliation not provided to SSRN, GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs and Centre of African Studies, University of Edinburgh
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elections, ethnicity, election observation, informal institutions, impunity, Ghana, Africa

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Die UEMOA und die CFA-Zone: Eine neue Kooperations-Kultur im frankophonen Afrika? (The WEAMU and the Franc CFA-Zone: A New Culture of Co-Operation within Francophone Africa?)

REGIONALE INTEGRATION - NEUE DYNAMIKEN IN AFRIKA, ASIEN UND LATEINAMERIKA, Dirk Nabers and Andreas Urfen, eds., Schriften des Deutschen Übersee-Instituts, Hamburg, DÜI, No. 65, pp. 115-136, 2005
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 25 Oct 2007 Last Revised: 04 Jan 2018
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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regional integration, currency union, Western Africa, CFA-zone

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informal sector, development, aid; Africa

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Does Democratic Transition in Africa Enhance Economic Performance? The Case of Togo

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 07 Aug 2008 Last Revised: 23 Sep 2018
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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democratization, governance, economic growth, development, LDCs, Togo, West Africa, African Studies

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Drivers of Change or Cut-Throat Competitors? Challenging Cultures of Innovation of Chinese and Nigerian Migrant Entrepreneurs in West Africa

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 09 Jun 2010
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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Trading Diasporas, international migration, entrepreneurs, culture, innovation, SME, Africa, China Nigeria, Cotonou, Accra

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Togo: Political and Socio-Economic Development (2015 – 2017)

BTI 2018. Political Management in International Comparison - Bertelsmann Transformation Index (BTI). Gütersloh: Bertelsmann Foundation, Germany
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 09 Sep 2017
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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Togo, West Africa, development, good governance, democratization, ODA

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Are Non-State Actors Better Innovators? The Ambiguous Role of Non-State Actors in the Transition Process: The Case of Benin and Madagascar

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 20 Jul 2006
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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Transition, development, informal sector, indigenous innovation, culture, globalisation, Africa, Bénin, Madagascar

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Russie, invasion, Ukraine, Afrique, famine, commerce international, pouvoir alimentaire, marchés d'armes, État fragile, terrorisme islamiste, Maghreb, Égypte, Maroc, Algérie, Tunisie, Libye, Afrique subsaharienne, Afrique du Sud, Cameroun, Mozambique, Éthiopie, Kenya, Ouganda , Somalie, Namibie

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On the Articulation of Witchcraft and Modes of Production Among the Nupe, Northern Nigeria

WITCHES, WITCH-HUNTS AND MAGICAL IMAGINARIES IN MODERN AFRICA, Burghart Schmidt, Rolf Schulte, eds., Verlag Dokumentation & Buch (DOBU), pp. 63-94, 2007
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 07 Feb 2008
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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modes of production, informal politics, social conflicts, occult belief

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L'impact de la présence russe en Afrique (The Impact of Russian Presence in Africa)

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 28 Apr 2022
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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Russie, invasion, Ukraine, Afrique, Afrique subsaharienne, commerce international, grande puissance, matières premières africaines, État fragile, terrorisme islamiste, marché des armes, BRICS, Chine, Érythrée, Nigeria, Afrique du Sud, Mali, Mozambique, Sécurité énergétique,UE, OTAN

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The EU-Africa Summit 2021: Quo Vadis, in the Light of Brexit and Corona?

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 02 Mar 2021 Last Revised: 14 Apr 2021
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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Corona, Brexit, Africa, UK, EU, international trade, economic recession, poverty, violence

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Cultures of Innovation of the African Poor. Common Roots, Shared Traits, Joint Prospects? On the Articulation of Multiple Modernities in African Societies and Black Diasporas in Latin America

GIGA Working Paper No 25
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 01 Aug 2006 Last Revised: 16 Aug 2012
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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Economic development, cultural change, innovations, social structure, African Diaspora, Benin, Brazil, Haiti

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The Impact of Islamist Terrorism on Africa's Informal Economy: Kenya, Compared with Ghana and Senegal

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 20 Jul 2022
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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Ghana. Kenya, Senegal, Sub-Sahara Africa, West Africa, Islamist terrorism, Islamism, organized crime, informal economy, shadow economy, fragile state, poverty in Africa, extremism, ISIS, arms deals, arms industry, trafficking, Nigeria, Benin, Mali, Burkina Faso, South Sudan, Postcolonialism

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ECOWAS, Once an Assertive Power in West Africa, Reduced to a Paper Tiger?

Number of pages: 13 Posted: 08 Aug 2023 Last Revised: 12 Aug 2023
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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ECOWAS, ECOWAS Standby Force, coup d'état, governance, sustainable development, post-colonialism, informal sector, ODA, Sub-Saharan Africa, West Africa, Mali, Niger, Guinea, Nigeria, African Studies

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The Ethics of African Regional and Continental Integration

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 19 Aug 2019
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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AfCFTA, Regional Integration, Ethics, Sub-Saharan Africa, International Trade, Development Aid, Post-Colonialism, SADC, ECOWAS, CEMAC, CMA, ZLECA

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nationalism, migration, xenophobia, ethnicity, alienation, poverty, Africa

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Russia and the Rise of Islamic Terrorism in Sub-Saharan Africa

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 13 Jun 2022
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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Russia, Africa, Sub-Sahara Africa, global power, African resources, fragile state, poverty, extremism, Islamist terrorism, arms deals, arms industry, Eritrea, Nigeria, Mali, Burkina Faso, Mozambique, Somalia, Kenya, South Sudan, Horn of Africa, Postcolonialism, Westphalian sovereignty

