2024 Social Policy in Africa Conference
The SARS-CoV-2 virus unleashed a global (Covid-19) pandemic. As of April 2023, the total global confirmed cases of infection were 762,790,388, and the total global confirmed deaths were 6,897,012. At the onset of the pandemic in 2020, the predictions for Africa were dire. The predictions turned out to be exaggerated.
Africa Development Vol. 48 No. 2 (2023): Special Issue on Covid-19 Pandemic and African Economies
Special Issue on Covid-19 Pandemic and African Economies (Including a Revised Text of the Second Thandika Mkandawire Annual Memorial Lecture) Contents Editorial Badar Alam Iqbal
CODESRIA Bulletin Special 50th Anniversary Issues
Greetings from the Council, We trust you have been keeping well. On behalf of the Council, I am writing to request you to consider submitting an article for a special issue of CODESRIA Bulletin we are preparing. As you are already aware, the Council will be hosting its 16th CODESRIA General Assembly
State of Africa: Call for authors
According to the 2018 UN-HABITAT report entitled ‘The State of African Cities’, more than 400 million Africans live below the poverty line. Income inequality has escalated, youth unemployment has intensified, and gender inequality persisted on the continent.1 UN-HABITAT further noted that despite a massive agricultural potential many African countries remain
Jean Pierre Idrissa Benoit Diouf, 1959 – 2023
The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) is deeply saddened by the news of the passing of Jean Pierre Diouf who passed away on Wednesday, August 2nd 2023 in Dakar, Senegal. He was laid to rest later that same day in Dakar. Born in 1959 in
Patricia Gomes
Patrícia Alexandra Godinho Gomes is originay from Guinea-Bissau. Before joining CODESRIA, Patricia Alexandra Godinho Gomes acted as Associate Professor, level 4, according to Brazilian national academic system, at the Post-Graduate Program on Ethnic and African Studies, at the Federal University of Bahia, Brazil. She graduated in International Relations at the
Forthcoming – The Concept of Human Right in Africa (Second Edition)
The Concept of Human Rights in Africa attempts to reconceptualise human rights ideology from the standpoint of the working people of the continent. lt argues that the dominant human rights discourse in/and on Africa, however well-intentioned, is objectively part of the ideologies of domination. Both the critique of the dominant
Rest in Peace Prof. Micere Githae Mugo
We mourn the passing of Prof. Micere Githae Mugo, Former Chair of CODESRIA Scientific Committee, a true luminary of literature, activism, and academia. Her indelible contributions as a distinguished professor, playwright, poet, author, and critic have left an indelible mark on the world. May her powerful words continue to inspire
CODESRIA 2023 Democratic Governance Institute
The Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Since its inception, CODESRIA has been committed to its mandate of helping African scholars produce knowledge and give an African voice to global debates on issues affecting Africa and Africans. Among
