When the number of new coronavirus cases began to spike globally in March, gloomy predictions expected that Africa would become the epicenter of the pandemic. The reasons were obvious; foremost among them…
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2020 APN Fellows
Introducing SSRC’s African Peacebuilding Network’s 2020 Individual Research Fellows and Collaborative Working Group Research Fellows
by African Peacebuilding Network
The African Peacebuilding Network (APN) of the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) is pleased to announce the 2020 recipients of its Individual Research Fellowship and Collaborative Working Group Research Fellowship. The program awards these fellowships to African researchers based in African universities, research institutes, and other policy-related and civil society institutions. Since 2013, the APN […]
2020-2021 Next Gen Fellows
Introducing SSRC’s Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa’s 2020-2021 Fellows
by Next Generation Social Sciences
The Social Science Research Council’s Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa program is pleased to announce the forty-four fellows receiving the Post-Doctoral Writing Fellowship, the Doctoral Dissertation Completion Fellowship, the Doctoral Dissertation Research Fellowship, and the Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Fellowship. This year’s fellows are from Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Mozambique, and […]
Africa
#EndSARS Protest: More than a Call for Security Sector Reform in Nigeria?
by Maurice Ogbonnaya
As the protests continue to gain momentum, some argue that they point to a looming revolution in Nigeria.
Africa
Côte d’Ivoire’s October 2020 Presidential Election: Any Danger Ahead?
by Arsène Brice Bado
With less than one month to go before the October 31, 2020 election in Côte d’Ivoire, there are several factors causing widespread concern within and outside the country.
Africa
African Migrants’ Remittances: An Avenue of Giving and Receiving Severely Disrupted during the Covid-19 Lockdown
Africa
Youth Masculinities, Marginalization, and Peacebuilding in Zimbabwe
by Rose Jaji
Marginalization from top positions in political parties and government has seen more young men pursuing alterative channels of inclusion in national affairs, particularly peacebuilding, where masculinity is uncoupled from political violence.
Africa
Mysterious Deaths in Bonny Island, Nigeria: Covid-19 Pandemic or Petro-Epidemic?
by Elias Courson
An Italian citizen who returned from Milan to Lagos, on February 25, 2020, was confirmed as Nigeria’s index Covid-19 case by the Federal Ministry of Health on February 27, 2020. This provided ample time for the Nigerian government to take necessary preventive measures, including the closure of borders and requiring individuals coming into the country […]
