Southern Africa

Articles

Queer community in Nigeria: "My feminism is queer feminism"

Published: 5 February 2021

We must resist the patriarchal system. But as long as it persists and continues to exist, queer people in Nigeria are seeking ways to simultaneously resist the system all the while not putting their own lives, joy, and happiness at the center. Queer feminism allows for the development and testing of new ways of existing - new ways of living in community with others, new ways of organising and distributing resources, new ways of making sure that people’s needs are met. Hbs in conversation with OluTimehin Adegbeye, on the meaning and opportunities of queer feminism.

Claudia Simons

Blick vom Tafelberg auf Kapstadt, Südafrika

Cape Town Office - South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe

Published: 28 May 2018

The Heinrich Böll Foundation has been active in Southern Africa since 1989 and for many years has focused on supporting civil society actors in the region. Since 2007, the Foundation has acted more at the interface between civil society and parliaments.

The More Things Change the More They Stay the Same: How to Break the Politics of Continuity in Zimbabwe

Published: 6 August 2013

On the 31st of July 2013, Zimbabwe held its seventh presidential election. Robert Mugabe leading the Zimbabwe African National Unity (Patriotic Front), ZANU PF, has contested every one of them in his 33 years in power.

Vinayak Bhardwaj

Politics, Principles and Practice: Zimbabwe's Diamonds and the Kimberley Process

Published: 28 October 2011

Smuggled diamonds are still financing violent conflicts in Africa. In 2003 the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme was created to prevent the trade of these blood diamonds. But recent reports of violence, human rights abuses and smuggling are fuelling doubts about the credibility and effectiveness of the certification scheme.

No Romance: Mobilising Climate Finance for Africa

Published: 27 April 2011

While Africa has contributed the least to historic greenhouse gas emissions globally, it stands to be the hardest hit by the effects of climate change. Africa will require substantial financial resources in order to adapt to the unavoidable consequences of climate change. At this year’s Climate Change Conference in Durban, climate finance is expected to feature prominently.

Dr. Antonie Katharina Nord, Jochen Luckscheiter und Kulthoum Omari

South Africa's Nuclear Policy after Fukushima

Published: 18 April 2011

Tristen Taylor, Project Coordinator at Earthlife Africa in Johannesburg, speaks about South Africa's nuclear policy after the nuclear accident in Fukushima, Japan.

The Kimberley Process and the Chiadzwa Diamonds in Zimbabwe: Challenges and Effectiveness

Published: 19 July 2010

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Amidst allegations of rampant human rights abuses at the Chiadzwa diamond fields and reports of diamond smuggling the KPCS has failed to take decisive action. Claude Kabemba sheds light on the reasons for the KPCS’ inability to act and concludes that a failure in Zimbabwe will send a negative signal about the relevance of the KPCS and capacity for self-regulation of the diamond industry as a whole.

Claude Kabemba

Caught between a rock and hard place

Published: 1 July 2010

Saliem Fakir draws balance over of South Africas economic policy of the last 15 years and derives from it recommendations for a future political agenda.

Saliem Fakir

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Publications

Gen Z Against the State: Democracy in Crisis in Madagascar

Published: 8 April 2026

Report

The 2025 Gen Z protests in Madagascar were catalysed by several key political events. Madagascar’s position as a Small Island Developing State, uniquely vulnerable to climate change and economic precarity, poses specific challenges, and the country’s government has failed to address these in a manner that protects the futures of its young people. The 2025 protests rallied against political corruption and government inadequacy, demanding a stronger and more just political system as well as greater accountability for systemic shortcomings. While President Rajoelina was ousted, more work is needed to ensure stronger foundations for the nation’s development and future.

Lakshita Kanhiya

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