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ALTERNATIVES FOR POST-ELECTION PEACE, RECONCILIATION AND STABILITY IN AFRICAN STATES: THE EXAMPLE OF MOZAMBIQUE

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  [OPINION] Author: Sergio dos Céus Nelson [1]     Photo: Google Elections in many African states, although they represent important milestones in the strengthening of democracies, are often accompanied by political tensions, social conflicts and episodes of violence. This scenario reflects contexts marked by ethnic divisions, socioeconomic inequalities, distrust in institutions and colonial legacies that have shaped borders and power relations. Therefore, post-electoral peacebuilding requires comprehensive approaches adapted to local realities, as Régio Conrado explained in an electoral debate promoted by TVM (2024).   There are several post-electoral challenges in African countries, which are mostly controlled by liberation parties. Among the challenges that can be mentioned, we can highlight ethnic and regional polarization, which means that in many African countries, elections are perceived as disputes between ethnic groups or regions, rather than polit...
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ALTERNATIVAS PARA A PAZ, RECONCILIAÇÃO E ESTABILIDADE PÓS-ELEIÇÕES NOS ESTADOS AFRICANOS: O EXEMPLO DE MOÇAMBIQUE

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  Autor: Sérgio dos Céus Nelson [1]   Foto: Google   As eleições em muitos estados africanos, embora representem marcos importantes no fortalecimento das democracias, são frequentemente acompanhadas por tensões políticas, conflitos sociais e episódios de violência. Tal cenário é reflexo de contextos marcados por divisões étnicas, desigualdades socioeconómicas, desconfiança nas instituições e heranças coloniais que moldaram fronteiras e relações de poder. Destarte, a construção da paz pós-eleitoral, portanto, exige abordagens abrangentes e adaptadas às realidades locais, conforme o Académico Régio Conrado explicava num debate eleitoral, promovido pela TVM (2024).   Vários são os desafios pós-eleitorais nos países africanos, maioritariamente controlados por partidos libertadores. Dos desafios mencionáveis, podemos destacar a polarização étnica e regional, o que significa que em muitos países africanos, as eleições são percebidas como disputas entre grupos étnic...
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THE ROLE OF JOURNALISM IN [RE] BUILDING PEACE IN AFRICAN STATES

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Author: Sergio dos Céus Nelson [1] E-mail: sergiodoscnelson@gmail.com   Photo: Google In my studies on what I consider to be the prelude to journalism, I came across Daniel Cornu (1994) who argues that “journalists are heirs to a past. They are bearers of a tradition of freedom”. Looking at journalism from this perspective means understanding the challenges that the profession continues to face in the African context, in particular, and in the world, in general. I believe that in recent times there is no better way to define journalism than as one of the essencial oxygen for the breathing of a democracy. After all, exercising the right to information is fundamental for the realization of economic, social and political rights and for streamlining the ability of each citizen to make decisions about their lives and, in a broader context, allowing countries to better define their agendas and understand the logic of international policies, in order to be able to compete with other actor...
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