Category: Africa
New York Times Journalist Dionne Searcey Discusses Gender, Change, and Trauma in West Africa
Women sit in the shade of a fishing boat as they prepare fish for sale at Takwabay beach in Lagos, Nigeria. (AP Photos/Sunday Alamba) Dionne Searcey is a Pulitz...
Ironies in Economic Growth: Sub-Saharan African Economies Rebound After COVID-19 Hit
Signage hangs at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, April 14, 2020. In its first World Economic Outlook r...
Addressing Conflict-Related Sexual Violence: Efficacy of National Action Plans in Liberia and Côte d’Ivoire
Abstract Twenty years after the passage of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325, conflict-related sexual violence remains a persistent problem. In th...
Impasse in the 2021 Somali Elections: A Grave Threat to Somalia’s Fragile Democracy
In the capital city of Mogadishu, at least 20 people were killed or injured due to conflict between government forces and protestors that took place in the morn...
Neocolonialism in Action: Vaccine Acquisition and Hesitancy in the West and Sub-Saharan Africa
Amidst the cries for proper prevention protocols and the cycle of false alarms and viral resurgence, a new player has emerged in the global struggle against COV...
The Dangers of Private Policing: Lessons from South Africa
The recent physical assault of French music producer Michel Zecler makes one thing clear: police brutality is a transnational issue. This year, incidents of pol...
Ethiopian Tigray Crisis Threatens Stability in Horn of Africa
Escalating violence between the national army and those loyal to the northern Tigray region has brought the threat of civil war to Ethiopia and instability to t...
#EndSARS: Amplifying Young Nigerian Voices
On October 11, 2020, the Nigerian police force announced the dissolution of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, a corrupt police unit known as SARS. The announcemen...
The Beijing Consensus and African Autonomy
The Beijing Consensus and African Autonomy Abstract When trying to uncover the effects of Chi...