Africanist Scholars’ Forum

Preamble The story of creation has diverse trajectories that follow the logic of the attempts by peoples to make meanings of their lived experiences within specific environments. From the mythical conception of a Supreme Deity through the pantheistic postulation of Primordial Matter to the happenstance of Science’s Big Bang, the stories of nature’s origin are […]

Preamble The history of the World Cup, considered by many as the greatest football tournament on the planet, has continued to trend on the internet since the inception of the 2026 Edition, with the name of the French lawyer who co-founded the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) in 1904, Mr Jules Rimet, reverberating across

Preamble The adoption of Resolution 2803 by 13 members of the UN Security council, with the abstention of China and Russia, on November 17, 2025, created a legitimacy for the ‘Comprehensive Plan of President Donald J. Trump to End the Conflict in Gaza,’ which included the creation of the Board of Peace that was to

Preamble On the morning of December 7, 2025, there were reports of gunfire at the Beninese Presidential Palace in Cotonou, the state capital. This was subsequently described as an attempted military takeover that sent shockwaves across the ECOWAS region, which has been plagued by several coups in recent years. With the breakaway of the Alliance

Preamble On March 17, 2025, an airstrike was launched by the South Sudanese Airforce in the Nasir County killing about 19 persons as hostilities intensified between the South Sudan People’s Defense Forces (SSPDF) and the White Army militia comprising locals from the region. The strike, as proposed by some analysts, was a retaliatory one in

Preamble The launch of Operation Rising Lion by Israel on June 13, 2025, through an attack on Iran’s military and nuclear sites in Isfahan and Natanz, rattled the global peace and security architecture as the Middle East again witnessed several fatal bouts during a 12-Day War. This action followed a resolution of the International Atomic

Preamble The letter to erstwhile President Filipe Nyusi and the Front for the Liberation of Mozambique’s (FRELIMO) then Secretary-General, Mr Daniel Chapo, written by one of the five surviving foundation members of the party, former Minister of Health, Mr Helder Martins, detailed FRELIMO’s role in the current political crises bedevilling their country. He noted that

Preamble The 2024 Africa Barometer on Women’s political participation (WPP) as developed by the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International Idea) indicated a one percent progress in the last three years regarding the participation of African women in politics within the continent. At this rate, it implies that it will take at least

Preamble The upcoming presidential elections in the United States (US), slated for November 2024, has dominated the global media space due to the important role of the country in world politics. This is especially so considering the fact that its democratic system is considered a template for building prosperous and stable polities. Nonetheless, the current

Preamble The recent regime change in South Africa, a country which practices constitutional democracy across the national, provincial and local tiers of government (each with its own executive and legislative arm; alongside and independent judiciary), generated a lot of interests based on the perceived need for a political change; which some commentators consider as necessary