Showing papers in "Journal of Contemporary African Studies in 2020"
TL;DR: In this article, the impact of the All Progressive Congress (APC) on infrastructural development in Nigeria is investigated, and the authors investigate the impact the APC's policies have had on infrastructure development.
Abstract: Corrupt acts are possibly on the increase and have hindered infrastructural development across Nigeria. This paper attempts to investigate the impact of the All Progressive Congress (ruling party) ...
38 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the end of Robert Mugabe's 37-year rule and the beginning of a post-Mugabe 'era' under the leadership of Emmerson Mnazikwa are described.
Abstract: November 2017 will forever be etched in the minds of Zimbabweans, as the moment involving the end of Robert Mugabe’s 37-year rule and the beginning of a post-Mugabe ‘era’ under the leadership of Em...
22 citations
TL;DR: In Nigeria's Niger Delta, oil pollution has significantly harmed the natural environment on which the local people in the Niger Delta depend for their livelihood and sustenance as discussed by the authors, and the direct conseque...
Abstract: In Nigeria’s Niger Delta, oil pollution has significantly harmed the natural environment on which the local people in the Niger Delta depend for their livelihood and sustenance. The direct conseque...
21 citations
TL;DR: Zimbabwe's Fast Track Land Reform Programme resulted in a massive growth of the country's tobacco sector and some authors have labelled this, the 'tobacco boom'.
Abstract: Zimbabwe's Fast Track Land Reform Programme resulted in a massive growth of the country's tobacco sector. Some authors have labelled this, the ‘tobacco boom’. The effects of this growth are variega...
20 citations
TL;DR: In recent times most elections in Africa have been fraught with post-elections conflicts that have had dire consequences on citizens as discussed by the authors, but these cases are few of these cases in Africa.
Abstract: In recent times most elections in Africa have been fraught with post-elections conflicts that have had dire consequences on citizens. Kenya, Ivory Coast and Zimbabwe are few of these cases. This ma...
13 citations
TL;DR: The Chiadzwa diamond discovery attracted widespread attention due to human rights violations and illegal smuggling as mentioned in this paper, and thousands of artisanal miners descended on the diamond mine in 2006 to mine the diamonds.
Abstract: The Chiadzwa diamonds attracted widespread attention due to human rights violations and illegal smuggling. When diamonds were discovered in 2006, thousands of artisanal miners descended on the diam...
13 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined financial inclusion penetration in two southwestern states (Lagos and Ekiti) in Nigeria and found that Lagos has a high concentration of financial Institutions, while Ekiti has few financial institutions.
Abstract: This paper examines financial inclusion penetration in two southwestern states (Lagos and Ekiti) in Nigeria. Lagos has a high concentration of financial Institutions, while Ekiti has few financial ...
11 citations
TL;DR: While Afrooptimism emphasises the prospects of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Afro-pessimism focuses on the challenges of AfCFTA in Africa as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: While Afro-optimism emphasises the prospects of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Afro-pessimism focuses on the challenges of AfCFTA in Africa. Even as Afro-optimists and Afro-pessi...
11 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the discontent that increased against the Robert Mugabe led government as a result of grave socio-economic and political grievances, and in the context of accessible social m...
Abstract: This article discusses the discontent that increased against the Robert Mugabe led government as a result of grave socio-economic and political grievances, and in the context of accessible social m...
10 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that to understand the troubled history of Zimbabwe, we have to pay attention to the multiple and incomplete "transitions" that the country underwent within three decades.
Abstract: The article argues that to understand the troubled history of Zimbabwe we have to pay attention to the multiple and incomplete ‘transitions’ that the country underwent within three decades. Each of...
9 citations
TL;DR: The authors of Rights to Land provide an empirically based and detailed account on tenure security and land rights in South Africa as discussed by the authors, which is a seminal work in South African land law.
Abstract: The land question, especially the rights to land and tenure security, has been very topical in South Africa. The authors of Rights to Land provide an empirically based and detailed account on tenur...
TL;DR: The concept of regional integration is not a new phenomenon; it has been raging since the 1960s when many African countries gained political independence from their erstwhile colonial masters.
Abstract: The concept of regional integration is not a new phenomenon; it has been raging since the 1960s when many African countries gained political independence from their erstwhile colonial masters. In e...
TL;DR: It is suggested that, by interrogating official responses to the epidemic, HIV-related activism and social movements can help to domesticate formal commitments to international health protocols and compliance, particularly in terms of the intent, as well as the participatory rhetoric, of health based rights.
Abstract: Community mobilisation and activism is thought to encourage HIV testing and treatment and assist patient recovery. This article draws on interviews conducted with 60 people living with, and affecte...
TL;DR: In this article, the challenges of ensuring a sustainable energy supply and safe waste management in Nigeria are discussed. But, the challenge is not addressed in this paper, as most states in Nigeria face with the challenge of ensuring sustainable energy supplies and waste management.
Abstract: Most states in Nigeria are faced with the challenge of ensuring a sustainable energy supply and safe waste management. Anaerobic digestion meets the requirements of sustainable alternative fuels an...
TL;DR: In this paper, political actors invoked the "resource curse" thesis to question the legitimacy of the presence of oil in the country, which was characterized by talking oil politics at the beginning of production.