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On the Impact of the Occult on State Legitimacy and Democratization Aid in Africa

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 12 May 2020 Last Revised: 18 Jan 2022
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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witchcraft, African religion, development, democratization, legitimate rule, aid, Sub-Saharan Africa, African Studies, Togo, Nigeria, Zaire

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Vom Camarade zum Monsieur: Strukturanpassung und Demokratisierung in Benin (From Camarade to Monsieur: Structural Adjustment and Democratization in Benin Republic)

Peripherie, Vol. 46, pp. 47-70, 1992
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 24 Jul 2007 Last Revised: 04 Jan 2018
Dirk Kohnert and Hans-Joachim A. Preuss
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs and Deutsche Welthungerhilfe e. V.
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transition, structural adjustment, democratization, Benin, frankophone Africa

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Ghana. Kenya, Sénégal, Afrique sub-saharienne, Afrique de l'Ouest, terrorisme islamiste, islamisme, crime organisé, économie informelle, économie souterraine, État fragile, pauvreté, extrémisme, État islamique, trafic de stupéfiants, trafic d'armes, trafic, Nigeria, Bénin, Mali, Burkina Faso

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UE, récession, guerre russo-ukrainienne, pandémie de COVID-19 en Afrique, Afrique subsaharienne, développement économique, développement humain, secteur informel, pauvreté, famine, commerce international, crises alimentaires, États fragiles, Nigeria, Afrique du Sud, postcolonialisme, études africain

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Togo (2019 -2021) : Développement politique et socio-économique [Version étendue et annotée du « BTI 2022 - Togo Country Report »] (BTI – 2022 Togo Country Report: Political and Socio-Economic Development, 2019–2020 [Enhanced Author’s Version])

Version étendue et annotée de l’auteur du « BTI 2022 - Togo Country Report », à paraître
Number of pages: 79 Posted: 29 Apr 2021
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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Togo, démocratisation, gouvernance, États fragiles, développement politique et socio-économique, coopération au développement, UE, Afrique de l'Ouest, CEDEAO, UEMOA, Études Africaines

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Socialism Without Liberation - Land Reclamation Projects in Guinea-Bissau

Sociologia Ruralis, Vol. 28, No. 2/3, pp. 161-175, 1988
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 21 Jun 2007 Last Revised: 28 Jul 2009
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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rural development, rice farming, land reclamation, colonialism, socialism, Guinea-Bissau, West Africa

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L'impact de la numérisation sur la réduction de la pauvreté en Afrique (The impact of digitalization on poverty alleviation in Africa)

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 29 Dec 2021
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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Numérisation, Afrique, Afrique subsaharienne, inclusion numérique, réduction de la pauvreté, croissance pro-pauvres, transparence, médias sociaux, fake news

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Togo, démocratisation, gouvernance, État fragile, développement politique et socio-économique, coopération au développement, UE, Togo, Afrique de l'Ouest, CEDEAO, UEMOA

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Togo: A Didactic Drama of Misled Democratisation in Africa

Institute of African Affairs, No. 1, June 2005
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 17 Sep 2006
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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foreign aid, aid effectiveness, democratisation, Togo, Africa, globalization

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Sources extérieures des menaces terroristes en Afrique de l'Ouest (Outside Sources of Terrorist Threats in West Africa)

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 09 Dec 2022
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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Terrorisme, contre-insurrection, criminalité transnationale, État en déliquescence, dictature, gouvernance, autocratie, dévolution du pouvoir, Islamisme radical, seigneurs de guerre, développement durable, mouvements sociaux, médias sociaux, cyberterrorisme, Études postcoloniales, Islamisme,

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French Domination of Francophone African Markets: Post-Colonialism at its Finest?

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 06 Apr 2022
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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France, Francophone Africa, post-colonialism, regulated market, special interests, regulatory capture, monetary policy, CFA franc, international trade, free trade area, customs union, African Studies,

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The Successful Ghana Election of 2008 – A Convenient Myth? Ethnicity in Ghana’s Elections Revisited

GIGA Working Paper No 109
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 11 Jan 2010 Last Revised: 17 Aug 2012
Heinz Jockers, Dirk Kohnert and Paul Nugent
affiliation not provided to SSRN, GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs and Centre of African Studies, University of Edinburgh
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elections, ethnicity, election observation, informal institutions, impunity, Ghana

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Benin’s Stealthy Democracide: How Africa’s Model Democracy Kills Itself Bit by Bit

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 14 Nov 2019
Dirk Kohnert and Hans-Joachim A. Preuss
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs and Deutsche Welthungerhilfe e. V.
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democratization, democratic institutions, democratic recession, Africa, Benin, Senegal, Togo, social movements

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ASEAN and African relations: towards a renewed partnership?

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 18 Nov 2021
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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Keywords: ASEAN, NAASP, Asia, Africa, economic growth, international trade, free trade area, customs union, Non-Aligned Movement, Indonesia, South Africa, Thailand, Singapore, Nigeria, Egypt

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No Change in Sight – Togo’s Political and Socio-Economic Development (2017 – 2019)

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 11 Feb 2019
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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Democratization, Governance, Fragile States, Political and Socio-Economic Development, Development Co-Operation, EU, Togo, West Africa, ECOWAS

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BTI - 2022 Togo Country Report: Togo's Political and Socio-Economic Development, 2019-2020 (Enhanced Author's Version)

Number of pages: 74 Posted: 01 Apr 2021 Last Revised: 07 Apr 2021
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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Togo, West Africa, ECOWAS, WAEMU, UEMOA, African Studies, African Political Economy

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On the Divide between Constitutional Legislation and Constitutional Reality in the Democratization Process in Benin

Nord-Sued aktuell, Vol. 1, pp. 73-84, 1996
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 27 Oct 2007
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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democratization, transition, constitutional development, human rights, justice, Benin

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The Brexit Hammer: Repercussions for the US and Transatlantic Relations in Times of Corona

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 25 Aug 2021 Last Revised: 30 Aug 2021
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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Brexit, COVID-19-pandemic, Corona, economic growth, USA, United Kingdom, transatlantic relations, international trade, free trade area, customs union, Anglosphere

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Le Sommet UE-Afrique 2021 : Quo vadis, compte tenu du Brexit et de la Covid-19 ? (The EU-Africa summit 2021 : Quo vadis, in the light of Brexit and Corona ?)

