Mobile money and lending apps have reached millions of young people across Africa who have never had a bank account. In the first episode of the podcast Africa in Context,…
Introduction Forest conservation and biodiversity protection are essential for climate change mitigation and ecological sustainability. However, these objectives frequently conflict with the land tenure rights and livelihoods of Indigenous communities.…
Introduction The discourse on Business and Human Rights in Africa regarding technology governance is undergoing a major decolonial shift. Rather than simply adopting Western-inspired legal frameworks, it is moving toward…
. Introduction Global discourse on corporate accountability is witnessing a fundamental reorientation. For decades, governance of transnational corporations (TNCs) on human rights and environmental standards was relegated to voluntary initiatives…
Introduction Sudan’s story is, in many ways, about what happens when a country’s most valuable resources fall into the wrong hands, and the state itself becomes the predator. For…
Introduction Contemporary Business and Human Rights (BHR) frameworks are built on the premise that the primary perpetrators of profit-driven human rights abuse are legally recognised business entities operating within functioning…
1. Introduction: The Missing Subject in BHR In today’s world, Business and Human Rights frameworks speak extensively about risk, accountability, and due diligence. Yet it is striking that a simple…
Introduction The global Business and Human Rights (BHR) agenda has gained momentum over the past two decades, driven by international frameworks such as the UN Guiding Principles 2011 and regional efforts…
Introduction The flexibility within the UNGPs paved the way for contextualisation of learnings from business and human rights. This is strengthened from an African perspective by Agenda 2063 and the…
Introduction African environmental constitutionalism derives from the broader concept of environmental constitutionalism, which operates on a spectrum from ‘thin’ to ‘thick’. According to Kotzé, the thin, and arguably more limited,…