For young Nigerian protesters on social media and on the streets, #ENDSARS is as much an expression of a will to modernity as it is a yearning to be treated with dignity.
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Peacebuilding – Analysis and Comment
Thanks to major science infrastructure, human resource training and education investment in African nations, the continent is well placed to lead from the front.
Because the forecast for rainfall in the Rift Valley basin is a rising trend, the lake levels look set to rise even more in the future.
Microplastics could pose a threat to the sustenance of aquatic biodiversity when ingested by animals.
The global cost of lost productivity due to depression and anxiety disorders is jarring. Around 4.7 billion days of productivity a year are lost.
Despite same-sex relations being criminal, social media is a space to come out and speak back to homophobia for the Nigerian tweeters in the study.
Johannesburg is not the most anxious or dangerous city in the world, but its global reputation, history and architecture make it a valuable site for thinking about how anxiety structures our lives.
South African neighbour law also requires property owners to tolerate a degree of nuisance from their neighbours.
The role of government should be to improve and reorganise this sector to address the needs of users. The proposed national operational subsidy is an opportunity to do precisely that.
It is vital that the latest move by government towards restructuring succeeds in making the industry safe, reliable and viable, contributing to the country’s economy.
An overwhelming majority of respondents didn’t think that their life under lockdown and wider pandemic conditions affected their mental health.
Political social responsibility has benefits for parties and candidates across the political spectrum.
The rejection of the bill on its merits means that Gambians will not get to see this version of the 2020 draft constitution in a future referendum.
While restrictions on civil and political liberties may be necessary to protect lives, human rights law requires that they go no further than what’s strictly necessary to achieve this goal.
An open candidate selection process would provide less incentive for the issuance of material benefits to only a few delegates while the constituency is neglected.
Regreening Africa works directly with 500,000 households to restore one million hectares of agricultural land.
Sixty years after political independence, it is clear that Nigeria has not fulfilled its huge potential, but with a supportive public culture it can transform that into success.
The full benefits of digital democracy are being thwarted by digital exclusion that is driven by the high cost of data.
The Global Gag Rule transcends abortion and exacerbates weaknesses and vulnerabilities of the Kenyan health system.
The shrinking of Lake Chad contributes to instability in the countries which sit around its expanse.
Besides the misalignment of its resources, design, equipment and its additional roles, the military has also been hobbled by misappropriation of funds.
Emergency relief measures were operational for six months and are due to end soon. But the impacts of COVID-19 will be felt long after.
Adolescents and young adults who reported having experienced sexual violence were more likely to have also had an unintended pregnancy.
In spite of a massive military effort the war against al-Shabaab has been effectively stalemated since 2016.
Each black person and woman may be an individual but, because they are black and women, they face obstacles which whites and men don’t.