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.
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Elections & Governance
Lesotho’s National Assembly and Senate at Loggerheads Over Peace Reforms
by Sean Maliehe
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.
APDD Dispatches
An Interview with Recent PhD Graduate and Next Gen Alumna, Dr. Silindile Nanzile Mlilo
by Next Generation Social Sciences
Dr. Silindile Nanzile Mlilo is a migration scholar, practitioner, and consultant with extensive experience in research and project management at the intersection of migration and mobility governance, xenophobia and social cohesion, youth, and policy development across Africa and Asia. She is also a part-time content creator, producer, and interviewer, committed to amplifying African voices in […]
Government and Politics
A Capital of Bloodshed: Abuja as a New Face of Confrontation Between the Nigerian Security Forces and the Shia
Government and Politics
Carbon Markets and the Politics of Exclusion: Lessons from Zimbabwe’s Kariba and Cicada Projects
by Fadzai Chipato
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 […]
Ghana
Beyond the State: Traditional Authority in the Mediation of Protracted Conflict in Ghana
by Alhassan Tahiru
At the heart of the protracted conflict in Ghana’s Upper East Region lies decades of complex chieftaincy disputes tracing back to colonial times.1 The Bawku conflict, as it is popularly referred to, involves the Mamprusi and Kusasi communities. It is driven by deeply rooted ethnic tensions and historical grievances, with each group laying claim to […]
Government and Politics
President Ruto’s decision to scrap National ID vetting for Kenyan Somalis – A right to citizenship or political exp…
Book Reviews
Book Review: The Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa: A Commentary
by Prof. Balingene Kahombo
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? […]
Book Reviews
Book Review: The Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa: A Commentary
by Dr. Chenai Matshaka
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 Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ […]
Uncategorized
Digital Pathways to Peace? Women’s Voices and the Risks of Online Engagement in Northwestern Nigeria