Tag: Africa
78 Articles
- Forum: LGBTQ+ Issues in International Relations
- Human Rights & Development
Are LGBTQ Human Rights in Uganda a Lost Cause?
Uganda was not always the extremely homophobic country it has transformed into. It first gained international notoriety in 2009 when David Bahati, a member of the Ugandan…
February 27, 2020
- Conflict & Security
Civilians Versus Their Governments: China, the United States, and the Changing Nature of Conflict and Security in Africa
The United States should realize that the nature of conflicts and threats in Africa has changed. Governments themselves are increasingly the sources of insecurity and violenceâ€â€¦
January 29, 2020
- Human Rights & Development
Climate Change, Carbon Politics, and Kenya’s Democratic Future
Nigeria is the quintessential example of the destructive impacts of oil. In the 1950s, vast oil reserves were discovered in the Niger Delta, one of the planet’s most precious…
October 8, 2019
- Forum: LGBTQ+ Issues in International Relations
- Society & Culture
LGBTIQ Rights in Kenya: On Artivism and Social Change
In a country where many consider homosexuality to be “un-African,” the High Court decision will mark a watershed moment in a twenty-year struggle. For two decades, a lively…
May 14, 2019
- Science & Technology
In the DR Congo, A Failure to Protect is a Failure to Contain
Amid political instability, weakened medical infrastructure, and bloody civil conflict, the country’s current Ebola outbreak has rightly been called a “perfect storm.” In…
April 3, 2019
- Dialogues
Dr. Luka Kuol on Postconflict Reconstruction in South Sudan
GJIA: Which sectors of the South Sudanese economy do you think have been the most affected by the conflict, and which sectors do you think are poised to be leaders in the…
February 23, 2019
- Human Rights & Development
Hip-Hop and Human Rights in Africa
Perhaps one of the more notable examples of hip-hop activism in Africa is Fela Kuti and his engagement with the Nigerian government concerning corruption and human rights abuses.…
February 4, 2019
- Dialogues
Denis McDonough on the Future of Migration
GJIA: What do you see as the biggest changes to human migration and refugee patterns in the past couple of decades? DM: I would highlight three changes. One is increased…
November 30, 2018
- Dialogues
Liberia: A Model for Africa
GJIA: In Liberia, as a government minister and as a private citizen, you have lived and served under authoritarian rulers such as Samuel Doe and Charles Taylor. Many outsiders…
April 12, 2018
- Global Governance
Ramaphosa and the Hydra of State Capture
As President Ramaphosa sets himself to the task of repairing the South African state after nine devastating years under Zuma, a dizzying array of options lies before him. In his…
April 3, 2018