Nigel Mxolisi Landa is a Lecturer at the Great Zimbabwe University and a Research Associate at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He holds a BSc (Hons) Degree in Sociology (University of Zimbabwe), a MSc Degree in Sociology and Social Anthropology (University of Zimbabwe), and a PhD in Sociology (University of Johannesburg, South Africa). His […]
Introduction The Joint Africa-European Union (EU) strategy launched in 2007 during the Lisbon Summit. The African Union (AU)-EU Partnership, was officially established at the first Africa-EU Summit held in Cairo in 2000 to boost sustainable development and economic cooperation between Africa and Europe.1 Overview Trade relations between Africa and Europe have gradually evolved over time […]
Introduction In recent years, university campuses across Ethiopia have witnessed intermittent clashes that signify conflicts among students of different ethnic and religious identities. It is argued that, while ethnic and religious difference are not the only causes of conflict, they can become a driving force behind violence if politics and democracy are not firmly anchored […]
Conducting field research in Africa, and Zimbabwe in particular, comes with some complexities. There are certain research approaches we take for granted as African researchers based in African countries, posing hurdles in our quest to co-create knowledge. Some of the research strategies and tools we teach in our research methods modules, or use in our […]
Book Review: America and the Production of Islamic Truth in Uganda by Yahya Sseremba (ISBN 9781032412085), 2023; London and New York, Routledge, 216 pp. America and the Production of Islamic Truth in Uganda provides an in-depth analysis of the impact of the war on terror on postcolonial states in Africa, focusing on American interventions in […]
Timothy Chibuike Anyanwu is a lecturer at the Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike Ikwo, Ebonyi State, Nigeria. He holds a Ph.D. in History and International Studies from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, an M.Sc. in Peace and Conflict Studies from the National Open University of Nigeria, Abuja, and a B.A. in History and International Studies […]
