Democratic Descent in Niger: From Hope to Uncertainty
In the first peaceful democratic transition of power since the independence of Niger, Mohammed Bazoum was elected President by constitutional elections in 2021. Just two years later he was overthrown...
A Lacuna in the Kenyan Penal Code Provisions on Abortion
Image description: Posters on street advertising abortion clinics. In recent years, the Kenyan judiciary has made significant strides in reforming abortion law in Kenya. On 24 March 2022, the High...
Corroboration as Sex Discrimination: The Equality Implications of Sexual Offence Cases in Malawi
Image description: Graffiti on the wall of three women with red blindfolds over their eyes. In Kaliyati v R (Criminal Appeal 109 of 2018) [2020], judge Fiona Mwale asserts that...
The Special Criminal Court in the Central African Republic: An Update
For decades, political instability and human rights abuses have plagued the Central African Republic (CAR). The most recent conflict began in 2013, when an alliance of rebel militias known as...
Egypt: Oppression Continues to Reign
In 2011, Egyptian citizens took to the streets in mass protests against the 29-year rule of Hosni Mubarak, demanding change, demanding freedom and demanding democracy. No longer were they content...
Production, reproduction and empowerment: the future of women in Africa
Many women in Africa are congregated in poorly paid and precarious work (ILO, 2016) and have very high rates of school dropout and maternal mortality and child morbidity. This is...
Cash Transfers from Mineral Resource Wealth: Evidence from Africa
In a previous post, Maniza Naqvi discussed how cash transfers from natural resource wealth revenues have the potential to reduce poverty in resource-rich countries. In this post, she discusses how...
The Promise of Cash Transfers from Mineral Resource Wealth
It’s a place of darkness. People hail from tribes and clans. They are poor and live in basic shelters in remote villages, with no running water or electricity, and...
