On the 11th of March, 2020, Covid-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, Covid-19 has upturned the whole world. One of the transformations linked to the…
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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 […]
Africa
Covid-19, Human Security Crisis, and the Responsibility to Protect
by Muema Wambua
The UNSC’s failure to pronounce Covid-19 a threat to international peace and security demonstrated the unwillingness of the Council, or at least of its members, to mobilize immediate multilateral action.
Essays
“Please, I Can’t Breathe”: The Liège Tag and European “Sadonarcissism”
by Aymar Nyenyezi Bisoka
One might therefore ask: why does Europe not understand the slogan "Please, I can't breathe," or "Black Lives Matter," as a symbol for the tragedies that Black people have had to endure for several centuries and the perpetuation of white privilege? Why does Europe find it so hard to understand that the condition for a peaceful and shared world depends on looking at history in the face, and confronting its own injustices?