Kafui Tsekpo is a Next Generation Social Science Doctoral Dissertation (Next Gen) Completion Fellow (2022), and currently a Research Associate at the African Leadership Centre (ALC). His research explores the dynamics between…
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APDD Dispatches
An Interview with Recent PhD Graduate and Next Gen Alumnus, Dr. Garikai Chaunza
by Next Generation Social Sciences
Garikai Chaunza is a Research Assistant at the School of Journalism and Media Studies, Rhodes University, with interests in Media Activism, Radio & Decolonisation, Media Traditions, Journalism Norms & Practices, and the Political Economy of Media. He holds a PhD in Journalism and Media Studies from Rhodes University, with his dissertation focusing on Activist Radio […]
Elections
Analyzing Approaches to Governing Diversity: Insights from the Political Manifestoes of Ghana’s Political Parties
by Ernest Bagson
Introduction One of the formidable challenges facing Ghana as it approaches the 2024 general elections is how the country can effectively manage its diversity against the backdrop of declining trust in state institutions, growing ethno-religious tensions, economic crisis, proliferation of illicit weapons and small arms, and inter-ethnic and inter-community conflicts.[i] Additionally, the resurgence of vigilantism, […]
APDD Dispatches
An Interview with Recent PhD Graduate and Next Gen Alumna, Dr. Keneuoe Thibello-Maphosa
by Next Generation Social Sciences
Dr. Keneuoe Thibello-Maphosa is a Mosotho. She acquired a PhD in Development Studies from the Department of Anthropology, Archaeology and Development Studies from the University of Pretoria, in South Africa. Her research area was Migration, specifically the changes in migration trends (social mobility), and the main focus was Basotho Women’s informal cross-border traders with Botswana. […]
Democracy, Development and Governance
Transitional Justice, Conflict Prevention, and Violence in Post-War Sierra Leone: Gaps and Opportunities
by Ibrahim Bangura and Petra Nederkoorn
Introduction The year 2024 marks two decades since the publication of the final report of the “Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Sierra Leone” (TRCSL). The report attempted to provide an antidote to future conflicts after reviewing evidence of the causes and nature of the Sierra Leonean Civil War (1991–2002). However, the events leading to, and […]
Essays
The Economy of Mobility and Irregular Migration in South Africa’s Limpopo Province
by Samuel Kehinde Okunade
INTRODUCTION Irregular migration in the Southern African region, particularly in the Limpopo Province between South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Botswana, has assumed the dimension of a whole market economy that affects the entire population of settlements in both countries. The economy of irregular migration marks just one of the several issues and dynamics in the region. […]
Government and Politics
Taiwan’s Diplomatic Push in Somaliland: A Pathway for Peacebuilding, Security, and Development?
by Richard Atimniraye Nyelade
On September 27, 2024, I conducted an interview with Ambassador Allen Lou, Taiwan’s representative to Somaliland, in Hargeisa. Accompanied by Chris Lee, the office’s First Secretary, our conversation illuminated Taiwan’s strategic and diplomatic goals in Africa. The room where the interview took place, lined with photos from key diplomatic events, subtly reflected Taiwan’s journey toward […]
Book Reviews
Book Review: Transnational Activities of Women-Focused Civil Society Actors in Southern Africa