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• Fabien Eboussi Boulaga, le philosophe qui interrogeait la liberté de penser pour l'Afrique

  Philosophe camerounais, ancien jésuite et penseur majeur de la condition postcoloniale, Fabien Eboussi Boulaga, né en 1934 et mort en 2018, demeure moins connu du grand public que Valentin Yves Mudimbe ou Achille Mbembe.

  SyndicatedChristophe Premat, Professor, Canadian and Cultural Studies, Stockholm University22 Sept 20266 min read

• Les populations africaines veulent des services climatiques qui répondent à leurs besoins locaux

  Partout en Afrique, les populations s’emploient à restaurer et à gérer les mangroves, les pâturages et les espaces verts urbains. Elles font face à des menaces croissantes liées au changement climatique.

  SyndicatedPetra Holden, Senior Researcher, University of Cape Town22 Sept 20268 min read

• King Sunny Adé at 80: six decades of Nigerian musical innovation, global acclaim and cultural preservation

  Sunday Adeniyi Adegeye, known as King Sunny Adé, is 80 this year. He has devoted more than 60 years of his life to influencing Nigeria’s popular music and promoting the unique sounds of jùjú music.

  SyndicatedDamilola Peter Olatade, Lecturer, Lagos State University21 Sept 20265 min read

• Young South Africans move for work and opportunity. What happens to their health when they do?

  Moving between rural homes, towns and cities is a normal part of life for many South Africans. Young adults often move in search of work or education, sometimes settling elsewhere for long periods and sometimes moving repeatedly between rur…

  SyndicatedCarren Ginsburg, Senior Researcher in Public Health, University of the Witwatersrand21 Sept 20266 min read

• A decade on, Somalia’s federal pact benefits elites and al-Shabaab – but it fails the people

  The federal government of Somalia was established in 2013 after years of peace and reconciliation talks, held in the context of a famine in 2011 and the rise of militant Islam in the form of al-Shabaab.

  SyndicatedNisar Majid, Research associate, London School of Economics and Political Science21 Sept 20264 min read

• Les opérations de maintien de la paix de l’Union africaine se multiplient : une étude fait état de résultats mitigés

  Lorsque des conflits violents éclatent en Afrique, tous les regards se tournent souvent vers les Nations unies, les grandes puissances ou les bailleurs de fonds extérieurs.

  SyndicatedRichard Fosu, Lecturer in International Relations, Monash University21 Sept 20266 min read