vol9-no2
A Feminist Pan-Africanism for a World in Flux
As the impacts of recent events in global politics continue to reverberate, business as usual for Africa is impossible. A radical new vision is needed and possible. Feminist pan-Africanism is not just an internal reform of pan-African ideals; it is a necessary reorientation of Africa’s role in the world, one that centres justice, accountability, and people’s power as the foundation for genuine sovereignty. Read More...
Naledi Pandor’s Feminist Reimagining of Africa’s Global Engagement
Global politics has often been framed as the ‘business of men’. Yet, Dr Naledi Pandor’s leadership disorders colonial patriarchal expectations of who does politics and how politics is done. In advocating for social justice, equity and self-determination, Dr Pandor demonstrates that politics need not be predatory and exploitative. Read More...
The Timeless Solutions of the Gadaa System
The Gadaa system of the Oromo people of Kenya and Ethiopia offers an indigenous method of governance in Africa, as the adopted Western democracy seems to be failing the continent. Read More...
Algeria’s Golden Opportunity
Africa’s largest country, Algeria, has a sizeable record of global mediation, spanning the Iran-Iraq conflict in 1975 to the Ethiopia-Eritrea conflict in 2000. Algeria’s evolving diplomacy raises questions on how it balances its revolutionary roots with pragmatic politics. Read More...
The Bronze Cracks in ECOWAS’s Golden Jubilee
As ECOWAS marks its 50th anniversary, the regional union faces remarkable successes and daunting challenges that have raised questions about its future. Read More...
