Recently, Uganda has made international headlines for the controversial Anti-homosexuality Bill and for a set of tight measures that have limited the freedom of sexual minorities. This article argues that Uganda's growth of Pentecostal-charismatic churches (PCCs) is playing a major role in influencing and defining the Ugandan public sphere, including (but not limit...
Mentions that Nigeria will hold what promises to be yet another problematic presidential election in 2011 and reports that the country is still plagued by huge political and economic challenges. The abrupt termination of the power-sharing arrangement between the Muslim north and Christian south will almost certainly lead to electoral violence and possibly a country...
Struggle songs have continued to pulsate in South Africa after the advent of democracy in 1994. This article explores how ideas about the history of the liberation struggle are mobilised through the performance of such songs and given meaning in the present. Two case studies are presented: then ANC Youth League President Julius Malema's utilisation of the 'Dubula i...
La plus grande oasis du Tchad, Faya-Largeau, semble présenter un tableau classique des études sahariennes en matière de relations de travail et de hiérarchies entre groupes statutaires. Les officiers coloniaux y décrivaient la présence de « suzerains » nomades qui exploitaient leurs « serfs » sédentaires supposés descendants d'esclaves. Aujourd'hui, les statuts des...
What, scholars of South Africa have recently asked, has become of the former 'homelands'? This article describes the significance of the former Ciskei homeland to a multi-million-dollar supply chain linking rural South African plant harvesters with multinational pharmaceutical companies. The former Ciskei is a primary extraction site for the medicinal plant Pelargo...
What, scholars of South Africa have recently asked, has become of the former 'homelands'? This article describes the significance of the former Ciskei homeland to a multi-million-dollar supply chain linking rural South African plant harvesters with multinational pharmaceutical companies. The former Ciskei is a primary extraction site for the medicinal plant Pelargo...
The temporary suspension of diamond exports in Ghana in 2006 and 2007 is arguably the most significant move to address mounting criticisms of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS), an international initiative aimed at stemming the flow of rough diamonds used to finance wars. The ban, which took effect in November 2006, was much praised, particularly in ...
This article looks at contemporary activism in Crossroads, South Africa - a famous symbol of women's defiance as one of the longest-surviving squatter camps under apartheid. In 1998 the Women's Power Group staged a four-month sit-in at City Council offices, demanding accountability for undelivered housing and public services. This was one of the first and most prol...
This book explores the work of Nigerian author Amos Tutuola and how it can enhance our understanding of gender and peacebuilding in Africa. Critical feminist contributions on how a gender perspective can broaden inclusion in post-conflict processes, as well as change institutions and mindsets are surely innovative but have not succeeded in dislodging liberal peace ...
This book explores the work of Nigerian author Amos Tutuola and how it can enhance our understanding of gender and peacebuilding in Africa. Critical feminist contributions on how a gender perspective can broaden inclusion in post-conflict processes, as well as change institutions and mindsets are surely innovative but have not succeeded in dislodging liberal peace ...