Entertainment Africa: State Fragmentation and New State Imaginaries – Maritime Access in the Horn of Africa [ad_1] Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from within the African continent and beyond. It offers debates and engagements, contexts and controversies, and reviews and responses flowing from the African Arguments books. It is edited and managed by the International African Institute, hosted at SOAS University of London, the owners of the book series of the same name. In the latest development around […] todayOctober 30, 2024 3
Africa Africa: Joint Statement by the Security Council Signatories of the Statement of Shared Commitments for the Principles of Women, Peace and Security [ad_1] Office of Press and Public Diplomacy The following is a joint statement delivered by Mrs. Viola Amherd, President of the Swiss Confederation, on behalf of Ecuador, France, Guyana, Japan, Malta, the Republic of Korea, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Ladies and Gentlemen It is a pleasure for me to stand here with my ten Security Council colleagues who have – like my country, Switzerland – signed shared commitments to reaffirm our will to […] todayOctober 25, 2024 1
Africa Africa: Remarks by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield at a UN Security Council Open Debate on Women, Peace, and Security Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield U.S. Representative to the United Nations [ad_1] New York, New York — AS DELIVERED Thank you so much, Madam President. And I want to thank Switzerland for bringing us together on this important topic; it’s really fitting that we gather today on United Nations Day. Thank you, also, Deputy Secretary-General Mohammed, for your presentation, as well as Executive Director Bahous, and the other briefers, for your critical contributions to our discussion today. Madam President, Colleagues, as we mark 24 years of Resolution 1325, I find myself thinking about […] todayOctober 25, 2024 4
Africa Africa: Sanctions – Zim Enlists African Commission’s Support [ad_1] Zimbabwe has implored the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights (ACHPR) to continuously raise concern about the negative impact of sanctions that were slapped on the country by the West. The country urged the ACHPR, which is holding its 81st Ordinary Session chaired by Mr Remy Ngoy Lumbu of DRC in Banjul, Gambia, to continuously call for the lifting of sanctions to improve the lives of the people. The session started on October 17 and ends on November […] todayOctober 22, 2024 1
Africa Africa: Peaceful Coexistence, Global Security Initiative Answer to Conflicts [ad_1] Tichaona Zindoga — Horror. Disgust. Anger. So many words could describe the situation in the Middle East over the past year, since Israel launched its war on Gaza and Palestine because Hamas attacked Israel on this day a year ago, killing a reported 1 200 Israelis and kidnapping some 250 people. What has since followed is an unremitting and forceful Israeli bombardment of the territory that has killed over 40 000 Palestinians; and counting. Israel has gone further to […] todayOctober 10, 2024 2
Africa Africa: May Teacher Voices Echo Around the Globe [ad_1] New York — We must build a new social contract for education - a contract based on equality, equity, and universal human rights. At the center of our global efforts to ensure education for all, we must put teachers first in everything we do. They are frontlines heroes who deliver every day to educate children, cultivate young talent, and build a strong society. They are the substitute parents, the mentors and the ones who contribute to shaping the identify […] todayOctober 7, 2024
Africa Africa: Debate On Africa Getting Two Permanent Seats in UNSC Is a Ruse – Professor Badejo [ad_1] "It is crucial to know that if you have a permanent seat with a veto power, others would court you to support issues of interest to them." Babafemi Badejo is a former Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Somalia. The author of a best-seller on politics in Kenya, Mr Badejo is a legal practitioner and also Professor of Political Science & International Relations at Chrisland University, Abeokuta. In this interview, he discusses the calls for reform of […] todayOctober 7, 2024 1
Africa Africa: Security Council Briefed On Progress in UN-AU Partnership for Peace [ad_1] Despite the significant peace and security challenges facing Africa, there are reasons to be hopeful, the head of the UN Office to the African Union (UNOAU) told ambassadors at the Security Council on Wednesday, urging their continued focus on the continent. Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General to the African Union, highlighted "encouraging developments" that are fueling optimism. "These include Africa's resilient people and resourceful women and youth, their stated preference for democratic rule against all […] todayOctober 3, 2024
Africa Africa: Senegal’s Democracy Is in Peril [ad_1] The looming danger of democratic collapse is a challenge to friends of Senegal and democracy to do better. The sudden actions by Senegal's president to postpone this month's presidential election by 10 months threaten to seriously undermine political stability and peace in a nation that has been a resilient democracy in West Africa, where multiple military coups d'état have occurred in recent years. This move poses risks of authoritarianism, violence and economic setbacks for Senegal's 17 million people, and […] todayFebruary 15, 2024 2