TY - CHAP ID - 2568 T1 - Portraits in the hands of strangers: colonial and postcolonial postcards as vignettes to African women's history A1 - Adedze,Agbenyega Y1 - 2010/11// KW - Africa KW - historical sources KW - portraits KW - postcards KW - stereotypes KW - Togo KW - women RP - NOT IN FILE U2 - w24 N2 - When photography was invented in 1837, it was referred to as a 'mirror with a memory' that instantly transformed photographs into historical documents. The circumstances under which photographs are produced have a huge impact on their meaning. Thus, the reading of photographs requires special skills from the historian. Hence the first objective of this paper is to discuss the methodological practices relevant to the study of historical photographs in Africa the archaeology of photographs, including production (subject and cameraman/woman), printer/publisher, owner, anonymous/strange consumers, collectors, etc. Secondly, the author delves into the history of the representation of the African woman in photographs from the colonial period to the present. Of particular interest are postcards from three photographers, namely: Edmond F. Fortier of France, Alex A. Acolatse of Togo, and the German Uwe Ommer. Both Fortier and Acolatse worked during the colonial period, whereas Ommers photographs are recent and focus specifically on African 'models'. These male photographers produced copious volumes of postcards of Africa with a significant number of womens portraits. Portraits are defined here as the representation of an individual or group that reflect their identity or social status in a specific context over time. Portrait photography is also a negotiation between the sitter or sitters and the cameraman; however, in the case of these African women, the author argues that their objectification and commercialization into stereotypes have consequences that are relevant in contemporary times. Bibliogr., sum. in English and French. [Journal abstract] AV - Elektronisch article Y2 - 2014/11/06/ M1 - Ba;C4;K3 M3 - 376034831 L3 - http://www.codesria.org/IMG/pdf/1-Adedze_AZ_18_19_2010-2011.pdf ER - TY - JOUR ID - 2555 T1 - Kenyan courts and the politics of the rule of law in the post-authoritarian State A1 - Akech,Migai A1 - Kameri-Mbote,Patricia Y1 - 2012/// KW - constitutional reform KW - corruption KW - courts KW - Kenya KW - rule of law RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 357 EP - 386 JA - East African Journal of Peace & Human Rights: (2012), vol.18, no.2, p.357-386. VL - 18 IS - 2 U2 - w24 N2 - This article examines the performance of the judiciary as a neutral and legitimate arbiter among competing political interests in Kenyan society. It illustrates the failure of the judiciary in executing this mandate by examining the role that courts have played in the establishment of the rule of law in the post-authoritarian State by providing an account of judicial engagement with political processes since the return to multi-party democracy in 1991. It attributes this failure to a lack of institutionalization which has predisposed judicial officers to manipulation both by the executive branch and the Chief Justice (who heads the judiciary). It commends the 2010 Constitution of Kenya for setting out the principles and mechanisms that can provide the requisite institutionalization of the Judiciary, and sees a need for fortitude in the reconstituted Judicial Service Commission, and vigilance among citizens to ensure faithful and speedy implementation of the provisions of this constitution. Notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2014/06/13/ M1 - Hc;F1 M3 - 375856625 ER - TY - BOOK ID - 2537 T1 - Sugar and coffee : a history of settler agriculture in nineteenth-century Liberia A1 - Allen,William Ezra Y1 - 2003/// N1 - Doctoral dissertation Florida International University, Miami, 2002 Bibliogr.: p. 209-221. - Met noten KW - agriculture KW - cash crops KW - coffee KW - history KW - immigrants KW - Liberia KW - nineteenth century KW - sugar KW - United States RP - NOT IN FILE EP - XII, 223 CY - Ann Arbor, MI PB - UMI Dissertation Services U2 - w24 AV - AFRIKA 47044 Y2 - 2014/10/06/ M3 - 313478384 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 2543 T1 - Kwame Nkrumah, African studies, and the politics of knowledge production in the Black Star of Africa A1 - Allman,Jean Y1 - 2013/// KW - African studies KW - Africanization KW - decolonization KW - Ghana KW - historiography KW - research centres RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 181 EP - 203 JA - International Journal of African Historical Studies: (2013), vol.46, no.2, p.181-203 : foto. VL - 46 IS - 2 U2 - w24 N2 - This article turns a historical lens on postcolonial knowledge production about Africa in Ghana and two of Nkrumah's specific efforts to transform both scholarly and public understandings of African history and culture locally and globally: the Institute of African Studies and the 'Encyclopaedia Africana'. The article focusses on a moment in Nkrumah's Ghana, short-lived though it may have been, when it was at least possible to imagine forms of knowledge production about Africa that challenged colonial categories and the conventions of academic disciplines; that was Africa-centered, Africa-based, and globally engaged; that sought to transcend the politics of the Cold War and defy the hegemonic impulse of United States' racial politics. By nurturing the Pan-African aspirations of the 'Encyclopaedia Africana' and fostering the research of the Institute of African Studies, which officially opened on 25 October 1963, Nkrumah and his government were instrumental in facilitating what might have been a seismic shift in the balance of power in the production of knowledge about Africa. On February 24, 1966, however, Nkrumah was overthrown in a military coup. With the coup the 'Encyclopaedia Africana' project ended, and the Institute of African Studies was reorganized shortly afterwards. In the end, though the research and teaching missions of the Institute were largely preserved, its role in generating knowledge and shaping knowledge production on a global stage was largely circumscribed and its pedagogical and research agendas shoehorned, if not disciplined, into a narrow nation-state university system. This effectively meant the end of African centred postcolonial knowdledge production about Africa, as Nkrumah had visioned it. Notes, ref. [ASC Leiden abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2014/06/13/ M1 - Ff;A2 M3 - 376015462 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 2556 T1 - Challenges in prosecuting former child soldiers in Uganda's international crimes division A1 - Among,Hope Y1 - 2012/// KW - child soldiers KW - courts of appeal KW - jurisdiction KW - Uganda KW - war crimes RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 336 EP - 356 JA - East African Journal of Peace & Human Rights: (2012), vol.18, no.2, p.336-356. VL - 18 IS - 2 U2 - w24 N2 - The International Crimes Division (ICD) of the High Court in Uganda explicitly limits its jurisdiction to international crimes committed by persons above the age of 18. While this clearly excludes the prosecution of International Law violations committed by children, leeway is created for the prosecution of former child soldiers who were initiated into violence before the age of 18 and evolved into adult perpetrators. However, the court further limits its mandate to those that bore 'particular responsibility'. Even then, former child soldiers above the age of 18 who allegedly held command positions within the Lord's Resistance Army/Movement and 'bore particular responsibility' in the crimes committed are still vulnerable to prosecution. From the perspective of the experiences or lived realities of former child soldiers, this article shows the challenges that the ICD may encounter if it proceeds to prosecute this category of perpetrators. This article contributes to existing deliberations on the recent creation of the International Crimes Division, and the possible prosecution of former child soldiers within this court. Notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2014/06/13/ M1 - Hf;F1 M3 - 375856390 ER - TY - CHAP ID - 2566 T1 - African women in a changing economic