Tag: Africa
79 Articles
- 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
- Conflict & Security
Peacekeepers and Political Stability in Somalia
Somalia’s War on al-Shabaab Somalia is in the midst of an ongoing war against al-Shabaab, a militant group whose stated objective is to eject all foreign forces and replace the…
February 12, 2024
- Global Governance
The Mali Puzzle: International Isolation, Anti-French Sentiments, and Withdrawal of UN Peacekeepers
The Crisis at a Glance In June 2023, the Government of Mali (GoM) withdrew its consent for the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the country (MINUSMA). By fueling anti…
January 17, 2024
- Human Rights & Development
Russia, Wagner, and the Future of Counterterrorism in Africa
In Washington and beyond, the expanded Russian geopolitical force in Africa—through the increasing presence of Russian-state-backed Wagner mercenaries—is eliciting anxiety.…
May 15, 2023
- Human Rights & Development
From Satanism to Genocide: Moral Panic and White Supremacy in South Africa
During the late 1980s and early 1990s, as it became increasingly clear that South Africa’s apartheid system of minority rule was neither functional nor tenable, White society was…
May 12, 2023
- Dialogues
A Reframed Understanding of Urbanism in the Global South with Professor AbdouMaliq Simone
In international relations, cities occupy a rich focal point of migration, economic activities, and other distinctive urbanized social formations. The work of Professor…
May 5, 2023
- Business & Economics
Leveraging Climate Finance for the Global South: A Case Study of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
At the end of July 2022, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) attracted global opprobrium when it announced an auction for oil and gas leasing rights to thirty parcels of…
April 5, 2023
- Dialogues
Fabian Salvioli on the UN Redress for Kenyan Land Dispossession Under British Colonization
GJIA: In your own words, how would you describe your role and responsibilities as the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion of truth, justice, reparation and guarantees of non…
February 2, 2023
- Science & Technology
A Technological Fix: The Adoption of Chinese Public Security Systems
The Global Spread of China’s Surveillance Tools In Uganda, the Kampala police procured 6 million worth of AI public security platforms from Huawei, purportedly to…
January 20, 2023
- Conflict & Security
Why Extremist Insurgencies Spread: Insights from the Sahel
The disconnect between what truly drives the contagion of violent extremism in Africa and governments’ attempts at countering violent extremism and anti-terrorism programs has…
January 2, 2023