The role of women in peacebuilding continues to receive global attention whilst being mandated by United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325. The Casamance region in southern Senegal provides an excellent illustration of women as peacemakers.
“A village which is not discussed is not built,” or in the Maasai language (Maa), “Ore enkan nemeiguena, nemeshetayiu.” To the 150 Maasai women in the small village of Olmringiringa, Tanzania, nowhere is this adage more true as when parents consult weekly to discuss a number of community service needs, including continuous learning activities for village children who have had their education disrupted since schools were shut down due to COVID-19 in March 2020.
COVID-19 has hit every country hard and South Africa (SA) is no exception. In anticipation of how hard hitting the pandemic would be for SA, President Cyril Ramaphosa declared a national state of disaster on March 15 alongside several restrictions a mere 10 days after the first confirmed case. Among these restrictions was a lockdown in which citizens were restricted from moving freely, except for leaving their homes for essential tasks. The resultant effect of this is unprecedented economic strains. This article will highlight the economic impact of the pandemic in SA with regards to poverty, unemployment, gross domestic product (GDP), food insecurity and violence.
In Kenya, thousands of girls below the age of eighteen drop out of school every year due to pregnancies. Experts have predicted an increase in this number due to COVID-19 pandemic school closures. As Kenya continues to respond to the pandemic, it should prioritize and address the urgent need for comprehensive sexuality education in schools to reduce teenage pregnancies and protect the rights of children.
The large-scale effect of coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) sparked world-wide concerns over global economic developments. For Sub-Saharan Africa, the pandemic’s spillover effect on global trade and commodity prices has rendered its economic outlook bluntly uncertain. Particularly, because of the fact that the region’s economic trajectory remains on a balance-of-payments-constrained growth path. Which implies that Sub-Saharan Africa’s growth depends strongly on export, but the ability to import is also constrained by financial inflows and strong export performance; which in turn predictably depends on stronger commodity prices, foreign demand, and competitive depreciations (at least in the short run).
The role of women in peacebuilding continues to receive global attention whilst being mandated by United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1325. The Casamance region in southern Senegal provides an excellent illustration of women as peacemakers.
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