How Igbo women used petitions to influence British authorities during colonial rule: Leaders of the Aba women's protest against a tyranical warrant chief in Nigeria in 1929. National Museum of Unity, NigeriaSelected petitions and written correspondence between Igbo women and British officials between 1892 and 1960 shed fresh light on how women navigated male-dominated … [Read more...] about How Igbo women used petitions to influence British authorities during colonial rule | The Conversation
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How COVID-19 is putting the rule of law to the test across Africa | The Conversation
How COVID-19 is putting the rule of law to the test across Africa: Ugandan police officers and members of a paramilitary force patrol the capital Kampala during the curfew. Sumy Sadurini/AFP via Getty ImagesA number of Africa’s fragile democracies have become vulnerable to the sword of leaders assuming wide-ranging powers under cover of emergency responses to COVID-19. Partly … [Read more...] about How COVID-19 is putting the rule of law to the test across Africa | The Conversation
Chakwera has his work cut out restoring democratic rule that delivers for Malawians | The Conversation
Chakwera has his work cut out restoring democratic rule that delivers for Malawians: Lazarus Chakwera, the new president of Malawi Amos Gumulira/AFP via Getty ImagesLazarus Chakwera’s victory as the new president of Malawi represents a remarkable reversal of fortunes for Peter Mutharika, who almost a year ago was declared the winner in national polls. But the decision was … [Read more...] about Chakwera has his work cut out restoring democratic rule that delivers for Malawians | The Conversation
Rule of law has moved centre stage in lockdown: what it is and why it matters | The Conversation
Rule of law has moved centre stage in lockdown: what it is and why it matters: South African police and military enforcing lockdown regulations in Cape Town, South Africa. EFE- EPA/Nic BothmaA court in South Africa recently passed a judgment that berated the country’s military and police for their conduct in enforcing the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown. The case involved the … [Read more...] about Rule of law has moved centre stage in lockdown: what it is and why it matters | The Conversation
Namibia is showing wear and tear after 30 years under SWAPO rule | The Conversation
Namibia is showing wear and tear after 30 years under SWAPO rule: Namibians queue to vote. Fewer and fewer cast it for the ruling party SWAPO. Photo by Gianluigi Guercia/ AFP) (Photo by GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP via Getty Images)Namibia turns 30 this month. Its former liberation movement, the South West Africa People’s Organisation SWAPO, has been in power all these years and the … [Read more...] about Namibia is showing wear and tear after 30 years under SWAPO rule | The Conversation