Number of pages: 15 Posted: 02 Mar 2021 Last Revised: 15 Mar 2021
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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EU-Africa summit, Corona, Brexit, Afrique, Royaume-Uni, UE, commerce international, récession économique, pauvreté, violence

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economic history, economic development & cultural change, rural capitalism, Africa, Northern Nigeria

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Francophonie in Sub-Saharan Africa: Post-Colonial Dependence or Self-Determination?

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 22 Dec 2022
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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Francophone Africa, Francophonie, Françafrique, African philosophy, African culture, CFA franc, international trade, free trade area, customs union Cinema of Africa, African literature, migration, demography, governance, autocracy, sustainable development, social movements, African Studies

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‘Enlightened’ West African Dictatorship Challenged by State Capture? Insights from Benin, Togo and Senegal

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 02 Nov 2022
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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Dictatorship, governance, autocracy, state capture, devolution of power, multi-party system, social movements, social media, West Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Benin, Togo, Senegal, African Studies,

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Britain and Africa: Heading for the Brexit Rocks

Africa Spectrum, Vol. 53., No. 2, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 17 Oct 2018
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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UK, Brexit, EU, Africa, International Trade, Tariffs, Aid, Security, Partnership

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COVID-19, Corona, pandémies, Afrique subsaharienne, impact socio-économique, migration, xénophobie, pauvreté, violence, éthique dans les épidémies, études Africaines

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CEDEAO, Force en attente de la CEDEAO, coup d'État, gouvernance, développement durable, post-colonialisme, secteur informel, APD, Afrique subsaharienne, Afrique de l'Ouest, Mali, Niger, Guinée, Nigeria, Études africaines

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New Markets for Local Experts in Africa?

MORE RESPONSIBILITIES TO SOUTH CONSULTANTS IN DEVELOPING THE COUNTRIES, M. V. Hauff, H. Werner, eds., pp. 63-74, Verlag Wissenschaft & Praxis, 1995
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 06 Nov 2007
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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consultancy, aid, technical cooperation, capacity building, Africa, indigenous knowledge

The Transformation of Rural Labour Systems in Colonial and Post-Colonial Northern Nigeria

Journal of Peasant Studies, Vol. 13, No.4, pp. 258-271, 1986
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 19 Nov 2007
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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political economy of development, labour systems, rural areas, economic history, Africa, colonialism, Nigeria

The Transformation of Rural Labour Systems in Colonial and Post-Colonial Northern Nigeria

Journal of Peasant Studies, Vol. 13, No. 4, pp. 258-271, 1986
Posted: 21 Jun 2007
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs

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political economy of development, labour systems, rural areas, economic history, Africa, colonialism, Nigeria

65.

The Impact of the Energy-Induced EU Recession on Sub-Saharan Africa

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 26 Aug 2022
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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EU, recession, Russo-Ukrainian War, COVID-19 pandemic in Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, economic development, human development, informal sector, poverty, famine, international trade, food crises, global power, fragile states, Nigeria, South Africa, Postcolonialism, African Studies

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COVID-19, Brexit, Afrique, Royaume-Uni, UE, commerce international, récession économique, pauvreté, Afrique du Sud, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya,

67.

Rural Class Differentiation in Nigeria. Theory and Practice - A Quantitative Approach in the Case of Nupeland

Afrika-Spectrum, Vol. 14, No. 3, pp. 295-315, 1979
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 24 Jul 2007
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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rural development, class, land tenure, social differentiation, mobility, Nupe, Nigeria

68.

Togo – 2019: Domestic Politics, Foreign Affairs, Socio-Economic Development

Kohnert, Dirk (2020): Togo. In: Adetula, V. et al. (eds.), Africa Yearbook, Volume 16 – Politics, economy and society South of the Sahara in 2019. Leiden & Boston: Brill, 2020, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 24 Mar 2020
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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Togo, West Africa, African Studies, domestic politics, foreign affairs, socio-economic development,

69.

Trump's Tariff's Impact on Africa and the Ambiguous Role of African Agency

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 29 Jul 2018
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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Foreign Trade, Tarrifs, USA, Africa, South Africa, Egypt, Nigeria, Agency, Corruption

70.

Dunkle Wolken über dem EU-Afrika Gipfel 2021 angesichts von Brexit und Corona (Dark Clouds Over the EU-Africa Summit 2021In View of Brexit and Corona)

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 09 Mar 2021 Last Revised: 15 Mar 2021
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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EU-Afrika Beziehungen, Corona, Brexit, Großbritannien, internationaler Handel, wirtschaftliche Rezession, Armut, Gewalt

71.

