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carolyneholmes.bsky.social
Excited to announce my latest publication: "Challengers in a Pandemic: COVID-19 States of Exception, Opposition Parties, and Outcomes in Southern Africa."

It's available now!

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CHALLENGERS IN A PANDEMIC: COVID-19 STATES OF EXCEPTION, OPPOSITION PARTIES, AND OUTCOMES IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
Abstract. In early 2020, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, many governments imposed states of emergency rule to streamline budgeting, impose mitigation
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April 15, 2026 at 6:52 PM
hilarymatfess.bsky.social
Pleased that my latest article, with Jakana Thomas and Mariam Santara, is now available! academic.oup.com/afraf/advanc... polisky gendersky
From the public to the private: mapping women’s formal and informal participation in peacebuildi...
Abstract. How do women navigate traditional and informal governance structures to influence matters of communal peace and security? We leverage focus group disc
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November 7, 2023 at 7:26 PM
natkpowell.bsky.social
Ok it looks like they're still publishing--they have a lot of online first pieces out. I guess they're just slow in getting the issues out. academic.oup.com/afraf/advanc...
Advance articles | African Affairs | Oxford Academic
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June 10, 2025 at 9:55 AM
edwardgoldring.bsky.social
🚨 new article alert 🚨
@rtapscott.bsky.social and I have a new article @africanaffairs.bsky.social that provides new descriptive data about the popularity of Muhoozi Kainerugaba, Museveni’s son and likely preferred successor.
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April 7, 2026 at 12:41 PM
lzevouno.bsky.social
J'ai le plaisir de partager mon dernier article paru dans African Affairs. Cet article explore la questions des droits humains dans la pensée de Paulin Hountondji. Bonne lecture : academic.oup.com/afraf/advanc...
La Question des Droits Humains dans la Pensée de Paulin Hountondji
Le philosophe béninois Paulin Hountondji nous a quittés le 2 février 2024 à Porto-Novo, Bénin. L’exploration et la critique de sa pensée n’en sont encore q
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March 26, 2025 at 10:45 AM
azelin.bsky.social
Salafism between purism and politicking: Chieftaincy struggles, party competition, and the Anbariya movement in Dagbon, Northern Ghana - Jannis Saalfeld, Abdulai Iddrisu, African Affairs: academic.oup.com/afraf/articl...
Salafism between purism and politicking: Chieftaincy struggles, party competition, and the Anbariya movement in Dagbon, Northern Ghana
Abstract. The dynamics of Salafi activism in African settings have gained attention in recent years. In the light of the regional spread of jihadist milita
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November 22, 2024 at 6:49 PM
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A new and generous review of my book was just published in African Affairs; thanks to the authors for their wonderful discussion! academic.oup.com/afraf/advanc...
Violent Resistance. Militia Formation and Civil War in Mozambique
If you stop listening to those actively involved in a war, you lost your chance of intervening helpfully.
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June 5, 2024 at 7:49 AM
adamsandor.bsky.social
Very thrilled to see my new publication with Aoife McCullough on the politics of international military partnerships and #Niger's recent coup d'état with African Affairs! The piece is open-access as well! academic.oup.com/afraf/advanc...

