One of the major expectations of Ethiopia’s Transitional Justice (TJ) process in the context of post-conflict reconciliation, reconstruction, and sustainable…
Africa
Book Review: “Militarizing More to Develop Faster? Uganda’s Difficult Choices on Governance, Human Rights and the Economy”
Militarizing More to Develop Faster? examines the militarization of various sectors of Uganda’s political, social and economic spheres, in relation…
When History Becomes a Weapon: Elite Manipulation of Politics in Plateau State, Nigeria.
Twenty-four years after the 2001 Jos crisis, political, religious, and traditional elites have transformed historical memories of violence into weapons…
Pathways to peace in tourism-induced natural resource conflict in the Kakum National Park Area of Ghana
The Kakum National Park, located in the Central Region of Ghana, is renowned for its lush rainforest and canopy walkway.…
Alienation and Conflicts Among Agro-Pastoralist Communities in Ghana: Implications for Peaceful Co-Existence and Democracy
Livelihood contestations and social discrimination characterize farmer-herder relations in Africa.
Social Movements and the Dilemma of Defending Democracy through Digital Activism in Africa: Insights from Kenya and Nigeria
Democracy is in crisis globally and specifically in Africa, where the failures of democratic governance by African leaders have triggered…
Weak Institutions and Democratic Backsliding in Africa: Reflections on the New Wave of Military Coups in West Africa
Africa is witnessing a gradual backsliding of democracy, increasingly manifesting in the growing rate of military coups unfolding across the…
Special Issue – Defending Democracy in Africa: Challenges and Options
In their latest report documenting the experiences and attitudes of African citizens towards democracy in the past 25 years, Afrobarometer…
Will Scrapping Vetting Heal the Wounds Caused by the Marginalization of Kenyan Somali’s?
When President William Ruto signed a decree on February 5, 2025, announced at Orahey Grounds in Wajir Town, stating that…
Between Field and Archive: Reflections on historical fieldwork in African post-genocide communities
The Gukurahundi genocide, in which an estimated 20,000 people in the Matebeleland and Midlands regions of Zimbabwe were killed between…
