Disputed elections and challenges of the democracy project in Africa
Voting in Africa – colonial or liberating
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Françafrique: unethical colonial action that has underdeveloped Africa
Niger is the 7th largest producer of uranium all of which go to Europe yet it is the 7th poorest…
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In Memory of Professor Lovemore Mbigi – Philosopher, Theorist and Social Worker
Professor Lovemore Mbigi was a social worker, philosopher, theorist, consultant, entrepreneur and motivational speaker whose work in South Africa has…
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Citing sources: how to decolonise it
An important requirement for published work is to have other sources cited within it. This serves a number of purposes,…
How to Start and Sustain an Academic Journal – 10 steps?
An academic, scholarly or scientific journal is a book that contains a collection of independent articles. It is published periodically…
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Ethical Incentives in Research have a Foundation in Ubuntu
Incentives in Research
ASWNet Guide to Writing (Academic Research Brief| Proposal | Thesis)
In your journey as a student, you may end up researching as part of a subject (e.g. in weeks 9-10…
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Guns Are Not Silent in Africa …Yet
The African Union (AU) anticipated guns to be silent in Africa by 2020, as part of Agenda 2063, however, with…
ASWNet Guide to Writing (Academic Research Brief| Proposal | Thesis)
In your journey as a student, you may end up researching as part of a subject (e.g. in weeks 9-10…
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Unrest in Niger after military officers detained President Mohamed Bazoum: lessons for social work and development globally
The Nigerien (not Nigerian) presidential guard detained the president and announced the dissolution of government last month. The National Council…
UNETHICAL FUNDRAISING IN THE NAME OF AFRICA
How do you tell ethical stories and avoid unethical stories when writing about Africa or fundraising for projects in Africa?…
Students Conference on DAY OF THE AFRICAN CHILD (DAC): 16 JUNE 2023
On 16 June, Africa commemorated the Day of the African Child. In South Africa, 16 June is Youth Day, a…
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Rejecting Western-Framed, Funded and Initiated Sexuality Activisms: The African Union (AU) Leads by Example
A United States of America based sexuality activism organisation, Synergía – Initiatives for Human Rights, together with other Western-funded organisations,…
Decolonising African Social Work – Selected Abstracts and Texts
Text in this blog was cited verbatim from the original sources, and details or link of the original source or…
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Remembering ASWEA – the Association of Social Work Education in Africa – 1971 to 1989
As we approach Africa Day, we do a sankofa of the Association of Social Work Education in Africa (ASWEA). The…
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Timbuktu Manuscripts and Africa’s Renaissance
Timbuktu manuscripts, Mali In an area called Timbuktu in Mali, scholarship (that is formalised learning and teaching) was established around…
The African Union and Two Simple Ways to Make African Social Work More Focused on Local Problems
Working with and aligning social work in Africa with the work of the African Union is an easier way of…
People of Africa Are Not One Group, But Have A Common Philosophy
The text below has excepts from: Mayaka, B. van Breda, A. D. Uwihangana, C. and Mugumbate, R. (2023). The Ubuntu…
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Cultural and spiritual artifacts of Africa stolen by colonising countries
What are artifacts? Artifacts are works of art that are inspired by people’s religion, philosophy and culture. In fact, artifacts…
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African symbols and their usefulness in social work and development
Recognising, valuing and using Adinkra symbols from west africa Like any other part of the world, Africa has symbols. These…
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DAY OF THE AFRICAN CHILD (DAC): 16 JUNE 2023
The Rights of the Child in the Digital Environment On 16 June, Africa commemorates the Day of the African Child….
Nnoseng Ellen Kate Kuzwayo (1914 – 2006)
Nnoseng Ellen Kate Kuzwayo was a born in Lesotho and lived in South Africa. She was a teacher, social worker…
Sankarism – Thomas Sankara’s idea of development and implications for social work
Image source. Sankarism refers to the ideologies of Thomas Sankara, a Burkinabé military officer, revolutionary and Pan-Africanist. Sankara was Burkina…
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Ubuntu: Africa’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Framework?
by Ms. Alexandra Thokozile Mliswa (MSc,LLB, BA) It won’t be the first time that us Africans are ‘taught’ what we…
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Call for special journal literature review articles
The journals below are looking for authors interested in submitting literature review articles on the following topics: 1. Ubuntu and…
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Made in Africa Evaluation (MAE) approach – what it is and how to use it
Are you involved in monitoring and evaluation (M and E) in your organization? Do you teach it? Are you are…
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Eleven (11) Digital Apps, Games And Storytellers to Help African Families Decolonise and Give Kids Pride Early in Life
In social work and development, decolonisation has become a key word in learning, teaching, practice and research but it has…
Africa Ageing Theory
There are many models that fall under the African Ageing Theory (AAT). In this blog, Nyanguru’s model is shared. Nyanguru’s…
School Work Educational Institutions (SWEI) in Africa – Stats from IASSW Directory
The IASSW recently published its 2020 directory of SWEIs. The directory shows the Africa had 290 SWEI by 2020 although…
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Over 60 African research methods and techniques
There are several methods and techniques of research that are African because they existed in Africa before modern science or…
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