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Sexual abuse is about predation and power and the Fatoyinbo spectacle exposes the dark side of Nigeria’s Pentecostal ‘erotic economy’ with omnipotent pastors perched grandiosely atop.

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Dr. Nguye Flora Mutere is a multimedia designer, digital heritage researcher, and lecturer, teaching Interactive Media Design at the Department of Design and Creative Media at the Technical University of...

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International relations today are not built solely on history, power, or geography, but on the ability of state actors to redefine their position and role in a rapidly changing world.¹...

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President John Dramani Mahama’s recent state visit to Zambia produced an unexpected flashpoint: not on trade or security cooperation, but about his attire. He arrived in Lusaka wearing a traditional...

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Introduction In a social experiment, I asked Chat GPT: Which publications will you recommend for gender and student activism in Africa? Several of the scholars on the list were non-African...

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Dr. Annie Kok is a criminologist, policing scholar, and networks researcher with an interest in organized crime and public inquiries into policing. She received her PhD in Criminology from the...

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Introduction: Violence and militarization of the Niger Delta The Niger Delta is one of the most oil and gas-rich regions in the world. Yet, it is mired in cycles of...

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The College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHUSS) recognized the Dean of the School of Liberal and Performing Arts (SLPA), Dr. Pamela Khanakwa (APN IRG 2015), for outstanding academic leadership...

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Biography Dr. Gerald Mandisodza is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Dullah Omar Institute, Faculty of Law, University of the Western Cape (UWC), South Africa, where he recently completed his...

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Introduction Global climate change poses a profound threat to the right to a clean and healthy environment, intensifying conflict, displacement, food insecurity, poverty, biodiversity loss, and ecological degradation. These negative...

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“Obstacles to Democracy in Sub-Saharan Africa: Key Challenges Seen Through a Sudanese Lens” offers a sustained and well-grounded interrogation and analysis of the structural, historical, and socio-economic constraints that continue to...

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Introduction The use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming how we conduct research, write, and disseminate our findings.1 What is important to note from the outset is that artificial...

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“In times of conflict, the loudest voices often drown out the most important ones, but what if true peace begins when those who suffered most get to tell their own...

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