Africa

Through sustained feminist advocacy, the ECOWAS Court reframed female genital mutilation as torture and compelled Sierra Leone to legislate against it — setting a regional precedent for women’s rights protection in Africa.

Outside actors are increasingly looking to test speculative climate fixes such as solar geoengineering in African countries. But this potentially dangerous course of action would divert financing and support from real solutions.

In April 2023, war broke out in Sudan and is still raging - also in the capital Khartoum. A Sudanese film team captured the lives of five residents before and during the war. Their film is now showing at the Berlinale. Clara Müller spoke to them.

Instead of replacing chemical fertilizers with “green” nitrogen fertilizers, African countries should reform their fertilizer policies. Dependence on fossil nitrogen fertilizers should be reduced and the transition to agroecology strengthened.

While the voices of women in Zambia have often been overlooked throughout history, feminist movements are fighting for social justice and equality. Is feminism a colonial construct or the key to liberation?

The European Union should work together with partners in Africa to secure electoral systems against cyberattacks and to prevent the spread of false and misleading information. This is also in line with European interests and values.

The widespread promotion of synthetic fertilizer as a solution to Africa’s food-security challenges is a flawed approach that has consistently failed to address the root causes of hunger and malnutrition on the continent. It is time for policymakers and stakeholders to embrace a more transparent and evidence-based approach.

Our Policy Brief provides recommendations on fossil fuel-based and ‘green’ fertilizer production and use in Africa.

Namibia continues to grapple with the pervasive legacy of apartheid and colonialism. How can reconciliation look like and how can social cohesion be fostered after decades of racist oppression?

The landmark application by the South African government to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to institute proceedings against Israel for its reprisal military assault against the people of Gaza, following the 7th October 2023 attacks and kidnappings in Israel, caught the majority of the world off-guard. It represents a significant judicial test to the functionality of the international multilateral system.