Abstract: At the beginning of production, the presence of oil in Niger was characterised by talking oil politics. In this talk, political actors invoked the ‘resource curse’ thesis to question the legitimacy...
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the extent to which the regional exclusion list under the EPA shaped national industrial policy in countries within the ECOWAS region, and found that the exclusion list had a significant impact on national industrial policies.
Abstract: To what extent has the regional exclusion list under the EPA shaped national industrial policy in countries within the ECOWAS region? The Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) are a series of bila...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that institutional choices made during democratic transition impact the stability of African party systems, and that some African party system manage to stabilise while others remain fluid.
Abstract: It is not easy to understand why some African party systems manage to stabilise while others remain fluid. This article argues that institutional choices made during democratic transition impact th...
TL;DR: The authors make the case for a closer study as to how Africa and African people are portrayed within popular culture in the Global North, adding to the discussion surrounding the importance of ‘lo...
Abstract: This paper makes the case for a closer study as to how Africa and African people are portrayed within popular culture in the Global North, adding to the discussion surrounding the importance of ‘lo...
TL;DR: In this paper, the utility of social media platforms in political campaigns in both developed and developing countries has been investigated, but there has not been significant an analysis of their utility in either developed or developing countries.
Abstract: Considerable research has, in recent years, focused on the utility of social media platforms in political campaigns in both developed and developing countries, but there has not been significant an...
TL;DR: The municipal government in Kumasi has been the focus of numerous reforms to improve local policymaking and delivery of public goods to the city's dwellers as mentioned in this paper. Yet, the reforms have spurred strategic...
Abstract: The municipal government in Kumasi has been the focus of numerous reforms to improve local policymaking and delivery of public goods to the city’s dwellers. Yet, the reforms have spurred strategic ...
TL;DR: Lesotho's politics is characterised by a pervasive culture of violence that has historically wreaked havoc on society as discussed by the authors, and at the heart of this culture lies the historical trend of mil...
Abstract: Lesotho's politics is characterised by a pervasive culture of violence that has historically wreaked havoc on society. At the heart of Lesotho's culture of violence lies the historical trend of mil...
TL;DR: Policy processes in contemporary South Africa draw attention to a phenomenon that is both common in policymaking and under-theorised in the anthropology of policy: the tendency for policy to be mad as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Policy processes in contemporary South Africa draw attention to a phenomenon that is both common in policymaking and under-theorised in the anthropology of policy: the tendency for policy to be mad...
TL;DR: In this article, the authors contribute to growing academic literature on land reform and whiteness in Zimbabwe, where there have been calls for nuance in the analysis of agrarian change in the country.
Abstract: This article seeks to contribute to growing academic literature on land reform and whiteness in Zimbabwe, where there have been calls for nuance in the analysis of agrarian change. The research whi...
TL;DR: The ascription of financial abundance to return migrants is a common phenomenon in Africa, as migration to the West is mostly seen as a medium of multiple capital accumulation as mentioned in this paper, which has informed gr...
Abstract: The ascription of financial abundance to return migrants is a common phenomenon in Africa, as migration to the West is mostly seen as a medium of multiple capital accumulation. This has informed gr...
TL;DR: State laws purport to exercise dominion, notwithstanding people's preferences for other normative orderings in Nigeria, an example of this claim is the Limitation of Dowry Law, which purports to r
Abstract: State laws purport to exercise dominion, notwithstanding people’s preferences for other normative orderings In Nigeria, an example of this claim is the Limitation of Dowry Law, which purports to r
TL;DR: In this paper, the role of foreign aid in enhancing economic growth in aid-recipient countries remains much debated and the authors take an empirical perspective and focusing on non-resource tax revenues in Nigeria.
Abstract: The role of foreign aid in enhancing economic growth in aid-recipient countries remains much debated. This paper takes an empirical perspective and focusing on non-resource tax revenues in Nigeria,...
TL;DR: The authors examines the entanglement of insecurity profiteering and the emergence of the profitable violent political marketplace in southern Somalia, and examines the role of money in political violence in the region.
Abstract: This article examines the entanglement of insecurity profiteering and the emergence of the profitable violent political marketplace in southern Somalia Reinforcing the recent research into secreti
TL;DR: This article explored the livelihoods, experiences and identities of immigrant informal traders and shopkeepers in the Buffalo City metropolitan area, which encompasses the centres of East London, Md. and New York City.
Abstract: This paper explores the livelihoods, experiences and identities of immigrant informal traders and shopkeepers in the Buffalo City Metropolitan area, which encompasses the centres of East London, Md...
TL;DR: There is a long history of spirit-oriented systems of reconciliation and healing in Zimbabwe as discussed by the authors. However, under white rule, this work was marginalised and driven underground. In Zimbabwe today, divers...
Abstract: There is a long history of spirit-oriented systems of reconciliation and healing in Zimbabwe. However, under white rule, this work was marginalised and driven underground. In Zimbabwe today, divers...
TL;DR: Most scholars agree that the character of the urban governance system in Zimbabwe is a reflection of the dominance of one political party, namely, Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) as discussed by the authors.
Abstract: Most scholars agree that the character of the urban governance system in Zimbabwe is a reflection of the dominance of one political party, namely, Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (Z...