The UN Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent said in an interim report on Belgium that racial discrimination against Africans “is endemic” in Belgium’s institutions and the nation needs to make amends for the crimes committed in the Congo.
Politics and Society
Politics and Society Emperor Haile Selassie statue joins list of Africa’s troubled memorials
Leaders go in and out of fashion, making statues built in their memory a tricky issue.
Politics and Society EBAgroPamoja App- Africa’s 1st ever wealth creation tool developed through Innovative Volunteerism
EBAgroPamoja App is Africa’s first ever wealth creation tool developed by youth through Innovative Volunteerism. EBAgroPamoja is an enterprise that connects people to agro-industrialization solutions to maximize productivity, working to reduce post harvest losses.
Politics and Society Postponement fuels lack of trust in Nigeria’s ability to hold fair elections
This is not the first time a Nigerian poll has been postponed but it is certainly the most dramatic.
Politics and Society Nigerian elections: why poor economic performance is front and centre
Buhari’s handling of the economy has been somewhere between poor and appalling. But the same could be said of past administrations.
Politics and Society The white gaze: Why is Western documentation the measure of African reality?
Recently, a range of publications reported on the documented sighting of the elusive African black leopard in Kenya by biologist Nick Pilfold. Many claimed it was the “first sighting” in a century, thereby discrediting local accounts.
Politics and Society Do Nigerians want a young president?
Since the return of democracy in 1999, Nigeria’s burgeoning youth population has made the headlines come election time. This year’s election, the sixth in the current 20-year-long democratic dispensation, has highlighted the role of the youth in deciding who rules Africa’s most populous nation more than ever before.
Politics and Society Nigeria, Kenya and Senegal: Three African countries providing solutions in fight against FGM
While Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) has been declared illegal in some African countries, it still persists. Patrick Egwu in Nigeria, Annie Njanja in Kenya and Mamadou Lamine Ba in Senegal explored what was being done in their countries to stop this age-old discriminatory practice.
Politics and Society Women politicians in Africa face huge odds but can make a real difference
Opening up positions of political power to women will lead to effective and better implemented development policies.