system: an examination of the oil palm industry among Uzairhue women of Benin Province, 1900-1960 A1 - Ayokhai,Fred Ekpe Y1 - 2010/11// KW - colonial economy KW - Etsako KW - gender roles KW - Nigeria KW - palm oil KW - women RP - NOT IN FILE U2 - w24 N2 - In most of Africa, including Nigeria's Benin Province, women are confronted with a plethora of social maladies, including poverty, hunger, disease, illiteracy, unemployment, inflation, corruption, failing and inadequate social infrastructure, and violent conflict. Apart from a handful of women who belong to the 'kleptocratic' ruling class and those who benefit from its patronage, most women suffer under the yoke of the ongoing development crisis in Africa. They have been left behind in terms of public policy priority and have been marginalized in the ownership and control of the means of production and political power. This has not always been the case. This article posits that the condition of women in Africa is a logical fallout of the changing economic system forcibly instituted on the continent in the last century. This negative trend is illustrated by the empirical evidence provided by the exclusion of Uzairhue women in the oil palm industry in Benin Province between 1900 and 1960. The article describes the role and place of Uzairhue women of Benin Province in the indigenous economic system of the oil palm industry. It then examines the impact of the capitalist economic system on the indigenous economic system in the context of the role and place of women in the oil palm industry. The article concludes that the degeneration of the socioeconomic conditions of modern African women, which is a part of Africa's development crisis, is traceable to the advent of the Western capitalist economic system. Finally, it suggests alternative approaches to the resolution of Africa's development crisis through women-conscious, sensitive and centred policy initiatives. Bibliogr., notes, sum. in English and French. [Journal abstract] AV - Elektronisch article Y2 - 2014/11/06/ M1 - Fn;C4;L3 M3 - 37603579X L3 - http://www.codesria.org/IMG/pdf/3-Ayokhai_AZ_18_19_2010-2011.pdf ER - TY - JOUR ID - 2572 T1 - Pouvoir colonial et syndicalisme au S‚n‚gal, de 1885 … 1960 A1 - Ba,Daha Ch‚rif Y1 - 2011/// N1 - Bibliogr., notes, r‚f., r‚s. en anglais KW - colonial administration KW - France KW - labour history KW - Senegal KW - strikes KW - trade unions RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 11 EP - 44 JA - Annales de la Facult‚ des lettres et sciences humaines / Universit‚ Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar: (2011), no.41A, p.11-44. IS - 41A U2 - w24 AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2014/11/06/ M3 - 371528496 ER - TY - BOOK ID - 2532 T1 - Contribution … l'‚valuation environnementale : prise en compte des effets li‚s au d‚veloppement du r‚seau routier sur les ressources forestiŠres au Niger A1 - Boubacar,Djibo Y1 - 2007/// N1 - Doctoral disseration Universit‚ du Qu‚bec, Montr‚al, 2005 Bibliogr.: p. 255-268. - Met bijl., samenvatting KW - dissertations (form) KW - environmental policy KW - forest resources KW - Niger KW - road construction KW - road transport RP - NOT IN FILE EP - XVIII, 315 CY - Ann Arbor, MI PB - UMI U2 - w24 AV - AFRIKA 46890 Y2 - 2014/11/06/ M3 - 313525269 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 2551 T1 - Revisiting impediments to women's land decision-making processes in Uganda A1 - Busingye,Godard Y1 - 2012/// KW - colonialism KW - customary law KW - land use KW - patriarchy KW - Uganda KW - women's rights RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 454 EP - 481 JA - East African Journal of Peace & Human Rights: (2012), vol.18, no.2, p.454-481. VL - 18 IS - 2 U2 - w24 N2 - Decision-making for women is a necessary condition for them to participate in various aspects of their social lives as individuals. Demand for women to participate in land decision-making processes is justifiable considering that for a long time, they have been denied that human right by the social forces which permeate their daily lives. The international human rights legal regime recognizes decision-making for women as a cornerstone for all the developmental aspects of humanity. This article identifies and revisits the main impediments to women's land decision-making processes in Uganda. The impediments identified include African customs, colonial rule, colonial education and religion, all of which are informed by the ideology of patriarchy. The ideology of patriarchy, whether embedded in African custom or Western social fabric and legal systems has a negative impact on women's right to decision-making. Notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2014/06/13/ M1 - Hf;C4;F3 M3 - 375860703 ER - TY - BOOK ID - 2528 T1 - Nous sommes notre remŠde Livre 2 A1 - Cissokho,Mamadou Y1 - 2008/// N1 - Met bijl., noten KW - agricultural policy KW - farmers' associations KW - food security KW - popular participation KW - Sahel KW - Union Economique et Mon‚taire Ouest-Africaine KW - West Africa RP - NOT IN FILE EP - 91 CY - Bonneville [ec.] PB - Grad [etc.] U2 - w24 AV - AFRIKA 46964 Y2 - 2014/10/06/ M3 - 37541729X ER - TY - BOOK ID - 2529 T1 - Peut-ˆtre, inch Allah Livre 1 A1 - Cissokho,Mamadou Y1 - 2008/// N1 - Met bijl., noten KW - agricultural policy KW - farmers' associations KW - popular participation KW - Senegal RP - NOT IN FILE EP - 109 CY - Bonneville [ec.] PB - Grad [etc.] U2 - w24 SN - 2-910222-29-2 AV - AFRIKA 46963 Y2 - 2014/10/06/ M3 - 375416862 ER - TY - BOOK ID - 2521 T1 - WaWa-West Africa : a coming of age memoir A1 - Coughlan,William Y1 - 2011/// N1 - Met index KW - 1950-1959 KW - 1960-1969 KW - Americans KW - Ghana KW - Liberia KW - Nigeria KW - personal narratives (form) KW - Sierra Leone KW - West Africa KW - youth RP - NOT IN FILE EP - X, 142 CY - Bloomington, IN PB - Balboa Press U2 - w24 SN - 1-452-53351-2 AV - AFRIKA 47040 Y2 - 2014/06/13/ M3 - 375432450 ER - TY - CHAP ID - 2560 T1 - Women as ministers and the issue of gender equality in the Republic of Cape Verde A1 - Coutinho,¶ngela Sofia Benoliel Y1 - 2010/11// KW - Cape Verde KW - gender inequality KW - government KW - women RP - NOT IN FILE U2 - w24 N2 - In the year 2008, the Republic of Cape Verde was considered the nation with the second most gender-equal government in the world, as its governmental index was composed of eight female ministers, seven male ministers, a male prime minister, and four male secretaries of State. This article investigates gender equality in Cape Verdean government by analysing the proportion of women that occupy leadership positions in the ministries, the judiciary, diplomatic service and those in the legislative assembly and local governments. The objective is to discover the degree in which the governmental gender equality statistics mirror the reality of contemporary Cape Verdean society as a whole. It is demonstrated that while the presence of women in positions of political power at the highest level has evolved in a positive way, women represented only 18 percent of Parliament members and at the level of local power, less than 10 percent of the mayors. In light of this data, is it legitimate to conclude that this is an egalitarian society? What trajectory did the Cape Verdean society undergo that led to this situation? Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. in English and French. [Journal abstract] AV - Elektronisch article Y2 - 2014/06/13/ M1 - Fd;C4;D2 M3 - 376075260 L3 - http://www.codesria.org/IMG/pdf/9-Coutinho_AZ_18_19_2010-2011.pdf ER - TY - JOUR ID - 2570 T1 - The Cold War and Africa : a critical evaluation of the "failure" of African independence A1 - Dieng,Gorgui Y1 - 2011/// N1 - Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. in French KW - Africa KW - cold war KW - independence KW - neocolonialism KW - political history RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 167 EP - 183 JA - Annales de la Facult‚ des lettres et sciences humaines / Universit‚ Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar: (2011), no.41A, p.167-183. IS - 41A U2 - w24 AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2014/11/06/ M3 - 371528887 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 2571 T1 - Alexandre et Soundjata : deux itin‚raires mystiques en miroir A1 - Diop,Sidy Y1 - 2011/// N1 - Bibliogr., notes, r‚f., r‚s. en anglais KW - heroes KW - Mali KW - Mali polity KW - myths RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 61 EP - 72 JA - Annales de la Facult‚ des lettres et sciences humaines / Universit‚ Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar: (2011), no.41A, p.61-72. IS - 41A U2 - w24 AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2014/11/06/ M3 - 371528747 ER - TY - BOOK ID - 2525 T1 - Banc diakhl‚ A1 - Fall,Ibou Y1 - 2010/// KW - essays (form) KW - humour KW - Senegal KW - social life KW - society RP - NOT IN FILE EP - 159 CY - [Dakar] PB - Forte Impression U2 - w24 T3 - S‚n‚galaiseries AV - AFRIKA 46977 Y2 - 2014/12/06/ M3 - 375581669 ER - TY - BOOK ID - 2520 T1 - Les ‚gocrates : nous sommes gouvern‚s par leurs vanit‚s A1 - Fall,Ibou Y1 - 2011/// KW - essays (form) KW - humour KW - political elite KW - politicians KW - Senegal RP - NOT IN FILE EP - 306 CY - Dakar PB - Forte Impression U2 - w24 T3 - S‚n‚galaiseries et autres complications pour se simplifier la vie ; 4 AV - AFRIKA 46976 Y2 - 2014/12/06/ M3 - 37556943X ER - TY - BOOK ID - 2539 T1 - Land tenure and access to and use of feed resources in the mixed farming system of the Ethiopian highlands A1 - Gebru,Getachew Y1 - 2002/// N1 - Doctoral dissertation University of Wisconsin, Madison, 2000 Bibliogr.: p. 195-207. - Met bijl., noten, samenvatting KW - agropastoralism KW - dissertations (form) KW - Ethiopia KW - farmers' associations KW - feed KW - grasslands KW - land tenure RP - NOT IN FILE EP - XVIII, 236 CY - Ann Arbor, MI PB - UMI U2 - w24 AV - AFRIKA 46917 Y2 - 2014/11/06/ M3 - 313449465 ER - TY - BOOK ID - 2533 T1 - Global governance and the Kimberley process : the case of conflict diamonds and Sierra Leone A1 - Grant,J.Andrew Y1 - 2007/// N1 - Doctoral dissertation Dalhousie university, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 2005 Bibliogr.: p. 291-320. - Met noten, samenvatting KW - civil wars KW - diamond mining KW - diamonds KW - dissertations (form) KW - governance KW - illicit trade KW - international agreements KW - international relations KW - Sierra Leone RP - NOT IN FILE EP - XVII, 320 CY - Ann Arbor, MI PB - UMI U2 - w24 AV - AFRIKA 46888 Y2 - 2014/11/06/ M3 - 313525242 ER - TY - BOOK ID - 2530 T1 - The trouble with lions : a Glasgow vet in Africa A1 - Haigh,Jerry C. Y1 - 2008/// N1 - Bibliogr.: p. 429-443. - Met bijl., index, noten KW - Kenya KW - personal narratives (form) KW - Subsaharan Africa KW - Uganda KW - veterinary medicine KW - wild animals KW - wildlife protection RP - NOT IN FILE EP - XXI, 462 CY - Edmonton PB - University of Alberta Press U2 - w24 SN - 0-88864-503-1 pbk AV - AFRIKA 46922 Y2 - 2014/10/06/ M3 - 321288009 ER - TY - BOOK ID - 2527 T1 - Customary law ascertained A1 - Hinz,Manfred O. A1 - Namwoonde,Ndateelela Emilia Y1 - 2010/// N1 - Met lit. opg RP - NOT IN FILE EP - dl CY - Windhoek PB - Namibia Scientific Society U2 - w24 SN - 978-99916-4096-9 (Namibia) M3 - 333125401 ER - TY - CHAP ID - 2563 T1 - Writing and teaching African women's history: problems and prospects A1 - Ikpe,Eno Blankson Y1 - 2010/11// KW - Africa KW - gender studies KW - historiography KW - history KW - Nigeria KW - women RP - NOT IN FILE U2 - w24 N2 - Researching and teaching African women's history is still in its infancy in Africa, even though a lot has been written about African women. Most often, what is written has an ethnographic, anthropological and sociological character lacking in time perspective, which is the bedrock of historical writing. This article, therefore, examines the viability of the category women for a statement of problems in historical studies. The article is based on personal experience in teaching African women's history at two Nigerian universities the University of Lagos and the University of Uyo - at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. It also uses information derived from library and internet resources. The main conclusion is that there is a problem in establishing a time perspective in African women's history. This could be remedied through original research in the archives, personal libraries, and travel literature of Europeans and Arabs stored in archives in Europe, America and Africa, which would give new insights into the lives and experiences of African women. Especially, ancient archives such as that of Timbuktu could be studied for more information. Oral evidence and oral tradition should be gathered more intensively and utilized for analysis. Moreover, the category 'women' for problem statement and historical interpretation is very important for a holistic knowledge of the history of African peoples. Lastly, the repositioning and reintegration of African women's history in different epochs are crucial to the enrichment of African history so that women's history will not remain a parochial curiosity in historical studies. Bibliogr., sum. in English and French. [Journal abstract] AV - Elektronisch article Y2 - 2014/12/06/ M1 - Ba;C4;A2 M3 - 376059079 L3 - http://www.codesria.org/IMG/pdf/6-Ikpe_AZ_18_19_2010-2011.pdf ER - TY - BOOK ID - 2534 T1 - "A log in water never becomes a crocodile" : practices of return migration and intergenerational gifting in West Africa A1 - Kenny,Erin Y1 - 2005/// N1 - Doctoral dissertation University of Kentucky, Lexington, 2005 Bibliogr.: p. 216-244. - Met bijl., noten, samenvatting KW - dissertations (form) KW - family KW - gifts KW - Guinea KW - kinship KW - Manding KW - return migration KW - West Africa RP - NOT IN FILE EP - X, 247 CY - Ann Arbor, MI PB - UMI U2 - w24 AV - AFRIKA 46892 Y2 - 2014/12/06/ M3 - 313525986 ER - TY - BOOK ID - 2536 T1 - Stealing the neighbor's chicken : social control in northern Mozambique A1 - Kottak,Nicholas Charles Y1 - 2003/// N1 - Doctoral dissertation Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 2002 Bibliogr.: p. 360-368. - Met noteng KW - community leadership KW - cultural and social anthropology KW - ethnic and racial groups KW - kinship KW - Mozambique KW - rural areas KW - social control KW - witchcraft RP - NOT IN FILE EP - 368 CY - Ann Arbor, MI PB - UMI Dissertation Services U2 - w24 AV - AFRIKA 47045 Y2 - 2014/10/06/ M3 - 313479305 ER - TY - CHAP ID - 2562 T1 - Nationalisme, d‚mocratie et action politique f‚minine en Afrique pr‚coloniale: vers la reconnaissance d'une histoire politique des femmes A1 - Kuditshini,Jacques Tshibwabwa Y1 - 2010/11// KW - democracy KW - Democratic Republic of Congo KW - gender roles KW - nationalism KW - women RP - NOT IN FILE U2 - w24 N2 - Cet article soutient l'hypothŠse selon laquelle l'‚tude du ph‚nomŠne nationalitaire ou nationaliste doit s'inscrire dans une analyse "genr‚e" qui montre que les femmes en R‚publique d‚mocratique du Congo ont jou‚ un r“le de premier plan aussi bien dans la lutte pour la conquˆte de la d‚mocratie que dans la lutte pour la reconquˆte des valeurs spirituelles et morales du peuple congolais. L'article est subdivis‚e en deux axes. Le premier axe rassemble des ‚l‚ments qui militent en faveur du genre comme un analyseur capable de restituer … l'histoire africaine sa centralit‚ par la red‚couverte de ses zones d'ombre et intellectuellement mal explor‚s. Le deuxiŠme offre des perspectives qui permettront d'‚crire lhistoire des femmes consid‚r‚es comme des agents dhistoricit‚ … travers, notamment, Dona Kimpa Vita, d‚nomm‚e Dona B‚atrice, une femme exceptionnelle dont l'action de r‚sistance men‚e pendant la p‚riode pr‚coloniale contre les Portugais s'inscrit dans le sillage de la quˆte de la d‚mocratie et du nationalisme "kongolais". Bibliogr., note, r‚s. en anglais et en fran‡ais. [R‚sum‚ extrait de la revue, adapt‚] AV - Elektronisch article Y2 - 2014/12/06/ M1 - Gj;C4;L3 M3 - 376060336 L3 - http://www.codesria.org/IMG/pdf/7-Kuditchini_AZ_18_19_2010-2011.pdf ER - TY - BOOK ID - 2519 T1 - Farewell Africa : the tramp comes home A1 - Lessels,David Y1 - 2012/// KW - Africa KW - personal narratives (form) KW - Scots KW - travel books (form) RP - NOT IN FILE EP - V, 367 CY - Brighton PB - Indepenpress U2 - w24 SN - 1-7800-3280-3 pbk AV - AFRIKA 47042 Y2 - 2014/06/13/ M3 - 375307664 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 2547 T1 - The 