Tag: Africa
78 Articles
- Science & Technology
Female Genital Mutilation
Female genital mutilation (FGM) refers to all procedures involving the partial or total removal of female external genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non…
January 30, 2025
- Business & Economics
The Zambian Debt Default: A Structuralist Perspective
Debt relief in Zambia has proven to be complex and elusive over the past four years, with the economy held hostage to a long-drawn out process. This failure exemplifies the…
January 9, 2025
- Global Governance
The Impending Danger of Informal Economic Coercion in Africa
With the growing economic rivalry and weaponization of trade between China and the United States, economic statecraft has transformed into a new arena of great power competition.…
November 6, 2024
- Dialogues
Missing Black Voices and the Pan-African Ideal: Interview with Dr. Ubba Kodero
Often appearing as case studies for poverty, development, and conflict in the field of international relations, Africa is rarely depicted as a region with extensive agency.…
September 3, 2024
- Society & Culture
African Masculinity in Question
Is masculinity the inevitable consequence of being male? Scholars and journalists report that in Africa today masculinity is widely in distress, with a growing proportion of…
August 9, 2024
- Conflict & Security
The Post-African Union Transition Mission in Somalia and its Regional Security Implications
Introduction Since the collapse of the Siad Barre regime in 1991, Somalia has struggled to return to an effectively functioning central government. Deep social divisions…
July 30, 2024
- Conflict & Security
The Rules-Based Order and the High Stakes of Western Sahara
Introduction The last few years have witnessed several developments that attest to the fragility of the rules-based international order: Russia’s occupation of Crimea and…
July 6, 2024
- Human Rights & Development
Xenophobia: A Pervasive Crisis in Post-Apartheid South Africa
Introduction When the Nigerian journalist Patrick Egwu first visited South Africa amid the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, he noticed a pervasive atmosphere of resentment and hatred…
May 26, 2024
- Conflict & Security
Understanding Africa’s Coups
Military coups in Niger and Gabon in 2023 sharpened the world’s focus on the fragility of rule of law in Africa. There have been nine successful military coups on the continent…
April 13, 2024
- Human Rights & Development
Why Child Soldiering Persists in Africa
Introduction Child recruitment by armed militants and state governments is a persistent issue. Despite 196 countries having ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child and…
February 25, 2024