La Russie et la montée du terrorisme islamique en Afrique sub-saharienne (Russia and the Rise of Islamic Terrorism in Sub-Saharan Africa)

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 13 Jun 2022
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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Russie, Vladimir Poutine, Afrique sub-saharienne, ressources africaines, État fragile, pauvreté, extrémisme, terrorisme islamiste, Boko Haram, EI, industrie de l'armement, Érythrée, Nigeria, Mali, Burkina Faso, Mozambique, Somalie, Kenya, Soudan du Sud, Corne de l'Afrique, Postcolonialisme,

72.

The Impact of Foreign Affairs on the Political and Social Transition in Guinea-Bissau

Afrika Spectrum, Vol. 35, Vol. 1, pp. 41-64, 2000
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 17 Oct 2007
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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economic & social transformation, international affairs, Guinea-Bissau

73.
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démocratisation, institutions démocratiques, récession démocratique, Afrique, Bénin, Sénégal, Togo, mouvements sociaux

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Brexit, pandémie de COVID-19, CANZUK, Canada, Australie, Nouvelle-Zélande, Royaume-Uni, commerce international, zone de libre-échange, union douanière, Anglosphère, settler colonialism, white dominions,

75.

L'impact du Brexit sur l'Afrique francophone (The Impact of Brexit on Francophone Africa)

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 25 Jun 2019
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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Brexit, Royaume-Uni, UE, Françafrique, post-colonialisme, développement, commerce international, APD, sécurité, partenariat

76.

The Impact of the EU--MERCOSUR Deal on Africa in Times of Resurging Protectionism

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 18 Sep 2019
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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EU, MERCOSUR, Africa, post-colonialism, development, international trade, ODA, Brexit, security, partnership, multinationals

77.

Democratisation via Elections in an African 'Narco State'? - The Case of Guinea-Bissau

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 13 Dec 2009
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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elections, democratization, informal institutions, aid, nation-building, institution building, drug trafficking, Guinea-Bissau, Africa

78.

Togo - 2020 : Politique intérieure, affaires étrangères, le développement socio-économique (Togo 2020 Domestic Politics, Foreign Affairs, Socio-Economic Development)

In : Adetula & Kamski & Mehler & Melber (eds.), Africa Yearbook. Vol. 17 – Politics, economy and society South of the Sahara in,. Leiden: Brill, à paraitre, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 75 Posted: 05 Mar 2021 Last Revised: 10 Mar 2021
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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Togo, Afrique de l'Ouest, politique intérieure, affaires étrangères, développement socio-économique, études africaines, CEDEAO, UEMOA, étude nationale, Études Africaines

79.

African Migrants Plight in China: Afrophobia Impedes China’s Race for Africa’s Resources and Markets

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 09 Mar 2022 Last Revised: 21 Mar 2022
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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China, Africa, international migration, xenophobia, Afrophobia, racism, political violence, Afro-China relations, informal sector, illegal immigration, forced migration, slave-trade, minorities, remittances

80.

The Impact of Brexit on Israel and Neighbouring Arab States in Times of the COVID-19 Crisis

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 10 Aug 2021
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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Brexit, COVID-19-pandemic, Corona, economic growth, Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, Jordan, United Kingdom, international trade, free trade area, customs union, Anglosphere

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Corona, Brexit, Africa, GB, EU, international trade, economic recession, poverty, South Africa, Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, African Studies

82.

African Agency and EU-African Economic Partnership Agreements

African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries' position on Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs). Brussels: European Parliament, Directorate-General for External Policies, Policy Department, April 2014. ISBN: 978-92-823-5667-8, 84 pp., 2014
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 19 Nov 2015
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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international trade, liberalization, regional intergration, civic agency, civil society, West Africa, ECOWAS, EU, EPAs

83.

'Wer hat Angst vorm schwarzen Mann'? Afrikanische Flüchtlinge in Europa - Spielball der Politiker ('Who Is Afraid of the Black Man'? African Refugees in Europe – Pawns in the Game of Politicians')

Nord-Süd aktuell, Institute of African Affairs, DÜI, Hamburg/Germnany, published as: Kohnert, Dirk (1993): " 'Wer hat Angst vorm Schwarzen Mann'? Afrikanische Flüchtlinge in Europa - Spielball der Politiker", in: INSTITUT FÜR AFRIKA-KUNDE/HOFMEIER, R. (Hrsg.), "Afrika-Jahrbuch - 1992", Leske u. Bud
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 26 Oct 2017 Last Revised: 04 Jan 2018
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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international migration, refugees, Africa, Europe, immigration legislation, Germany

84.

L'impact de la guerre du Soudan de 2023 sur l'Afrique et au-delà (On the Impact of the 2023 Sudanese War on Africa and Beyond)

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 21 Jun 2023
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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Soudan, conflit soudanais de 2023, Soudan du Sud, Afrique subsaharienne, trafic d'armes, trafic de drogue, famine, réfugiés, migration, développement durable, démocratisation, post-colonialisme, secteur informel, commerce international, nationalisme, Russie, Grande-Bretagne, Pakistan, APD, ONG, étud

85.
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France, Afrique francophone, post-colonialisme, marché régulé, intérêts particuliers, capture réglementaire, politique monétaire, franc CFA, commerce international, zone de libre-échange, union douanière, études africaines,

86.

Togo 2020 Domestic Politics, Foreign Affairs, Socio-Economic Development

In: Adetula & Kamski & Mehler & Melber (eds.), Africa Yearbook. Vol. 17 – Politics, economy and society South of the Sahara in 2020. Leiden & Boston: Brill.
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 05 Mar 2021
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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countrywide study, Togo, West Africa, domestic politics, foreign affairs, socio-economic development, African Studies, ECOWAS, WAEMU, UEMOA

87.