2012 general elections in Lesotho : a step towards the consolidation of democracy A1 - Letsie,Tlohang W. Y1 - 2013/// KW - 2012 KW - coalitions KW - democracy KW - election law KW - election management bodies KW - elections KW - Lesotho RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 65 EP - 83 JA - Journal of African Elections: (2013), vol.12, no.1, p.65-83 : tab. VL - 12 IS - 1 U2 - w24 N2 - The May 2012 general elections in Lesotho were held in the best political climate since democracy returned to the country in 1993. Even the minor disputes that surfaced were resolved speedily before they could graduate into serious election-related conflict. The elections were historic in that the results were not disputed. In addition, for the first time in the country's history the elections failed to produce a clear winner, hence the formation of a coalition government. The elections also resulted in a change of leadership, bringing to an end Pakalitha Mosisili's 14-year rule. The article contends that the peaceful conduct of the elections was the result of the amendments made to the country's electoral laws and the preparedness of the Independent Electoral Commission. It goes further to show how the Democratic Congress, the party with a relative majority of parliamentary seats, came to be omitted from the coalition government and was relegated to the opposition. All these, the article argues, are positive developments in the country's move towards democratic consolidation. Bibliogr., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2014/06/13/ M1 - Kd;D2 M3 - 375586636 ER - TY - BOOK ID - 2535 T1 - The wonder safaris : African journeys of miracles and surprises A1 - Levin,Adam Y1 - 2004/// N1 - Met gloss KW - Africa KW - personal observations KW - travel RP - NOT IN FILE EP - 224 CY - Cape Town PB - Struik Publishers U2 - w24 SN - 1-86872-885-4 AV - AFRIKA 47062 Y2 - 2014/10/06/ M3 - 259218731 ER - TY - CHAP ID - 2558 T1 - Elderly women and witchcraft killings among the Sukuma of northern Tanzania: from 1880s to present A1 - Machangu,Hamisi Mathias Y1 - 2010/11// KW - elderly women KW - Sukuma KW - Tanzania KW - witch-hunting KW - witchcraft RP - NOT IN FILE U2 - w24 N2 - Witchcraft practices and killings of elderly women have been a cause of many deaths and socio-economic problems among the people of Tanzania. For many years they have had major effects on peoples' health, their right to life, their security, their feelings and the social well-being of their dependants. However, there has been no thorough reconstruction of their history in Tanzania. Therefore, the goal of this article is to trace the history of witchcraft practices and witch killings in the country in the context of Tanzanian women's history. From a theoretical survey of the theme the article moves to present a case study of the Mwanza and Shinyanga regions of Sukumaland. The article discusses the effectiveness of the methods used by the German and British colonial administrators and later on, by the Tanzanian government in the eradication of witchcraft practices in Sukumaland. It also examines efforts taken by the Tanzanian government to stop witchcraft killings of elderly women in the country. Bibliogr., sum. in English and French. [Journal abstract] AV - Elektronisch article Y2 - 2014/06/13/ M1 - He;C4;H0 M3 - 376077239 L3 - http://www.codesria.org/IMG/pdf/11-Machangu_AZ_18_19_2010-2011.pdf ER - TY - CHAP ID - 2567 T1 - Women and migration in African historiography: notes for a debate A1 - Machava,Ad‚rito Y1 - 2010/11// KW - Africa KW - historiography KW - migration KW - Mozambique KW - women migrants RP - NOT IN FILE U2 - w24 N2 - Recent studies have established that women are invisible in African historiography due to patriarchal control mechanisms of African societies that limit the role of women to domestic activities. Womens mobility and agency were ignored by historians until the rise of the so-called 'gender lobby'during the early 1990s. Although contemporary research has shown that traditional patterns of migration within and from Africa, previously male-dominated, long-term and long-distance, are increasingly becoming feminized, it seems that there is a resistance to this paradigm shift in migration debate which continues to be male-centred, relegating women to the shadow of history. This paper is grounded within this problematic and examines issues behind the continuing marginalization of women's agency in migration in African historiography. It pays particular attention to women's agency through questioning the links between women's migration and gender relations. It argues that there is a need for better understanding of factors that influence the shifting from an androcentric paradigm to a more balanced one that takes into account gender relations. Examples are taken from the southern African region, notably Mozambique. Bibliogr., sum. in English and French. [Journal abstract] AV - Elektronisch article Y2 - 2014/11/06/ M1 - Ba;C6;C4 M3 - 376035218 L3 - http://www.codesria.org/IMG/pdf/2-AderitoMachava_AZ_18_19_2010-2011.pdf ER - TY - JOUR ID - 2549 T1 - Democracy and States' compliance with regional and sub-regional election benchmarks in Africa A1 - Mangu,Andr‚ Mbata Y1 - 2013/// KW - 2011 KW - democracy KW - Democratic Republic of Congo KW - election law KW - elections RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 1 EP - 33 JA - Journal of African Elections: (2013), vol.12, no.1, p.1-33 : tab. VL - 12 IS - 1 U2 - w24 N2 - Since the beginning of the century elections have been held regularly in several African countries. Unfortunately, these elections have generally failed to comply with regional and sub-regional electoral norms adopted to promote credible and transparent elections and contribute to democratic consolidation. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a representative and dramatic case of the region's experience with democracy and multiparty elections. This article reflects on democracy and the 28 November 2011 presidential and parliamentary elections in the DRC. It revisits the concepts of democracy, elections and the rule of law, and the relationship among them. It examines the electoral laws and processes, the social-political and social environment as well as national and international reactions to these elections in the DRC, offering a representative but dramatic case study of Africa's experience with democracy and elections. The article then assesses the DRC's compliance with the regional and sub-regional norms and principles governing democratic elections. It concludes that the DRC unfortunately failed to comply and draws some lessons about democratic consolidation in Africa. Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2014/06/13/ M1 - Gj;D2 M3 - 375585729 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 2569 T1 - L'absence de femmes dramaturges au S‚n‚gal A1 - Mbaye,Alioune Y1 - 2011/// N1 - Bibliogr., notes, r‚f., r‚s. en anglais KW - Senegal KW - theatre KW - women writers RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 201 EP - 219 JA - Annales de la Facult‚ des lettres et sciences humaines / Universit‚ Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar: (2011), no.41A, p.201-219. IS - 41A U2 - w24 AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2014/11/06/ M3 - 371528925 ER - TY - BOOK ID - 2518 T1 - The Tima of the Nuba Mountains (Sudan) : a social anthropological study A1 - Meerpohl,Meike Y1 - 2012/// N1 - Bibliogr.: p. [203]-206. - Met noten KW - ethnographies (form) KW - Sudan KW - Tima RP - NOT IN FILE EP - 206 CY - K”ln PB - Rdiger K”ppe Verlag U2 - w24 T3 - Topics in interdisciplinary African studies ; 28 SN - 3-89645-898-1 AV - AFRIKA 47041 Y2 - 2014/06/13/ M3 - 375425608 ER - TY - CHAP ID - 2559 T1 - Migrations f‚minines et histoire africiane: pratiques d'hier, r‚alit‚ d'aujourd'hui A1 - Mimche,Honor‚ A1 - Nganawara,Didier A1 - Ou‚draogo,Habibou Y1 - 2010/11// KW - demographic history KW - French-speaking Africa KW - Subsaharan Africa KW - women migrants RP - NOT IN FILE U2 - w24 N2 - Cette ‚tude fait un ‚tat des lieux des migrations f‚minines de la p‚riode coloniale … nos jours en tentant de montrer les caract‚ristiques de la migration des femmes en Afrique subsaharienne et leurs enjeux