Introduction Although narratives of environmental degradation in the Niger Delta region are increasingly shifting attention to the human security challenges affecting the area,[1] one significant component of human security—food security—has received limited…
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Conflict
Peaceful Negotiations: Implications for the Release of Twenty-One Chibok Girls from Boko Haram Captivity
by Sogo Angel Olofinbiyi
In April 2014, militant Islamist group Boko Haram abducted 276 schoolgirls from Chibok—a town in Borno State, northeastern Nigeria—making global news [1]. Widespread concern generated by the incident soon culminated in a global social media campaign, “Bring Back Our Girls,” with an accompanying Twitter hashtag, #BringBackOurGirls, that featured Tweets from notable world leaders and international […]
Ghana’s 2016 Elections- Restoring Hope in Democracy?
Consolidating Democracy in Ghana: An Overview
by Audrey Gadzekpo
A few days after the December 2016 elections in Ghana, a cartoon appeared in Uganda’s Sunday Monitor depicting a civics lesson in a classroom where the teacher asked the question: What is democracy? The response from the pupils was “Ghana.” This satirical take by a Uganda-based newspaper on the December elections was one of numerous […]
Ghana’s 2016 Elections- Restoring Hope in Democracy?
Assessing the Performance of the First Female Chairperson of Ghana’s Electoral Commission
by Gertrude Dzifa Torvikey
Ghana’s recent presidential and parliamentary elections were presided over by the country’s first female chair of the Electoral Commission (EC). Mrs Charlotte Kesson-Smith Osei, a 45-year-old lawyer who chaired the National Commission on Civic Education (NCCE) before being appointed in June 2015 to head the EC. Mrs Osei’s replaced Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, who had chaired […]
Ghana’s 2016 Elections- Restoring Hope in Democracy?
‘My Wife, My Sister, My Mother’ : Electing More Women to Parliament in Ghana [1]
by Gretchen Bauer
In Ghana’s 2016 election six more women were elected to parliament than were elected in 2012; this brought the number of women members of parliament (MPs) to 36, or 13.1 percent of the total – up from 30 women MPs or 10.9 percent of the total in 2012. This is a 20 percent increase over […]
Ghana’s 2016 Elections- Restoring Hope in Democracy?
Ghana’s Media Comes of Age in Elections Coverage
Essays
Writing on African Peacebuilding: Reflection on Personal Experiences
by Ismail Rashid
Since everyone writes differently, formulating a standard set of advice on how best to pull together your research into an effective book, book chapter, article, or policy paper or brief is very difficult. In offering my personal experiences as a guide, I want to highlight choices and challenges I have faced, decisions I have made, […]
2016
Fees Must Fall: Lessons from Student Struggles in South Africa
by Everisto Benyera and Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni
South Africa is currently undergoing a resurgence in student protests, with students agitating for free, decolonized education. The most prominent of these movements are Rhodes Must Fall and Fees Must Fall. What, exactly, are RMF and FMF? In a nutshell, they are an expression of a deep problem haunting “post-colonial” Africa in general and South […]
Essays
South Africa’s Withdrawal from the Rome Statute: A Commentary on Moral Equivalence in International Relations