Genders, