While some recent studies have focused on the gender dimension of the struggle for environmental justice in the Niger Delta, limited attention is devoted to the role of women in the oil-related…
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Special Issues
Special Issue: The Present and Future of Peacebuilding in the Niger Delta
by Kenneth Chukwuemeka Nwoko
Since 2009 when the Nigerian government declared a Presidential Amnesty for militants in the restive oil-producing Niger Delta, the fragile peace in the region has faced several challenges. The situation is not unconnected to the continued environmental degradation resulting from the operations of the oil industry, weak implementation of policies and developmental projects in the […]
Policy and Practice
Samir Amin: The Exit of an Intellectual Giant
by Said Adejumobi
Even when Marxism became unpopular after the collapse of the Berlin Wall and the fall of the Soviet Union and many leftists made a turn, either becoming centrists or moving a “little to the right,” Amin remained convinced of his ideological stance and faithful to what he believed.
Conflict
Down, but Not yet Out: Boko Haram and the Concept of “Technical Defeat”
by Azeez Olaniyan
The president may have correctly captured the situation in the war against Boko Haram, but the jury is still out on when “technical” defeat will result in total defeat. Total defeat can only be the result of a combination of military success and winning over the hearts and minds of sympathizers of Boko Haram’s extremist ideology.
Peacebuilding
How Rwanda is Teaching Peace Education Through Ubumuntu Conversations
by Sela Muyoka Musundi
As we close the curtain on the annual Kwibuka period here in Rwanda, the Ubumuntu Conversations have challenged those of us who attended to play our part, however small, in making the world more peaceful.
Democracy, Development and Governance
Post-Election Violence in Zimbabwe’s 2018 Election: Can a Future Recurrence Be Avoided?
Conflict
Twenty Years on the War on Terror in East Africa
by ItemsSamar Al-Bulushi marks the twentieth anniversary of the bombings of the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania with a reflection on their legacy for the securitization of much of the African continent. Based on extensive field research in Kenya (supported by SSRC’s Dissertation Proposal Development and International Dissertation Research Fellowships), she analyzes the extension of American and European military presences in the region, the Kenyan military’s role in Somalia, and the ways in which police forces target Muslim citizens under the banner of antiterrorism. Even aid agencies and civil society organizations, Al-Bulushi argues, contribute to the discourse and practice of “countering violent extremism” with serious consequences.
Democracy, Development and Governance
Mali’s Upcoming Presidential Elections: What Prospects for Peace and Security?
by Arsène Brice Bado
The newly elected president will also need to successfully negotiate with the many rebel armed groups in the central and northern regions of Mali. There are enough reasons to be hopeful that the upcoming presidential election, despite the tensions surrounding it, will, nonetheless, contribute to the consolidation of peace in Mali.
