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A CCC supporter, known as Misheck Chikwinya (39), who experienced an attack by ZANU PF supporters while attending a rally in Kwekwe in February 2022. Credit: The Newshawks

“We Will Crush You Like Lice:” The Spectre of Political Violence in Zimbabwe

The nation of Zimbabwe had by-elections in March 2022 and will host general elections in 2023. In protest of this new electoral regime, political violence has reared its ugly head. Due to their violent tendencies against the political opposition, the cadres of the ruling party, ZANU PF, and the state security agents are associated with the following lexicon: ‘merchants of violence.’ This article illuminates the issues of political violence in Zimbabwe, especially concerning these elections. The article contends that political violence is inimical to free and fair elections, political legitimacy, social cohesion, and the country’s national image and development.

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African Migrants at Sea

(Eu)Roped In: The Side-Lined Dimensions of Nigerian Victims of Sex-Trafficking

The year 2015 was labelled as the year of the “European migration crisis” owing to the elevated numbers of economic migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers attempting to enter the continent. Women represent a significant group in the migration flows of the Mediterranean; however, the complexity underlying their identities and realities has been poorly captured in policy documents. This piece uses religion as a tool to critically analyse the pre-migratory and post-migratory contexts of Nigerian women by adopting an intersectional lens. It simultaneously denounces the epistemic tendency to exclude religion from intersectional frames of reference.

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Rwandan girls pose for a photo

Expanding Access to Quality Education: Rwanda’s pledge to women and girls

In less than 30 years, Rwanda has made exceptional advances to redress social inequalities exacerbated by the devastating violence of the 1994 genocide. Advances in socio-economic and health outcomes have improved living standards for citizens and directed targeted funding ensuring universal primary education for most children. New conventions to mainstream gender equality have guaranteed an expanded female representation in politics and the workforce, enabling successive generations to contribute to the prosperity of Rwandan society. Though there are promising trends in the education sector, dangerous and competing patterns that perpetuate gender inequality also persist, threatening the success of these important advances.

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A CCC supporter, known as Misheck Chikwinya (39), who experienced an attack by ZANU PF supporters while attending a rally in Kwekwe in February 2022. Credit: The Newshawks

“We Will Crush You Like Lice:” The Spectre of Political Violence in Zimbabwe

The nation of Zimbabwe had by-elections in March 2022 and will host general elections in 2023. In protest of this new electoral regime, political violence has reared its ugly head. Due to their violent tendencies against the political opposition, the cadres of the ruling party, ZANU PF, and the state security agents are associated with the following lexicon: ‘merchants of violence.’ This article illuminates the issues of political violence in Zimbabwe, especially concerning these elections. The article contends that political violence is inimical to free and fair elections, political legitimacy, social cohesion, and the country’s national image and development.

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2022: International Migration Review Forum and Multi-stakeholder Hearing, (May 16th-May 20th) United Nations 

2022: International Migration Review Forum and Multi-stakeholder Hearing, (May 16th-May 20th) United Nations  Africa Center for Strategy & Policy is pleased to announce its special invitation to the International Migration Review Forum and Multi-stakeholder Hearing, May 16th-May 20th, 2022, United Nations Based on your interests, you may also wish to read: Leveraging African Youth Student Conference

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African Migrants at Sea

(Eu)Roped In: The Side-Lined Dimensions of Nigerian Victims of Sex-Trafficking

The year 2015 was labelled as the year of the “European migration crisis” owing to the elevated numbers of economic migrants, refugees, and asylum seekers attempting to enter the continent. Women represent a significant group in the migration flows of the Mediterranean; however, the complexity underlying their identities and realities has been poorly captured in policy documents. This piece uses religion as a tool to critically analyse the pre-migratory and post-migratory contexts of Nigerian women by adopting an intersectional lens. It simultaneously denounces the epistemic tendency to exclude religion from intersectional frames of reference.

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