Animating Africa within the field of African studies is presently deeply problematic. This is mainly because the power undergirding the construction of Africa within the field is wielded within the epistemic modes of Western intellectual thought. Consequently, unless Africanism is decolonised from that epistemological mode, African studies not only remains a coloni...

Un des aspects les plus négligés du discours sur la question nationale au Nigéria concerne le rôle de la terre en tant que zone et source de conflits, étant donné, en particulier, la demande croissante pour sa redistribution et réforme au moment des périodes précédant et succédant la mise en place du programme d’ajustement structurel. Cette étude débat de la terre ...

Un des aspects les plus négligés du discours sur la question nationale au Nigéria concerne le rôle de la terre en tant que zone et source de conflits, étant donné, en particulier, la demande croissante pour sa redistribution et réforme au moment des périodes précédant et succédant la mise en place du programme d’ajustement structurel. Cette étude débat de la terre ...

Animating Africa within the field of African studies is presently deeply problematic. This is mainly because the power undergirding the construction of Africa within the field is wielded within the epistemic modes of Western intellectual thought. Consequently, unless Africanism is decolonised from that epistemological mode, African studies not only remains a coloni...

Here the contributor examine questions regarding the political economy of knowledge production in universities in postcolonial Africa, reflecting on historical and contemporary challenges. What factors undermine knowledge production in Africa? What roles can African universities play in 'decolonizing knowledge production' on the continent?

Although the literature on the Niger Delta has highlighted the impact of the violence raging in the region, the analysis appears to have under-emphasised the effects of violent conflicts on sustainable development in the region. This study sets out to fill this gap. To achieve this, an empirical investigation involving 30 communities was conducted. The study shows ...