https://znetwork.org/author/obiora-ikoku/ Independent Left News, Analysis, Vision and Strategy Sun, 07 Sep 2025 15:58:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://znetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/cropped-Z_logo_512-32x32.png https://znetwork.org/author/obiora-ikoku/ 32 32 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/a-year-later-africas-gen-z-uprising-is-only-more-emboldened/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/a-year-later-africas-gen-z-uprising-is-only-more-emboldened/#respond Sun, 07 Sep 2025 15:49:42 +0000 Over the past year, a wave of mass protests has swept through the capitals of some African states. From Nairobi to Lagos, Accra to Dakar, angry protesters have marched to the sound of exploding tear gas shells and live bullets to rail against hunger and inequality while demanding an end to IMF austerity. From June [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/a-year-later-africas-gen-z-uprising-is-only-more-emboldened/feed/ 0 https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/holding-the-global-north-accountable/ https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/holding-the-global-north-accountable/#respond Sat, 24 Dec 2022 14:39:15 +0000 https://znetwork.org/?post_type=znetarticle&p=1235303 In the aftermath of the twenty-seventh United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP27, which ended with a breakthrough deal to establish a “loss and damage” fund for vulnerable countries, activists in Nigeria are already discussing concrete steps to put pressure on the Global North to prevent the deal from becoming mostly symbolic. The deal was cobbled [...]]]> https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/holding-the-global-north-accountable/feed/ 0