Happy Reading!
January 17, 2024 at 10:39 AM
lzevouno.bsky.social
I am pleased to share my latest article published in African Affairs. This article explores the question of human rights in Paulin Hountondji's thinking: academic.oup.com/afraf/advanc...
La Question des Droits Humains dans la Pensée de Paulin Hountondji
Le philosophe béninois Paulin Hountondji nous a quittés le 2 février 2024 à Porto-Novo, Bénin. L’exploration et la critique de sa pensée n’en sont encore q
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March 26, 2025 at 10:46 AM
barnabyjdye.bsky.social
African Affairs with @bchemouni.bsky.social on Rwanda's flawed electricity boom. A case that provides a critique to nuance the political settlement framework and its assumption that centralized authoritarian power creates the best conditions for development
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The limits of concentrated power: Bureaucratic independence and electricity crises in Rwanda
Abstract. Rwanda is a posterchild of economic success in twenty-first century Africa. Dominant explanations for the country’s growth use the political sett
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December 2, 2024 at 4:45 PM
kristoftiteca.bsky.social
Joseph #Kony and the #LRA are still out there, close to 40 years after they emerged. In this briefing for African Affairs, I explain why this is the case: "Kony 2025: The Survival of the Lord’s Resistance Army in the Car–Sudan–DRC Borderlands" academic.oup.com/afraf/advanc... (1/n)
Kony 2025: The Survival of the Lord’s Resistance Army in the Car–Sudan–DRC Borderlands
Abstract. Nearly forty years after its emergence, and despite a range of international efforts, Joseph Kony and the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) continue t
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December 31, 2025 at 10:15 AM
felixwiebrecht.bsky.social
I'd recommend Michaela Collord's work, especially this one: academic.oup.com/afraf/articl... but also the book that's out now
December 19, 2024 at 1:29 PM
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February 21, 2026 at 7:40 AM
shiftingsovs.bsky.social
New article by Markus Virgil Hoehne & Jethro Norman on "The Paradox of Progress: Foreign Investments, Kinship, State-Building, and Conflict in Somaliland"
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The Paradox of Progress: Foreign Investments, Kinship, State-Building, and Conflict in Somaliland
Abstract. This article explores the complex interplay between foreign investments, state-building, and kin-based political structures and conflict in Somal
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June 24, 2026 at 5:49 PM
shiftingsovs.bsky.social
New article by Bulelani Jili on "Pedagogies of Digital Sovereignty: The Un/Making of Dependency Through Technical Education in Kenya"
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Pedagogies of Digital Sovereignty: The Un/Making of Dependency Through Technical Education in Kenya
Abstract. This article examines digital sovereignty initiatives in Kenya, particularly efforts to cultivate technical skills, as an aperture through which
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June 24, 2026 at 5:48 PM
srd.bsky.social
this is super quirky and I assume someone has critiqued it since it came out? but it is extremely fun in terms of mixed methods! academic.oup.com/afraf/articl...
Peasant grievance and insurgency in Sierra Leone: Judicial serfdom as a driver of conflict
Abstract. Was the civil war in Sierra Leone (1991–2002) fought for diamonds, or was it a peasant insurgency motivated by agrarian grievances? The evidence on bo
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October 3, 2023 at 6:04 PM
charbonneaub.bsky.social
The production of climate security futures in the West African Sahel
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The production of climate security futures in the West African Sahel
Abstract. Much has been written and said about the consequences of climate change on security in the West African Sahel. Sceptics argue that claims about t
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November 18, 2024 at 6:06 PM
fatpuppingchud.bsky.social
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October 19, 2025 at 8:01 PM
kofi1.bsky.social
African Affairs just published my review of Alexa Zeitz's brilliant @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org book: The Financial Statecraft of Borrowers. A must-read for anyone interested in how African govts leverage external finance in aid negotiations

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The Financial Statecraft of Borrowers: African Governments and External Finance, by Alexandra O. Zeitz
On 20 January 2025, the new Trump administration instituted a freeze on all US foreign aid, a decision that sent shockwaves around the world and left polic
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June 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM
poscresearch.bsky.social
🪖Read this current article, “Briefing: How a mutiny became a(nother) coup: The politics of counterinsurgency and international military partnerships in Niger,” published in African Affairs by Aoife McCullough and Adam Sandor 👇 academic.oup.com/afraf/articl... #polisky
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September 15, 2025 at 2:50 PM
niijonas.bsky.social
Reimagining a Nexus Between Seaport and National Development: Sociotechnical Imaginaries of Ghana’s Port of Tema url: academic.oup.com/afraf/articl...
Reimagining a Nexus Between Seaport and National Development: Sociotechnical Imaginaries of Ghana’s Port of Tema
Abstract. This article explores the evolving sociotechnical imaginaries (STIs) shaping Ghana’s Port of Tema, revealing how national development goals and g
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January 22, 2026 at 9:53 PM
shiftingsovs.bsky.social
New article by Markus Virgil Hoehne & Jethro Norman on "The Paradox of Progress: Foreign Investments, Kinship, State-Building, and Conflict in Somaliland"
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THE PARADOX OF PROGRESS: FOREIGN INVESTMENTS, KINSHIP, STATE-BUILDING, AND CONFLICT IN SOMALILAND
Abstract. This article explores the complex interplay between foreign investments, state-building, and kin-based political structures and conflict in Somal
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April 24, 2026 at 9:09 AM