Introduction Africa’s clean energy revolution makes compelling headlines. Solar panels glint on rooftops, mini-grids illuminate rural communities, and countries like Namibia1 are betting big on green hydrogen. Electric vehicles are now a feature in the urban iconography of cities, from Accra to Cairo. These images fuel hope for not only climate resilience but also justice […]
Twenty-four years after the 2001 Jos crisis, political, religious, and traditional elites have transformed historical memories of violence into weapons of electoral manipulation.
Dr. Dare Leke Idowu holds a PhD in Political Studies from the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He completed his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Political Science at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. He was a 2023 awardee of the Social Science Research Council’s (SSRC) Next Generation in Social Sciences in Africa Doctoral Dissertation Research […]
Livelihood contestations and social discrimination characterize farmer-herder relations in Africa.
Democracy is in crisis globally and specifically in Africa, where the failures of democratic governance by African leaders have triggered renewed waves of digital activism across the continent.
Africa is witnessing a gradual backsliding of democracy, increasingly manifesting in the growing rate of military coups unfolding across the continent.
