This is a recording of Prof. Funmi Olonisakin inaugural lecture that she delivered on 9th of July 2018 at Kings College London. In this lecture, titled Leadership and Conversation in Dialogue: Securing Peace in the Unromantic Context Prof. Funmi noted that the pursuit of stable peace in conflict-torn societies needs to put into account leadership dynamics in these contexts.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: New study analyses knowledge production on peace and security in Africa Nairobi, Kenya: The Nairobi and Kings College London based African Leadership Centre (ALC), has released a seminal report mapping how knowledge on peace and security in Africa is researched and produced. The report provides a rich array of visual and […]
In this programme Desmond Davies talks to Dr. Robtel Neajai Pailey author of Gbagba (loosely translated as ‘trickery) and advocate on anti-corruption in Liberia. Dr. Pailey discusses about her book, the ongoing election process and peace and security situation in Libera. Photo: Asa Mathat via Flickr.
This was the book launch event for ‘A Theory of ISIS: Political Violence and the Transformation of the Global Order’ that gives an original perspective on the genesis, nature, and trajectory of the Islamic State historicizing it in relation to colonialism, modernity, and globalization. The event was held at Kings College London on 13th February 2018.
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)
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 […]
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, […]
Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has suggested that bad African leaders should be paid to leave power in order to save their countries from ruin. “I can think of a few leaders who we should give money to and let them leave,” he said, adding that they had been causing problems as a result of […]
The former Nigerian President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has revealed how he manged to curb rampant military coups in Nigeria: he retired the usual suspects from the armed forces with immediate effect when he came to power in 1999. Since then the country has not witnessed a coup or attempted coup. Before 1999, the longest period of […]