Amid the ongoing Covid-19 carnage, there are fears that Africa will be blown apart by the virus. World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus issued a chilling warning to African…
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Covid-19 in Africa
Dealing with a Global Pandemic in an Interconnected World
by Admire Mare
As the world continues to search for biomedical and social solutions to mitigate the spread and effects of the fast-spreading global Covid-19 pandemic, I found myself, like other social scientists across the globe, reading more about sociological theories of health care and diseases. Covid-19 has not only overstretched the existing boundaries of scientific inquiry, it […]
Covid-19 in Africa
Covid-19: Social Distancing and Lockdown in Black Townships in South Africa
by Godfrey Maringira
Covid-19 has affected all forms of social and economic activity in and around the world. In response to the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus, governments have been forced to implement the global standard measures to curb the contagion. These measures include social distancing, quarantine, partial or total lockdown, and other restrictive measures. However, differences […]
Reflections on the SSRC-SFCG Conference and Consultations with Policy Makers and Practitioners
Reflections on the Two-Day Conference and Policy Forums in Washington, DC, March 5-6, 2020
Reflections on the SSRC-SFCG Conference and Consultations with Policy Makers and Practitioners
Reflections on the Washington, DC Conference and Consultations, March 5-6, 2020
by Christelle Amina Djouldé
I was honored to be a part of a panel on “Understanding Chronic Crisis,” featuring myself and two other African Peacebuilding Network (APN) alumni, Titilope Ajayi and Pamela Chepngetich, at a conference on “Rethinking Approaches to Chronic Crises in Africa: American and African perspectives.” The conference was organized by the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) […]
Reflections on the SSRC-SFCG Conference and Consultations with Policy Makers and Practitioners
Reflections on the Washington, DC Advocacy Trip, March 5-6, 2020
by Dr. Titilope F. Ajayi
Having worked in the gender-skewed field of conflict for over 15 years, I was very excited to be part of an all-women delegation of the Social Science Research Council’s (SSRC) African Peacebuilding Network (APN) alumnae to Washington, DC. We started our meetings with a panel discussion on “Understanding Chronic Crises,” at the conference held on […]
Reflections on the SSRC-SFCG Conference and Consultations with Policy Makers and Practitioners
Editorial: Reflections on the SSRC-SFCG Conference and Consultations with Policy Makers and Practitioners, Washingt…
Covid-19 in Africa
Covid-19 Responses in Africa: Implications for Peace, Security, and Public Health
by Johannes John-Langba and Vivian Nasaka John-Langba
Given the challenges that many African countries face with weak health systems, the implications of the Covid-19 pandemic on public health, peace, and security on the continent are dire.
Africa
Tribute to Koko Didi: A Woman of Peace (oko’o nga’a mo) in the Gbaya Community in Cameroon
by Christelle Amina Djouldé
In February 2020, one of the most influential women peacebuilders in Gbaya Community passed away at the age of 100 years. During her lifetime, Koko Didi was widely respected for her successes in the use of local cultural practices in preventing and resolving many local conflicts among the Gbaya communities and their neighbors in East-Central […]
Africa
Civil Society and the Global Oil Complex: Accessing Civil Society Engagements in Nigeria’s Niger Delta