CASAS’ member Yikwab P. Yikwabs has published a new article with Nucha Suntai Gambo, Elyon E.S Maigoge, Alabura Mohammed Abdullahi in JALINGO, Journal of Social and Management Sciences. Abstract: From 2013-2018, the farmer-herder conflict in Benue State escalated to an unprecedented level with attendant destruction of lives and property. The gravity of the crimes committed…
Tag: Africa
Strategies for Sustainable Innovative Affordable Housing (SIAH) for low income families in Africa: A rapid review study
New publication alert! CASAS’ member, Johannes Bhanye, has published with Monaphathi Timothy Lehobo, Kgosi Mocwagae & Ruvimbo Shayamunda a new article in Discover Sustainability. Abstract: Housing is a fundamental human need, yet access remains a significant challenge in Africa, particularly for low-income families. Rapid urbanization exacerbates this issue, highlighting the need for innovative and sustainable…
Wango! Women’s Struggles Amidst Privatised and Extractive Models of Salt Mining in Ghana
New article alert! Gertrude Dzifa Torvikey, Adwoa Yeboah Gyapong and Faustina Obeng Adomaa, CASAS’ members, have published a new article in Feminist Africa. Abstract: In this article, we examine the contestations and struggles of women salt miners in Ghana within the context of the increasing privatisation of commons and enclosures. Using a qualitative approach based…
The Struggle for Food Sovereignty in South Africa
Check the conversation with Andrew Bennie, CASAS’ member on food sovereignty and the land question in South Africa in Rosa Luxemburg Stifung: https://www.rosalux.de/en/news/id/52081/the-struggle-for-food-sovereignty-in-south-africa
At Crossroads? Covid-19, State and The Peasantry: The Zimbabwean Case
On 30 March 2020 Zimbabwe, a country of 14.3 million people, the government responded to the COVID-19 pandemic by imposing a mandatory lockdown for 21 days. This mandatory lockdown movement was only restricted to essential service providers; health care, security services and agriculture were designated as part of the essential services. Two days later the…