L' éthique de l'intégration régionale et continentale africaine (The Ethics of African Regional and Continental Integration)

Number of pages: 15 Posted: 22 Aug 2019
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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AfCFTA, regional integration, ethics, Sub-Saharan Africa, international trade, development aid, post-colonialism, SADC, ECOWAS, CEMAC, CMA

88.

L' Angleterre, le Brexit et l'Afrique (England, der Brexit und Afrika) (England, Brexit and Africa)

Number of pages: 10 Posted: 26 Dec 2018
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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UK, Brexit, EU, Africa, International Trade, Tariffs, Aid, Security, Partnership

89.

The Impact of Brexit on Francophone Africa

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 11 Mar 2019 Last Revised: 11 Apr 2019
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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Brexit, UK, EU, Françafrique, Post-Colonialism, WAEMU, CEMAC, Development, International Trade, ODA, Security, Partnership

90.

Ethische Probleme der regionalen Integration Afrikas (The Ethics of African Regional Integration)

Number of pages: 7 Posted: 30 Oct 2019
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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AfCFTA, regionale Integration, Ethik, Sub-Sahara Afrika, internationaler Handel, Entwicklungshilfe, Post-Kolonialismus

91.

African Monetary Unions - Dominated by the North? On the Relevance of Rational Economic Reasoning Under African Conditions

in: Fritz, Barbara / Metzger, Martina (2005): New Issues in Regional Monetary Coordination - Understanding North-South and South-South Arrangements, Palgrave Macmillan, Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, 2005: 177-187
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 20 Oct 2017
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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Sub-Saharan Africa, Franc CFA, CMA, optimal currency area, post-colonialism, France, South Africa,

92.

Is Water a Blessing or a Curse? How to Address Water Conflicts in West Africa

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 01 Aug 2023
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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Water rites, customary institutions, water scarcity, climate change, modernization, resource curse, gender inequality, land grabbing, water grabbing, governance, migration, sustainable development, post-colonialism, informal sector, international trade, ODA, Sub-Saharan Africa, West Africa, Mali, Ni

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Françafrique, WAEMU, UEMOA, ECOWAS, Anti-French sentiment, Africanisms, coup d'état, governance, sustainable development, post-colonialism, informal sector, CFA franc, ODA, Sub-Saharan Africa, West Africa, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Guinea, Nigeria, African Studies

94.

Does Turkey Support Development in West Africa? The Example of Nigeria, Ghana and Ivory Coast

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 18 May 2023
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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Turkey, Sub-Saharan Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast, international trade, migration, sustainable development, democratization, postcolonialism, nationalism, BRICS, China, France, Great Britain, ODA, NGOs, African Studies

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Dictature, gouvernance, autocratie, captation de l'État, dévolution du pouvoir, multipartisme, mouvement social, médias sociaux, Afrique de l'Ouest, Afrique subsaharienne, Afrique francophone, Bénin, Togo, Sénégal, Études africaines

96.

Togo - 2018: Domestic Politics, Foreign Affairs, Socio-economic Development

In: Abbink/Melber/Mehler/ (eds.), Africa Yearbook. Vol. 15 – Politics, economy and society South of the Sahara in 2018. Leiden & Boston: Brill, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 07 Feb 2019
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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Togo, countrywide study, West Africa, domestic politics, foreign affairs, socio-economic development

97.

Donor's Double Talk Undermines African Agency - Comparative Study of Civic Agency in Burkina Faso and Togo

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 15 Nov 2015
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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Development cooperation, democratization, civic agency, autocratic regimes, Burkina Faso, Togo, West Africa, ODA, aid dependency

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Rites de l'eau, institutions coutumières, pénurie de l'eau, changement climatique, malédiction des ressources, inégalité genre, accaparement des terres, accaparement de l'eau, gouvernance, migration, développement durable, post-colonialisme, secteur informel, APD, Afrique subsaharienne,

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Chine, Afrique, relations sino-africaines, migration internationale, xénophobie, afrophobie, racisme, violence politique, BRICS, secteur informel, immigration illégale, migration forcée, minorités, envois de fonds

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Banque éthique, ESG, Institutions financières internationales, entrepreneur de morale, économie du développement, banques commerciales, Afrique subsaharienne, développement durable, post-colonialisme, secteur informel, commerce international, APD, Afrique du Sud, Nigeria, Sénégal, Angola

101.

Are Africans Happy? ‘Return to Laughter’ in Times of War, Famine and Misery

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 20 May 2022
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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Africa, happiness, philosophy of happiness, happiness economics, World Happiness Report, Easterlin paradox, religion, social inequality, income inequality, social structure, poverty, famine, South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana

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Brexit, pandémie de COVID-19, CANZUK, Royaume-Uni, l'Inde, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, commerce international, zone de libre-échange, union douanière, Anglosphère, settler colonialism, white dominions,

103.

'Wir sind alle abgewertet!' - Zur Anpassungskrise von Währung, Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft in der CFA-Zone ('We are All Devalued!' - On the Adjustment Crisis of Currency, Economy and Society in the CFA Zone')

in: Institut für Afrika-Kunde / Hofmeier, R. (Hrsg.), "Afrika-Jahrbuch - 1993", Leske u. Budrich, Opladen, 1994:35 - 45
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 26 Oct 2017 Last Revised: 04 Jan 2018
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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CFA-zone, F CFA, France,devaluation, West Africa, Central Africa, structural adjustment, monetary policy, optimal currency area

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UE, MERCOSUR, Afrique, post-colonialisme, développement, commerce international, APE, Brexit, sécurité, partenariat, entreprises multinationales

105.

