Lauded as a ‘shining example of democracy’, Botswana is one of the few countries in Africa that has never experienced a military coup. I recently studied a paper by Dr Naison Ngoma, a senior researcher at Institute of...
Last week, the North Gauteng High Court ruled that South Africa's investigating and prosecuting authorities must investigate systematic torture amounting to crimes against humanity committed in Zimbabwe. Those investigations...
The combination of a youth bulge and failures in education represent a serious threat to the future development of many African countries. Education systems are simply not providing the youth with the skills they need to...
The AWID Forum brought together women from all corners of the globe, from all walks of life in the name of Transforming Economic Power to Advance Women Rights and Justice. The Forum was endowed with so much knowledge...
O motor do interesse da presença colonial ocidental em África foi a delapidação dos recursos naturais do continente, catalisado pelo poderio militar dos conquistadores, perante a ingenuidade, às vezes, e cumplicidades internas...
It is well documented that the Gambian capital, Banjul, is known in the Western world as one of the premier destinations in Africa for tourists seeking male sex workers. This practice it is so entrenched that it now forms part...
One of the contentious issues that arises in debates about universal jurisdiction is whether international law allows for what has been called “universal jurisdiction in absentia”. The question is whether a State may initiate...
I knew that the second day of AWID was going to be a lovely day. I'd had a full breakfast and was walking to the Conference Centre when I bumped into another first time Forum attendee. We reflected ...
I attended an AWID session that spoke about women’s economic empowerment the other day and it got me thinking about personal development in regards to a woman’s relationship with money. I have been under a lot of pressure...
The second day of AWID started off with a plenary that outlined the key context trends in global economics and explored some proposals for transformation and change. One key trend that most panelists highlighted is that the...
