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This report by Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) outlines a strategic framework to increase electrification and localize the upstream solar value chain in Nigeria. It focuses on supporting the Federal Government of Nigeria's (FGN) Solar Power Naija programme through a phased approach: accelerated importation, local assembly, and eventually local manufacturing. The document provides an economic model demonstrating how policy enablers—such as tariff waivers, low-cost financing, and subsidies—can make locally assembled solar home systems (SHS) price-competitive and create significant employment and greenhouse gas savings.

This May 2013 report from the Institute for Security Studies analyzes key security issues for the AU Peace and Security Council. It details the risks of electoral violence in Zimbabwe following its constitutional referendum, the need for a multi-dimensional enhancement of the AMISOM mission to combat al-Shabaab in Somalia, and the efforts to institutionalize the Pan-African Network of the Wise (PanWise) to coordinate conflict prevention across the continent.