In this clip Prof. Abiodun Alao shares his perspectives on the role of natural resources governance in recent events in Zimbabwe. Prof. Abiodun Alao is a Professor of African Studies at King’s College London. He is also the author of ‘Mugabe and the Politics of Security in Zimbabwe’ (2012) as well as Natural Resource Governance in Africa (2007)
In October, Kenyans head back to the polls after the annulment of the August 2017 Presidential election by the Supreme Court. With a long history of disputed elections, we look at how this year’s election was conducted and whether Kenya is ready for another election. Photo: Carl De Souza/AFP/GETTY
This is a panel discussion on the Supreme Court nullification of the recent Presidential election results in Kenya. The discussion was jointly organised by the African Leadership Centre at Kings College London and the Centre for Gender Studies at SOAS and was recorded on 20th September 2017 at King’s College London, Strand Campus.
A TOTAL of 12,000 local and international observers have been deployed in Kenya to witness elections for president, parliament and regional governments on August 8. Ghana’s former President, John Mahama, who lost power last December, is heading a 15-member Commonwealth Observer Group, while the ex-President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, is leading the 104-member African […]
In the lead up to the upcoming election in August 2017 ALC Radio visited Kirinyaga County to talk to young people on their views on the devolved governance structure in the county as well as how the past and incoming leadership has and will shape their future. In this programme, Desmond Davies talks to four young people – Evalyne Njeri, Irene Njoroge, Bernard Muthike and Anthony Mwangi from Kirinyaga County.
In this programme, Desmond Davies talks to Hassan Abdille the Executive Director of Muslim for Human Rights a civil society organisation based in Mombasa, Kenya. Hassan Abdille who is also an Alumni of the African Leadership Centre fellowship programme talks about his work on youth vulnerability and radicalization in Mombasa County, Kenya.
In this programme Desmond Davies talks to Sureya Roble-Hersi the Executive Director of Advocacy for Women in Peace and Security in Africa (AWPS-Africa) and also Vice Chairperson of Maendeleo ya Wanawake Organization (MYWO). Sureya talks on Women and Radicalization in Mombasa, Kenya. Photo/ Andrew Kilonzi – Flickr.
In this programme Jennifer Salahub, an expert in security and development, talks to ALC Radio about trends on urban violence, poverty, and inequalities from research findings of the Safe and Inclusive Cities initiative. This initiative is a global research program jointly funded by Canada’s International Development Research Centre and the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development.
The South African government’s decision to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague has been stalled when the High Court in Pretoria ruled on February 22 that the move was invalid because parliamentary approval was not sought. The North Gauteng High Court ordered the government to rescind the notice of withdrawal that […]
There was no winner in 2016 of the world’s largest annual award – the Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation announced last week. Following a meeting of the independent Prize Committee and the Foundation’s board, former Organisation of African Unity (OAU) Secretary General Dr Salim Ahmed Salim, the Committee chairman, […]