The Gukurahundi genocide, in which an estimated 20,000 people in the Matebeleland and Midlands regions of Zimbabwe were killed between 1982 and 1987,1, is one of the most devastating cases of violence in post-independent Africa.
This essay explores growing resistance to the state’s anti-galamsey efforts in Ghana, highlighting violent incidents, underlying socioeconomic drivers, and potential security trajectories, and offering policy guidelines for rethinking responses.
In May 2023, the government of Lesotho tabled the Omnibus Bill (10th and 11th Amendment to the Constitution) in parliament. The bill contained 90 amendments to the Constitution.
This essay explores growing resistance to the state’s anti-galamsey efforts in Ghana, highlighting violent incidents, underlying socioeconomic drivers, and potential security trajectories, and offering policy guidelines for rethinking responses.
In May 2023, the government of Lesotho tabled the Omnibus Bill (10th and 11th Amendment to the Constitution) in parliament. The bill contained 90 amendments to the Constitution.
Introduction Islam worldwide is broadly divided into two categories: the majority, Sunni Muslims, and the minority, Shia Muslims. The Islamic Movement (Harkar Musulunci), or Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), is the most significant Shia movement in Nigeria, with an estimated ten to fifteen million followers.1 There are other Shia organisations, such as Rasul A’azam Foundation […]
In recent years, forest carbon offsetting has been championed as a win-win solution for climate change mitigation, rural development, and sustainability across the Global South. Zimbabwe, in particular, has seen the rise of large-scale carbon offset projects, such as Kariba REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) and Cicada Holdings, which promise to protect […]
On February 5, 2025, President Ruto signed a Presidential Decree in Wajir, a county in northeastern Kenya, effectively abolishing a decades-old security vetting process that has disproportionately impacted Kenyan Somalis and other border communities seeking national identity cards.1 The President noted that: “We want the people of northern Kenya to feel equal to the rest […]
Book Review: The Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa: A Commentary, edited by Prof. Annika Rudman, Dr. Celestine Nyamu Musembi, and Prof. Trésor Muhindo Makunya, Pretoria, Pretoria University Law Press (9781920538985), 2023, 574 pp. The Maputo Protocol: A Revolution for Women’s Rights in Africa? […]