Demokratisierung im frankophonen Afrika - "Freie Bahn dem Liberalismus !" (Democratization in Francophone Africa: 'Clear the Path to Liberalism!'; in German)

in: Betz/Matthies (eds.), "Jahrbuch der Dritten Welt", München: Beck Verlag, 1993: 137-156
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 12 Jan 2018
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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Sub-Saharan Africa, Comparative Democratization, Frankophone Africa, political transition, African Studies, UEMOA, WAEMU, African History, Benin Republic

106.

New Nationalism and Development in Africa - Review Article

Africa Spectrum, Vol. 44, No. 1, pp. 111-123, 2009
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 29 May 2009 Last Revised: 21 Oct 2017
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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nationalism, nation-building, development, xenophobia, sub-Saharan Africa

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Grande-Bretagne, Rwanda, immigration, réfugiés, migration africaine vers la Grande-Bretagne, études postcoloniales, consolidation de la paix, politiques identitaire, nationalisme, xénophobie, discrimination, pauvreté africaine, famine, Afrique subsaharienne, droits de l'homme, Boris Johnson, Paul Ka

108.

Les relations entre l'ANASE et l'Afrique : vers un partenariat renouvelé ? [ASEAN and African relations: towards a renewed partnership?]

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 18 Nov 2021
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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ANASE, ASEAN, NAASP, Asie du Sud-Est, Afrique, croissance économique, commerce international, zone de libre échange, union douanière, mouvement des non-alignés, Indonésie, Afrique du Sud, Thaïlande, Singapour, Nigeria, Égypte

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Ethical banking, ESG, International financial institutions, norm entrepreneur, international development; commercial banks, Sub-Saharan Africa, sustainable development, post-colonialism, informal sector, international trade, ODA, South Africa, Nigeria, Senegal, Angola, African Studies

110.

Qanon and Other Conspiracy Ideologies’ Impact on Sub-Saharan Africa in the Age of Global Capitalism

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 11 Jan 2023
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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Global economy, conspiracy theory, deep state, Trump government, occult, modernization, Neoliberalism, commodification, international trade, migration, governance, sustainable development, post-colonialism, Sub-Saharan Africa, South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Ivory Coast, African Studies

111.

Outside Sources of Terrorist Threats in West Africa

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 09 Dec 2022
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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Terrorism, counterinsurgency, transnational crime, failed or failing states, dictatorship, governance, autocracy, devolution of power, warlords, sustainable development, social movements, social media, post-colonialism, human rights, Islamic state, West Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Mali, Niger

112.

Togo - 2019: Politique intérieure, affaires étrangères, le développement socio-économique (Togo – 2019: Domestic Politics, Foreign Affairs, Socio-Economic Development)

In Adetula & Kamski & Mehler & Melber (eds.), Africa Yearbook. Vol. 16 – Politics, economy and society South of the Sahara in 2019. Leiden & Boston: Brill, 2020
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 20 Apr 2020
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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Togo, Afrique de l'Ouest, politique intérieure, affaires étrangères, développement socio-économique, études africaines, CEDEAO, UEMOA

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Brexit, pandémie de COVID-19, Corona, croissance économique, Israël, Palestine, Liban, Jordanie, Egypte, Royaume-Uni, commerce international, zone de libre-échange, union douanière, Anglosphère

114.
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Françafrique, UEMOA, CEDEAO, Sentiment anti-français, Africanismes, coup d'État, gouvernance, développement durable, post-colonialisme, secteur informel, Franc CFA, APD, Afrique subsaharienne, Afrique de l'Ouest, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Guinée, Nigeria, Études africaines

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Brexit, pandémie de COVID-19, Corona, croissance économique, États-Unis, RU, relations transatlantiques, commerce international, zone de libre-échange, union douanière, Anglosphère,

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Turquie, Afrique subsaharienne, Afrique de l'Ouest, Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, commerce international, migration, développement durable, démocratisation, postcolonialisme, nationalisme, BRICS, Chine, France, Grande-Bretagne, aide au développement, ONG, Études africaines

117.
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Afrique francophone, Francophonie, Françafrique, franc CFA, commerce international, zone de libre-échange, union douanière, Commonwealth, migration, démographie, gouvernance, autocratie, dévolution du pouvoir, développement durable, mouvements sociaux, post-colonialisme, Afrique subsaharienne,

118.

Perspectives of Croatia's New Africa Relations as Impending Member of the Eurozone

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 23 Sep 2022
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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Croatia, Yugoslavia, Zagreb, Balkans, Balkan Studies, Western Balkans, Cold war, Non-aligned movement, EU, eurozone, Sub-Saharan Africa, OAU, economic development, informal sector, international trade, Ghana, South Africa, African Studies,

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religion, sorcellerie, croyance occulte, théorie conspirationniste, développement durable, démocratisation, légitimité, aide au développement, Afrique subsaharienne, études africaines, Togo, Nigéria, Zaïre, RD Congo

120.
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Afrique, Afrique subsaharienne, bonheur, philosophie, économie du bonheur, Rapport mondial sur le bonheur, paradoxe d'Easterlin, religion en Afrique, inégalités sociale, inégalités de revenu, classe sociale, pauvreté, famine, Afrique du Sud, Nigéria, Ghana

121.