sociaux. Elle montre les grands changements qui surviennent et les facteurs qui peuvent permettre de les comprendre et retrace ainsi l'‚volution des mouvements migratoires f‚minins sur le continent noir, avec une attention particuliŠre port‚e sur les pays de l'Afrique noire francophone. L'‚tude aborde la place de la femme dans les migrations anciennes, pendant les XVIIe-XIXe siŠcles, qui furent domin‚s par la traite n‚griŠre; les femmes dans les processus migratoires pendant la p‚n‚tration coloniale (migrations forc‚es et migrations de travail); l'impact d‚mographique des guerres mondiales et les le‡ons des ann‚es 1960-1980; et le d‚veloppement des migrations f‚minines aprŠs les ann‚es 1990. Il apparaŒt au terme de l'analyse que, mˆme si l'habitude est de consid‚rer les femmes en migrations comme de "passives accompagnatrices des hommes", il n'en demeure pas moins vrai qu'elles jouent un r“le important dans la reconfiguration des sch‚mas migratoires contemporains, notamment … travers les nouvelles formes de migrations, dans lesquels elles s'investissent et confirment leur appartenance … la soci‚t‚. Bibliogr., notes, r‚s. en anglais et en fran‡ais. [R‚sum‚ extrait de la revue, adapt‚] AV - Elektronisch article Y2 - 2014/06/13/ M1 - Ea;C4;C6 M3 - 376075937 L3 - http://www.codesria.org/IMG/pdf/10-Mimche_Nganawara_Ouedraogo_AZ_18_19_ 2010-2011.pdf ER - TY - BOOK ID - 2540 T1 - A Ugandan affair A1 - Morris,M.Sylvia Y1 - 1995/// KW - personal narratives (form) KW - secondary education KW - teachers KW - Uganda RP - NOT IN FILE EP - 169 CY - London PB - Excalibur Press of London U2 - w24 SN - 1-85634-593-9 AV - AFRIKA 47043 Y2 - 2014/11/06/ M3 - 375307591 ER - TY - CHAP ID - 2565 T1 - Women and the economy in selected countries in southern Africa: a reflection A1 - Moyo,Theresa Y1 - 2010/11// KW - economic history KW - gender division of labour KW - gender inequality KW - Southern Africa RP - NOT IN FILE U2 - w24 N2 - Women have played an important role in the growth and development of the economies of southern Africa although this has not been fully recognized. This article is a reflection on that role. Five countries, namely Angola, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe, have been selected because of some shared characteristics, for example, their similar historical experience as reflected in the transition of their economies from precolonial to colonial, independence and postindependence. The status of women has also evolved across the different historical epochs. The article argues that during the precolonial era, while women were disadvantaged by the unequal gender relations, they still had a significant degree of autonomy and access to productive resources. However, the onset of colonization, in particular the migrant labour system and Western-based values concerning the division of labour between women and men, eroded the power and autonomy which women had enjoyed in the precolonial era. The liberation struggles in the region also had a significant impact on the role of women to their economies. The article argues that, due to patriarchal, social and cultural norms and traditions, women were disadvantaged with regard to access to and control of economic resources such as land and capital. Although independence ushered in some positive developments in terms of legal and policy reforms towards gender equality and improvement in women's participation in the economy, the reality shows that the participation of women in the mainstream and formal economy is still limited. The article proposes a number of strategies and policies to enhance the contribution of women to the economies of the selected countries. Bibliogr., sum. in English and French. [Journal abstract] AV - Elektronisch article Y2 - 2014/12/06/ M1 - Gb;Ia;C4;E1 M3 - 376058404 L3 - http://www.codesria.org/IMG/pdf/4-Moyo_AZ_18_19_2010-2011.pdf ER - TY - JOUR ID - 2550 T1 - Facilitating disability inclusion in the national development agenda in Uganda : what role can the human rights-based approach play? A1 - Mulumba,Moses Y1 - 2012/// KW - disabled KW - government policy KW - human rights KW - poverty reduction KW - Uganda RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 482 EP - 498 JA - East African Journal of Peace & Human Rights: (2012), vol.18, no.2, p.482-498. VL - 18 IS - 2 U2 - w24 N2 - Evidence suggesting the link between disability and poverty has been increasing in recent years. Nonetheless, there has been very little effort by various governments to ensure the inclusion of persons with disabilities in poverty reduction processes. This article argues for the need to use the human rights-based approach as an advocacy tool for disability mainstreaming in poverty reduction strategy papers. In particular, the article explores the ways of facilitating disability inclusion in the National Development Plan in Uganda using the human rights-based approach. In so doing, the author reports part of the findings gathered from a study conducted in Uganda between April and October 2009. These findings specifically focus on the role of the human rights-based approach with the intention of ensuring the meaningful inclusion of disability issues in the national development agenda that targets poverty reduction. Notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2014/06/13/ M1 - Hf;C3;F1 M3 - 375860991 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 2557 T1 - Guaranteeing the right to a fair trial in Uganda's military justice system : proposals for reform A1 - Naluwairo,Ronald Y1 - 2012/// KW - human rights KW - legal procedure KW - military courts KW - Uganda RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 316 EP - 335 JA - East African Journal of Peace & Human Rights: (2012), vol.18, no.2, p.316-335. VL - 18 IS - 2 U2 - w24 N2 - Following on a number of scholarly works that have analyzed the compliance of Uganda's military courts with the right to a fair trial, this article provides and discusses the measures required to ensure that the administration of military justice in the country fully complies with the basic elements of the right to a fair trial. As long as Uganda's military courts continue to exercise judicial power over criminal offences or matters that are criminal in nature, then - in line with the country's international human rights obligations - they must comply with the right to a fair trial. Key among the measures recommended to ensure compliance of Uganda's military justice system with the right to a fair trial include: minimum legal qualifications for persons appointed as judge advocates; sufficient security of tenure for the judge advocates and chairpersons of the military courts; and including civilians in the composition of some courts-martial. Also recommended is the need to establish the offices of an independent Director of Military Prosecutions and Principal Military Judge; limiting the jurisdiction of military tribunals over civilians; removing the jurisdiction of military tribunals over military personnel accused of committing gross human rights violations; and making the Supreme Court of Uganda the last court of resort in respect of matters handled by the country's military justice system. Notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2014/06/13/ M1 - Hf;F1 M3 - 375856196 ER - TY - BOOK ID - 2524 T1 - Une fleur dans la mer ou le naufrage du bateau "le Joola" : poŠmes suivi de souffle de vie A1 - Ndaw,Ibrahima Y1 - 2011/// KW - poetry (form) KW - Senegal KW - shipwrecks RP - NOT IN FILE EP - 56 CY - Gaithersburg, MD PB - Phoenix Press International U2 - w24 SN - 978-1-937444-01-3 AV - AFRIKA Lit.9675 Y2 - 2014/12/06/ M3 - 375581944 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 2545 T1 - Party institutionalisation in Mozambique : 'the party of the State' vs the opposition A1 - Nuvunga,Adriano A1 - Sitoe,Eduardo Y1 - 2013/// KW - Frelimo KW - institutional change KW - Mozambique KW - opposition parties KW - political parties KW - social relations RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 109 EP - 142 JA - Journal of African Elections: (2013), vol.12, no.1, p.109-142 : graf., tab. VL - 12 IS - 1 U2 - w24 N2 - The article probes party institutionalization in Mozambique and argues that only three of the more than 50 registered political parties there are 'effective', namely Frelimo, which is highly institutionalized; Renamo, which is collapsing organizationally yet has a high level of social rootedness; and an institutionalizing MDM. The article concludes that although the opposition parties are partly to blame for their misfortunes, the nature of Frelimo's relationship with society bears the main responsibility for the impoverishment of the opposition parties because it makes it difficult for opposition parties to break in and challenge its control over the State. Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2014/06/13/ M1 - Jc;D2 M3 - 375720677 ER - TY - BOOK ID - 2538 T1 - Marriage and morality : negotiating gender and respect in Zanzibar town A1 - O'Malley,Gabrielle E. Y1 - 2002/// N1 - Doctoral dissertation University of Washington, Seattle, 2000 Bibliogr.: p. 228-244. - Met bijl., noten, samenvatting KW - cultural and social anthropology KW - Islamic law KW - marriage KW - married women KW - muslim women KW - polygamy KW - socialism KW - Tanzania KW - Zanzibar RP - NOT IN FILE EP - VII, 253 CY - Ann Arbor, MI PB - UMI U2 - w24 AV - AFRIKA 47021 Y2 - 2014/10/06/ M3 - 31345051X ER - TY - JOUR ID - 2554 T1 - Human rights enforcement and the question of standing before the High Court of Botswana : a comparative analysis A1 - Obonye,Jonas Y1 - 2012/// KW - access to justice KW - Botswana KW - courts of appeal KW - lawsuits KW - legal procedure KW - offences against human rights RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 387 EP - 414 JA - East African Journal of Peace & Human Rights: (2012), vol.18, no.2, p.387-414. VL - 18 IS - 2 U2 - w24 N2 - Egregious human rights violations mainly committed by the State and its various institutions and agents usually pass without remedy due to sterile and austere rules of standing before judicial tribunals that effectively deny victims of human rights violations access to justice. Ideally, these are bodies that should have been instrumental in the implementation and enforcement of human rights provisions guaranteed under municipal constitutions and international instruments. In light of these limitations, this article gives an insight into the legal regime governing the question of standing in enforcing constitutional rights before the High Court of Botswana. It is beyond argument that there is a direct relationship or link between the rules of standing and the right of citizens to access courts of law and achieve justice. The article proceeds to give reflections on public interest litigation and amicus curiae procedures arguing that Botswana must adopt the former in order to enable the larger sections of its society secure access to the courts of law and also relax the rules of admission in order to encourage dynamic and creative human rights litigation in the country. Notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2014/06/13/ M1 - Kc;F1 M3 - 375856900 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 2552 T1 - Oil spillage in the Niger Delta Region : a complex instance of gross environmental injustice A1 - Okwezuzu,Gaius E. Y1 - 2012/// KW - courts KW - environmental degradation KW - Great Britain KW - legal procedure KW - Niger Delta conflict KW - Nigeria KW - petroleum KW - pollution KW - United States RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 437 EP - 453 JA - East African Journal of Peace & Human Rights: (2012), vol.18, no.2, p.437-453. VL - 18 IS - 2 U2 - w24 N2 - This article examines the environmental tragedy that has bedeviled the Niger Delta, Nigeria, as a result of oil pollution. It also explores the different legal mechanisms, namely the traditional common law approach employed in Nigerian courts, the Alien Tort Statute in the United States, and the recent open-door for redress in the British High Court, which have been employed to secure environmental protection in the Niger Delta. It observes that the traditional common law torts of nuisance, negligence, trespass, and strict liability in the protection of the environment are largely ineffective as their application is fraught with inherent and diverse problems, while the decision in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum appears to have rendered ineffective the Alien Tort Statute in the United States. However, with the recent Ogoni award granted by a High Court in London, there appears to be an open-door for redress in the British High Court. Finally, bearing in mind the magnitude of oil spillage and the deadly effects entailed, it is submitted that environmental degradation in the Niger Delta amounts to genocide in disguise and therefore calls for unilateral intervention by the United Nations (UN). In this regard, the article recommends that the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) should be mandated to carry out an independent assessment of the Niger Delta and proffer measures that would be binding on culpable parties. Notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2014/06/13/ M1 - Fn;F1;J2 M3 - 375858059 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 2553 T1 - A critical appraisal of the Nigerian law and practice on choice of jurisdiction A1 - Olaniyan,H.A. Y1 - 2012/// KW - common law systems KW - courts KW - jurisdiction KW - lawsuits KW - Nigeria RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 415 EP - 436 JA - East African Journal of Peace & Human Rights: (2012), vol.18, no.2, p.415-436. VL - 18 IS - 2 U2 - w24 N2 - Nigeria inherited the writ rule, either by virtue of the general reception of English Common Law or by virtue of the provisions in the various high court laws, directing the courts to exercise concurrent jurisdiction with English Courts. But an appraisal of its application shows that despite over 100 years of receiving the Common Law on the subject, Nigerian courts are yet to come to terms with the implications of its reception. This article sets out to review the attitude of Nigerian courts and point out observed errors. The author analyses the way the Nigerian courts apply writ rule with case examples, showing the courts' lack of understanding of the full implication of the writ rule which is part of the received English law in this subject area, and their prejudicial construction of the rules or misunderstanding of conflict of laws. Thus correct application of writ rule is desirable so that litigants are not forced to abandon cases and the court can exercise personal jurisdiction over the defendant as well as jurisdiction over the dispute submitted to the court. Notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract, edited] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2014/06/13/ M1 - Fn;F1 M3 - 375857087 ER - TY - CHAP ID - 2561 T1 - Muslim women reformers in Africa: the Nigeria case A1 - Olarinmoye,Omobolaji Ololade Y1 - 2010/11// KW - empowerment KW - Islam KW - Nigeria KW - women KW - women's organizations RP - NOT IN FILE U2 - w24 N2 - Using Nigeria as a case study, this article argues that there are different modes of female engagement with Islam and Islamic reform in Africa. Islamic reform is a process of examining and advocating changes in accepted practices and doctrines. Islamic reform in Nigeria has provided women with an opportunity to re-examine Islamic principles that discriminate against them and create a space within which women can pursue issues of empowerment in terms that are acceptable to the principles of Islam as stated in the Koran and free from the influence of traditions that are mostly 'male friendly'. The article focuses on the dynamics and elements of Muslim women's engagement with Islamic reform in Nigeria through an exploration of the discourse of FOMWAN (Federation of Muslim Women Association of Nigeria), one of the largest Muslim womens organizations in Africa, and BAOBAB For Womens Human Rights, an organization which focuses on womens legal rights. It includes a discussion of these organizations' response to the introduction of sharia in Northern Nigeria. Bibliogr., sum. in English and French. [Journal abstract] AV - Elektronisch article Y2 - 2014/06/13/ M1 - Fn;B1;C4 M3 - 376075066 L3 - http://www.codesria.org/IMG/pdf/8-Olarinmoye_AZ_18_19_2010-2011.pdf ER - TY - BOOK ID - 2512 T1 - Kasai-Oriental : un nud gordien dans l'espace congolais A1 - Omasombo,Jean Y1 - 2014/// N1 - Met bibliogr., noten KW - administrative divisions KW - country studies (form) KW - Democratic Republic of Congo KW - ethnographic surveys (form) KW - local history KW - local politics RP - NOT IN FILE EP - 456 CY - Tervuren [etc.] PB - Koninklijk Museum voor Midden-Afrika [etc.] U2 - w24 T3 - Monographies des provinces de la R‚publique d‚mocratique du Congo ; 5 SN - 978-94-9161524-5 AV - AFRIKA A11881 Y2 - 2014/06/13/ M3 - 374897662 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 2546 T1 - Party-voter linkage in Senegal : the rise and fall of Abdoulaye Wade and the Parti D‚mocratique S‚n‚galais A1 - Osei,Anja Y1 - 2013/// KW - 2012 KW - charisma KW - leadership KW - Parti D‚mocratique S‚n‚galais KW - political participation KW - presidential elections KW - Senegal RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 84 EP - 108 JA - Journal of African Elections: (2013), vol.12, no.1, p.84-108 : fig., tab. VL - 12 IS - 1 U2 - w24 N2 - In March 2012 Abdoulaye Wade was defeated by Macky Sall in the hotly contested presidential elections in Senegal. This article uses the concept of party-voter linkage to examine how and why Wade and his party, the Parti D‚mocratique S‚n‚galais (PDS), lost touch with the electorate. It is argued that this failure must be viewed within the context of a complex process of social change that challenged traditional, often clientelistic, forms of linkage. As an alternative strategy, the PDS emphasised the personal charisma of its leader. Charismatic linkage, however, is naturally unstable, and the PDS began to lose public support. These findings suggest that political parties in Senegal cannot build their strategies on clientelism and charisma alone, they will have to begin to compete over issues and develop programmatic visions. If this challenge is not taken up, the long-term prospects for democratic representation and effective linkage are uncertain. Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2014/06/13/ M1 - Fo;D2 M3 - 375587020 ER - TY - BOOK ID - 2516 T1 - Cadre l‚gal et institutionnel de la gouvernance des ressources naturelles en R.D. Congo : synthŠse et analyse des lois, rŠgles et institutions A1 - Polepole Buhendwa,Paulin Y1 - 2013/// N1 - Bibliogr.: p. 189-197. - Met index, noten KW - Democratic Republic of Congo KW - legislation KW - natural resource management RP - NOT IN FILE EP - 202 CY - Paris PB - L'Harmattan U2 - w24 T3 - Etudes africaines N2 - L'‚tude de la gouvernance des ressources naturelles d‚montre que l'affaiblissement institutionnel de l'tat congolais est … la base d'une mauvaise utilisation des ressources naturelles et entraŒne l'appauvrissement des populations. L'auteur propose alors de redistribuer les comp‚tences n‚cessaires aux institututions de base en vue d'une meilleure gouvernance des ressources naturelles SN - 2-343-01318-7 AV - AFRIKA 46504 Y2 - 2014/10/06/ M3 - 374380317 ER - TY - BOOK ID - 2523 T1 - Two kingdoms of Uganda : snakes and ladders in the scramble for Africa A1 - Pulford,Cedric Y1 - 2011/// N1 - Bibliogr.: p. [298]-306. - Met bijl., index, noten KW - Buganda polity KW - Bunyoro-Kitara polity KW - colonial conquest KW - Great Britain KW - Uganda RP - NOT IN FILE EP - XIV, 317 CY - Daventry PB - Ituri U2 - w24 SN - 0-9567222-0-2 pbk. : œ11.99 AV - AFRIKA 47034 Y2 - 2014/06/13/ M3 - 330326163 ER - TY - BOOK ID - 2526 T1 - Nouvelles de Madagascar A1 - Raharimanana Y1 - 2010/// N1 - Bevat: Ambilobe / Raharimanana -- Destins / Jean-Pierre Haga -- Le rebelle / Alexandra Malala -- Antananarivo, qu'est-ce que j'ai foutu tout ce temps? / Johary Ravaloson -- Le charrettier et la Mercedes / Esther Randriamamonjy -- Je me d‚serte -- / Magali Nirina Marson KW - Madagascar KW - short stories (form) RP - NOT IN FILE EP - 142 CY - Paris PB - Magellan & CIE U2 - w24 T3 - Miniatures SN - 2-350-74184-2 pbk AV - AFRIKA Lit.9672 Y2 - 2014/06/13/ M3 - 375568794 ER - TY - CHAP ID - 2564 T1 - Fractured sisterhood: the historical evolution of the women's movement in Mauritius A1 - Ramtohul,Ramola Y1 - 2010/11// KW - Mauritius KW - plural society KW - women's organizations KW - women's rights RP - NOT IN FILE U2 - w24 N2 - This article studies the evolution of the Mauritian women's movement, an issue that has been marginalized in Mauritian historical writings. Drawing upon qualitative interviews with leaders of women's organizations and on press archives, the article traces the historical evolution of the women's movement in Mauritius since British colonial rule. It analyses the influence of historical factors pertaining to the widespread divisions in the Mauritian population on the evolution of the women's movement and the strength of the women's lobby. Mauritius is a plural society with strongly entrenched divisions. The article argues that the evolution of the womens movement was a gradual process because women were initially clustered in religious-based organizations, which focused on education and social welfare. Yet, the situation regarding women's rights was poor as women had no rights within marriage, and in 1977 the Mauritian government introduced new legislation that discriminated against women. The 1970s witnessed the birth of a number of autonomous and semi-autonomous women's organizations, including the Ligue F‚ministe, the Association des Femmes Mauriciennes, and the Muvman Liberasyon Fam. The article shows that women's dire conditions, the need to improve their civil status and the support of the international women's movement led the different groups to transgress ethnic and religious boundaries and unite under umbrella women's organizations such as Front Commun Organisations Femmes and Solidarit‚ Fam, which formed strategic feminist alliances to fight for women's rights. This collective action led to a strong women's lobby and amendments were made to the civil status Acts, granting women equal rights. Bibliogr., sum. in French and English. [Journal abstract, edited] AV - Elektronisch article Y2 - 2014/12/06/ M1 - Le;C4 M3 - 376058838 L3 - http://www.codesria.org/IMG/pdf/5-Ramtohul_AZ_18_19_2010-2011.pdf ER - TY - JOUR ID - 2548 T1 - Congolese elections 2011 : mostly a problem of global governance and negative 'soft power', not resources A1 - Reid,Timothy B. Y1 - 2013/// KW - 2011 KW - Democratic Republic of Congo KW - governance KW - leadership KW - political stability KW - presidential elections RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 34 EP - 64 JA - Journal of African Elections: (2013), vol.12, no.1, p.34-64. VL - 12 IS - 1 U2 - w24 N2 - When Congolese President Joseph Kabila was inaugurated for a second term on 20 December 2011 the fallout from the 28 November elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was 'situation normal: continued instability'. After Kabila's main opponent, Etienne Tshisekedi, 'swore himself in' on 23 December (Tshisekedi website), there were two men claiming to be president and several other candidates demanding a new ballot. The 2006 elections, the DRC's first since the Global and Inclusive Agreement (Dialogue Inter-Congolais 2002), were shambolic, but clearly legitimate. This was partly due to the fact that the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Monuc) had a stronger presence than its successor, the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Monusco). There was also more international attention in 2006, including an EU rapid reaction force. However, many of the issues in the 2011 election violence, logistical problems and irregularities were present in the previous one. There was possibly as much international financial and logistical support as there had been in 2006. There were fewer international observers but more local ones. The main differences relate to context, the structure of international assistance and the lack of a second presidential round. The crisis had been years in the making. More important than diminished engagement in the mechanics of the election was the international community's sham attention to governance in sub-Saharan Africa and the culture of impunity it has encouraged. The West, unlike China, has failed to appreciate the strategic importance of the DRC. By encouraging regional dictators instead of enthusiastically supporting the rule of law early and often, it tacitly encouraged bad behaviour. Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2014/06/13/ M1 - Gj;D2 M3 - 375586210 ER - TY - BOOK ID - 2515 T1 - L'Afrique des Grands Lacs : annuaire 2012-2013 A1 - Reyntjens,F. A1 - Vandeginste,S. A1 - Verpoorten,M. Y1 - 2013/// N1 - Met bijl., noten KW - agricultural development KW - Burundi KW - Democratic Republic of Congo KW - economic conditions KW - Great Lakes region KW - land conflicts KW - political conditions KW - Rwanda RP - NOT IN FILE EP - 407 CY - Paris PB - L'Harmattan U2 - w24 T3 - L'Afrique des grands lacs, ISSN 1636-208X ; 17 N2 - En plus des chroniques politiques annuelles (2012-2013) et des thŠmes d'actualit‚, cet annuaire prˆt une attention particuliŠre aux politiques agricoles et aux questions fonciŠres au Burundi, au Kivu (R‚publique d‚mocratique du Congo) et au Rwanda. Au Burundi, les auteurs ‚tudient la manipulation politique des dynamiques fonciŠres et l'impact des conflits fonciers sur la situation socio-‚conomique des paysans. Au Kivu, sont ‚tudi‚es la viabilit‚ de l'agriculture familiale, la politisation et l'ethnicisation des conflits fonciers, ainsi que la ren‚gociation des m‚canismes d'accŠs … la terre. Au Rwanda, les auteurs observent une d‚connexion entre les innovations agricoles impos‚es par l'tat et les pratiques paysannes. Au plan r‚gionale, l'apparition d'une nouvelle r‚bellion … l'Est de la RDC, men‚e par le M23 activement appuy‚ par le Rwanda, a eu un impact consid‚rable. Le d‚ploiement d'une brigade d'intervention africaine, cens‚e combattre les forces non ‚tatiques, et le M23 en particulier, contribue … l'internationalisation du conflit. Au plan national des pays ‚tudi‚s, l'annuaire montre le caractŠre autoritaire des r‚gimes au pouvoir. Auteurs: Stefaan Anrys, An Ansoms, Gerald Bareebe, Philippe V. Baret, Felly Cadeau Rushigira, Klara Claessens, Nathalie Holvoet, Omer Kambale Mirembe, Philippe Lebailly, Jean-Luc Mastaki Namegabe, Bonaventure Minani, Emery M. Mudinga, Ren‚-Claude Niyonkuru, Fabrice Nfuamba Lukeba, Aymar Nyenyezi Bisoka, Andrea Purdekov , Filip Reyntjens, Heidy Rombouts, Donatella Rostagno, D‚o-Guide Rurema, Peer Schouten, Kristof Titeca, Sophie T'Kint, Julie Van Damme, Stef Vandeginste, Joost Vanpuijenbroeck, Thierry Vircoulon et Audrey Weerts. [R‚sum‚ ASC Leiden] SN - 2-343-01763-8 AV - AFRIKA 27517M Y2 - 2014/11/06/ M1 - Gj;Ha;D1;E1 M3 - 374382700 ER - TY - BOOK ID - 2514 T1 - EugŠne : le silence de l'enfant A1 - Robin,Doroth‚e Y1 - 2013/// KW - child abuse KW - crime novels (form) KW - C“te d'Ivoire KW - spirits RP - NOT IN FILE EP - 391 CY - Abidjan PB - NEI-CEDA U2 - w24 AV - AFRIKA Lit.9676 Y2 - 2014/12/06/ M3 - 375585117 ER - TY - BOOK ID - 2517 T1 - M‚ditations africaines A1 - Sarr,Felwine Y1 - 2012/// KW - diaries (form) KW - philosophy KW - prose (form) KW - Senegal RP - NOT IN FILE EP - 129 CY - Montr‚al PB - M‚moire d'encrier U2 - w24 T3 - Collection Chronique SN - 2-923713-73-7 AV - AFRIKA Lit.9681 Y2 - 2014/06/13/ M3 - 375807659 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 2542 T1 - Positioning Kiswahili video-films as a pedagogical institution A1 - Shule,Vicensia Y1 - 2013/01// N1 - Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum KW - films KW - pedagogy KW - Swahili language KW - Tanzania RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 65 EP - 79 JA - African Studies Bulletin / Leeds University Centre for African Studies: (2013/14), no.75, p.65-79. IS - 75 U2 - w24 AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2014/06/13/ M3 - 374626499 ER - TY - BOOK ID - 2573 T1 - Conjoncture s‚curitaire en zone frontaliŠre : Cameroun - Tchad - R‚publique centrafricaine : el‚ments d'analyse anthropo-politiste du ph‚nomŠne des coupeurs de route Conjoncture s‚curitaire en zone frontaliŠre : Cameroun - Tchad - R‚publique centrafricaine : ‚l‚ments d'analyse anthropo-politiste du ph‚nomŠne des coupeurs de route A1 - Touoyem,Pascal Y1 - 2011/// N1 - Projet de recherche sur la s‚curit‚ et la gouvernance en Afrique Bibliogr.: p. 53-54. - Met bijl., noten KW - banditry KW - border control KW - boundaries KW - Cameroon KW - Central African Republic KW - Chad KW - regional security KW - violence RP - NOT IN FILE CY - Stockholm [etc.] PB - SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute) [etc.] U1 - Free access. U2 - w24 AV - Elektonisch document Y2 - 2014/12/06/ M3 - 374379920 L3 - http://www.sipri.org/research/security/africa/uploaded/cameroon_study_ 2011 ER - TY - BOOK ID - 2522 T1 - Conjoncture s‚curitaire en zone frontaliŠre : Cameroun - Tchad - R‚publique centrafricaine : ‚l‚ments d'analyse anthropo-politiste du ph‚nomŠne des coupeurs de route Conjoncture s‚curitaire en zone frontaliŠre : Cameroun - Tchad - R‚publique centrafricaine : el‚ments d'analyse anthropo-politiste du ph‚nomŠne des coupeurs de route A1 - Touoyem,Pascal Y1 - 2011/// N1 - Projet de recherche sur la s‚curit‚ et la gouvernance en Afrique Bibliogr.: p. 53-54. - Met bijl., noten KW - banditry KW - border control KW - boundaries KW - Cameroon KW - Central African Republic KW - Chad KW - regional security KW - violence RP - NOT IN FILE EP - 54 CY - Stockholm [etc.] PB - SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute) [etc.] U2 - w24 AV - AFRIKA Hc8029 Y2 - 2014/12/06/ M3 - 343073749 ER - TY - BOOK ID - 2531 T1 - Rebel without borders : frontline mission in Africa and the Gulf A1 - Vachon,Marc A1 - Bugingo*,Fran‡ois A1 - Phillips,Charles Y1 - 2008/// N1 - Oorspr. uitg.: [S.l.] : ditions du Bor‚al, 2005 KW - emergency medical services KW - humanitarian assistance KW - Iraq KW - Mozambique KW - personal observations KW - Rwanda KW - Sudan RP - NOT IN FILE EP - XII, 274 CY - Toronto PB - ECW Press U2 - w24 SN - 1-550-22786-6 hbk : œ14.99 AV - AFRIKA 47030 Y2 - 2014/10/06/ M3 - 309833809 ER - TY - JOUR ID - 2544 T1 - International justice vs public opinion? : the ICC and ethnic polarisation in the 2013 Kenyan election A1 - Wolf,Thomas P. Y1 - 2013/// KW - 2013 KW - elections KW - ethnic identity KW - group identity KW - International Criminal Court KW - Kenya KW - voting RP - NOT IN FILE SP - 143 EP - 177 JA - Journal of African Elections: (2013), vol.12, no.1, p.143-177 : graf., tab. VL - 12 IS - 1 U2 - w24 N2 - This article examines a perennial factor in Kenyan politics, that of communal identity, and how it was mobilized in the context of the March 2013 elections. Using survey data it tracks attitudes regarding a unique feature of these elections: the (still-expected, if bitterly challenged) International Criminal Court (ICC) cases of Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto, of the Kikuyu and Kalenjin communities, respectively, for their alleged roles in the widespread violence that followed the disputed 2007 election. Remarkably, notwithstanding this ethnic divide at the time, their 'defendant' status provided, first, the personal, and subsequently, the communal foundation for their political union and ultimate triumph over then prime minister Raila Odinga, becoming Kenya's new president and deputy-president, respectively. In exploring this success, the paper uses nationally-random survey data which also reveal the degree to which Kenyans became increasingly polarized as the elections drew nearer. In addition, qualitative material from media coverage and personal interviews suggests just how such polarization occurred. The conclusion raises several questions about the way various possible scenarios involving the ICC issue could yet reconfigure the ethnic alliances evidenced in this recent and controversial election, and about the salience of ethnic identity in Kenya's electoral politics more generally. Bibliogr., notes, ref., sum. [Journal abstract] AV - AFRIKA article Y2 - 2014/06/13/ M1 - Hc;D2 M3 - 375721150 ER - TY - BOOK ID - 2513 T1 - Queer Maroc : sexualit‚s, genres et (trans)identit‚s dans la litt‚rature marocaine : essai A1 - Zaganiaris,Jean Y1 - 2013/// N1 - Bibliogr.: p. 363-366. - Met noten KW - French language KW - gender KW - homosexuality KW - literature KW - Morocco KW - sexuality RP - NOT IN FILE EP - 372 CY - [Paris] PB - Des ailes sur un tracteur U2 - w24 SN - 1-291-61695-0 AV - AFRIKA 47031 Y2 - 2014/06/13/ M3 - 375808523 ER -