Rwanda: ‘re-education camps’ A Canadian academic is ordered to pay attention, keep quiet and learn the country’s official history By Susan Thomson In the midst of my doctoral fieldwork, the Rwandan government ordered...
Alain Tschudin
How inclusive is Rwanda’s reconciliation project?
Rwanda: the official truth The RPF government’s version of history is a tool of power rather than a story shared by all By Filip Reyntjens In 1994 a new government came to power in Rwanda after the country had seen a...
One step forward, two steps back
SDG 5: gender equality Higher levels of political representation for women in Africa have not necessarily advanced gender equality, with this disparity most acutely experienced at the grassroots level By Helen Grange...
Titanic struggle
Nigeria: many identities A country of many ethnicities artificially brought together faces many challenges, not least its own development By Osita Agbu Historically Nigeria was an artificial creation of the British...
Righting wrongs
Morocco: recognising Tamazigh The five-year-old constitution seeks to restore the language, culture and traditions of a marginalised group By Celeste Hicks Although Morocco largely avoided the turmoil seen in other...
‘Foreigners’ in their own homeland?
Côte d’Ivoire: Ivoirité versus inclusion Citizens must decide whether a constitutional amendment is required to deal with ethnicity and citizenship By Richard Chelin In October 2016 Côte d’Ivoire will hold a referendum...
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