Im Netz sozialer Beziehungen: Möglichkeiten und Grenzen Lokaler Experten in Afrika (Dans le Réseau des Relations Sociales: Potentiels et Restrictions des Experts Locaux en Afrique) (In the Network of Social Relationships: Potentials and Restrictions of Local Experts in Africa)

Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit (E+Z) [Development and Cooperation, (D+C)], Bonn, Germany, vol. 36, No. 12, pp. 329 - 331
Number of pages: 3 Posted: 16 Jan 2018
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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Development Planning, Expert Systems, Socio-cultural Dimension, Local Experts, International Experts, Sub-Saharan Africa, Development Cooperation, Local Culture

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Nigeria, élection présidentielle nigériane de 2023, gouvernance, coups d'État militaires au Nigéria, théorie du complot, État profond, pauvreté, Boko Haram, commerce international, migration, développement durable, Afrique de l'Ouest, CEDEAO, Afrique subsaharienne, études africaines,

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économie mondiale, théorie du complot, État profond, gouvernance, présidence de Donald Trump, occultisme, modernisation, néolibéralisme, marchandisation, commerce international, migration, développement durable, post-colonialisme, Afrique subsaharienne, Religions traditionnelles africaines

124.
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Sozio-Kulturelle Kurzanalyse: Bénin [Socio-Cultural Proximate Analysis: Benin Republic]

Afrika Spectrum, vol. 26 (1991), issue 3, pp. 405 - 414, Sizio-kulturelle Fragen in der Entwicklungspolitik II, 1995, ISBN: 3-923343-17-5
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 08 Jan 2018
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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Benin Republic,West Africa,Sub-Saharan Africa,sociocultural development,African Studies

126.

Togo - 2018 : Politique intérieure, affaires étrangères, développement socio-économique (Togo – 2018: Domestic Politics, Foreign Affairs, Socio-Economic Development)

Africa Yearbook – Politics, economy and society South of the Sahara in 2018. Leiden & Boston : Brill, vol. 15, 2019 : 179-188 [Author's version]
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 26 Nov 2019
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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Togo, l‘Afrique de l'Ouest, politique intérieure, affaires étrangères, développement socio-économique, gouvernance, APD, UEMOA, CEDEAO

127.

Die Krise der Communauté Française Africaine (The Crisis of the Communauté Française Africaine)

Internationale Politik und Gesellschaft (IPG), 1994
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 02 Dec 2017 Last Revised: 02 Jul 2018
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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Franc CFA zone, Africa, France, WAEMU, CEMAC, monetary policy, devaluation, optimal currency area

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UA, APSA, UE, maintien de la paix, FEP, PESC, Françafrique, CEDEAO, coup d'État, gouvernance, développement durable, postcolonialisme, secteur informel, APD, Politique de sécurité et de défense commune, Conseil de paix et de sécurité, Afrique subsaharienne

129.
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Development Planning, Socio-cultural Studies, Development Aid, Sub-Saharan Africa

130.

The impact of Israel's Sub-Saharan Relations on African Migrants in Israel

Number of pages: 28 Posted: 27 Nov 2023
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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Israel, AU, Palestinians, African immigration to Israel, dispatched labour, remittances, trafficking, smuggling, military aid, coup d'état, governance, sustainable development, informal sector, ODA, Peace and Security Council, Sub-Saharan Africa, South Africa, Nigeria, Eritrea

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Croatie, Yougoslavie, Zagreb, Balkans, Études balkaniques, Guerre froide, Mouvement des non-alignés, UE, Zone euro, Afrique subsaharienne, OUA, développement économique, secteur informel, commerce international, Ghana, Afrique du Sud, Études africaines,

132.

Comparative Analysis of the Performance of EU and AU Peacekeeping Missions in Sub-Saharan Africa

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 07 Nov 2023
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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AU, APSA, EU, peacekeeping, European Peace Facility, Common Foreign and Security Policy, Françafrique, ECOWAS, coup d'état, governance, sustainable development, post-colonialism, informal sector, ODA, Sub-Saharan Africa, Mali, Central African Republic, Somalia Nigeria, African Studies

133.

Magic and Witchcraft: Implications for Democratization and Poverty-Alleviating Aid in Africa

Author's revised and enhanced version of: Kohnert, Dirk (1996): Magic and Witchcraft - Implications for Democratization and Poverty-Allevating Aid in Africa. World Development, Vol. 24, No. 8, pp. 1347-1355
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 14 Jul 2006 Last Revised: 11 Jan 2022
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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Occult belief systems, democratization, poverty alleviation, development aid, Sub-Saharan Africa, African Studies, Benin, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya

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Israël, UA, Palestiniens, immigration africaine en Israël, main d'œuvre immigrée, envois de fonds, traite des êtres humains, contrebande, aide militaire, coup d'État, gouvernance, développement durable, secteur informel, APD, Conseil de paix et de sécurité, Afrique subsaharienne

135.

Does Brazil Support Development in West Africa? the Example of Nigeria, Ghana, and Senegal

Posted: 07 Jun 2023
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs

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Brazil, South Atlantic, Sub-Saharan Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, Ivory Coast, international trade, migration, sustainable development, democratization, postcolonialism, informal sector, nationalism, BRICS, China, France, Great Britain, ODA, NGOs, African Studies

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Brésil, Atlantique Sud, Afrique subsaharienne, Afrique de l'Ouest, Nigeria, Ghana, Sénégal, Côte d'Ivoire, commerce international, migration, développement durable, démocratisation, post-colonialisme, secteur informel, nationalisme, BRICS, Chine, France, Grande-Bretagne, APD, ONG, études africaines

137.

