In the News: Celebrating South Africa’s Freedom Day
Every year on 27th April, South Africa celebrates Freedom Day. Today’s national public holiday commemorates when the people broke out of the brutal shackles of the apartheid regime. […]
April 2018
Questioning Majoritarian Democracy in African contexts
By Gerald Acho, Hekima Institute of Peace Studies and International Relations (HIPSIR)
The word democracy comes from two Greek words: Demos [people] and Kratos [strength]. Put together, democracy means the strength […]
The Power to be a Feminist: Violence and Innocence in Gender Activism
Continuing our series on #MeToo and humanitarianism in Africa, Dr Brenda Bartelink problematizes the colonial biases in European activism and considers if/how that hinders African women from being […]
Upcoming Opportunities: April 2018
There are several exciting calls for proposals/applications/nominations with upcoming deadlines that we’d like to bring to your attention. For more details and the full listing of many more interesting opportunities, […]
Résistance féminine et pacifique en Casamance: AlañDi-So Bassène (1913 – 1940) | Feminist non-violent resistance in Casamance: AlañDi-So Bassène (1913 – 1940)
Par: Mame Penda Ba, politiste (LASPAD, UGB Saint-Louis) et Pape Chérif Bertrand Bassène, historien (LASPAD, UGB Saint-Louis)
[English translation available below]
Précédemment, nous avions proposé en guise […]
7th Annual Steve de Gruchy Memorial Lecture
This Thursday, April 19th, the Pietermaritzburg Cluster of Theological Institutions will host the 7th Annual Steve de Gruchy memorial lecture at UKZN (Pietermaritzburg). The lecture will be delivered by Professor Trygve […]
Peppering Patriarchy: Re-imagining/Re-making Femaleness in Ghana through Social Media
As part of an ongoing series looking at the #MeToo movement and humanitarianism in Africa, today Titilope F. Ajayi builds on Nora Darko’s piece (posted here for those who […]
Denounce, Protect, Act: Our Collective Duties against Rape and Sexual Assault in Senegal
As part of a series looking at the #MeToo movement and humanitarianism in Africa, today we post a petition put forth by Professor Penda Ba (Université Gaston Berger) […]
In the News: #MeToo and Humanitarianism in Africa
We dedicate the forthcoming blog post series to the late Winnie Mandela (1936 – 2018) who was a fierce fighter who suffered more than most humans endure. The story of the […]