Der Euro, ein Segen für Afrika? Folgen der Anbindung der afrikanischen Franc-Zone an den Euro (The Euro, a Blessing for Africa? Consequences of the Peg of the African Franc CFA to the Euro)

Author's version of: Kohnert, Dirk (1998): "Der Euro, ein Segen für Afrika? Folgen der Anbindung der afrikanischen Franc-Zone an den Euro". In: Institut für Afrika-Kunde/Hofmeier,R.(eds.), "Afrika-Jahrbuch-1997", Leske&Buderich, Opladen, 1998:59-70
Posted: 16 Nov 2007 Last Revised: 04 Jan 2018
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs

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Monetary Union, regional integration, Optimum Currency Areas, Franc CFA-Zone, Francophone Africa, Euro, EMU

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A New Mission of Agricultural Research and Extension in West-African Agriculture

Sociologia Ruralis, Vol. 31, Nos. 2/3, pp. 162-168, 199
Posted: 22 Jun 2007
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs

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agricultural development, extension service, agricultural research, training and visit approach, West Africa, Benin

Crisis Region Western Africa: The Cradle of African Migration to Europe

Posted: 23 Mar 2007
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs

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migration, West Africa, Europe, remittances, brain-drain, foreign trade policy, security, circular migration

Crisis Region Western Africa: The Cradle of African Migration to Europe

AFRICA AND FORTRESS EUROPE - THREATS AND OPPORTUNITIES, Belachew Gebrewold, ed., Ashgate Publishing, Aldershot, Hampshire, November 2007
Posted: 05 Dec 2007
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs

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migration, West Africa, Europe, remittances, brain-drain, foreign trade policy, security, circular migration

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On the Renaissance of African Modes of Thought: The Example of Occult Belief Systems

WITCHES, WITCH-HUNTS AND MAGICAL IMAGINARIES IN MODERN AFRICA, Burghart Schmidt and Rolf Schulte, eds. pp. 40-62, Verlag Dokumentation & Buch (DOBU), Hamburg, 2007
Posted: 30 Aug 2006 Last Revised: 11 Jan 2009
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs

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African Renaissance, occult belief, rationality, rational actor

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Witchcraft and Transnational Social Spaces: Witchcraft Violence, Reconciliation and Development in South Africa's Transition Process

The Journal of Modern African Studies, Vol. 41, No. 2, pp. 217-245, 2003
Posted: 14 Jul 2006
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs

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development, religion, cultural change, witchcraft, democratization, South Africa

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Election Observation in Nigeria & Madagascar: Diplomatic vs. Technocratic Bias

African Political Economy (ROAPE), Vol. 31, No. 99, pp. 83-101, 2004
Posted: 14 Jul 2006
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs

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democratization, aid, election observation, Nigeria, Madagascar

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Innovation, culture, informal sector, cultural change, social structure, Benin, Brazil, Haiti, African Diaspora

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GCC, Middle East, Arabian Peninsula, Arab states of the Persian Gulf, Sub-Saharan Africa, Red Sea, Horn of Africa, Yemen, Arab Spring, Sahel, Islamic terrorism, Arab slave trade, Arab nationalism, Islam, Culture of Africa, migrant workers, human trafficking, forced labour, Ethiopia, Somalia, Turkey,

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Prospects for LNG and Hydrogen Export from Sub-Saharan Africa to the EU

Number of pages: 31
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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LNG, Hydrogen economy, e-fuels, LNG terminals, Natural gas, Energy security, Gas storage, Sub-Saharan Africa, EU, REPowerEU, Trans-Saharan gas pipeline, emerging markets, Sonatrach, European Green Deal, African Continental Free Trade Agreement, Nigeria, Angola, Mozambique, African Studies,

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CCG, Moyen-Orient, Arabie, États arabes du Golfe, Afrique subsaharienne, Mer Rouge, Corne de l'Afrique, Yémen, Printemps arabe, Sahel, terrorisme islamiste, traite négrière arabe, nationalisme arabe, Islam, travailleurs migrants, traite des êtres humains, travail forcé, Éthiopie, Somalie, Nigeria

Other Papers (6)

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Togo - 2017: Domestic Politics, Foreign Affairs and Socio-Economic Development

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 21 Feb 2018
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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Tog, West Africa, domestic politics, governance, foreign affairs, socio-economic development, foreign aid

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Review of: Florent Couao-Zotti (2018) 'Western Tchoukoutou'

Number of pages: 3 Posted: 18 Aug 2020
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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Benin, contemporary fiction, African literature, Francophone literature, book review,

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L'Agence Sociale Compte! - Des entrepreneurs migrants Africains et Chinois comme acteurs de changement (Social Agency Matters! - African and Chinese Migrant Entrepreneurs As Agents of Change; Book Review in French)

Politique africaine (Paris, France) No. 147, pp. 175 - 176
Number of pages: 2 Posted: 12 Jan 2018
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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Sub-Saharan Africa, Social Agency, Chinese migrant entrepreneurs, African migrant entrepreneurs, international migration, entrepreneurs, African Studies, Chinese Studies

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International Trade, Tariff Policy, Protectionism, Nationalism, Trade Wars, USA, Africa, Egypt, South Africa

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Éthique des machines et identités africaines: Perspectives de l'intelligence artificielle en Afrique

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 05 Aug 2022
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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Intelligence artificielle, Innovation, Apprentissage automatique, Big Data, Industrie 4.0, valeur morale, Éthique de l'IA, Philosophie africaine, Afrique, Afrique subsaharienne, développement économique et sociale, développement humain, secteur informel, pauvreté, commerce international, État fragil

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Compte Rendu : "Western Tchoukoutou", de Florent Couao-Zotti (Bénin)

Number of pages: 3 Posted: 03 Oct 2022
Dirk Kohnert
GIGA - Hamburg, Institute of African Affairs
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Littérature de langue française, littérature Africaine, Francophonie africaine, Bénin, Afrique occidental, 21e siècle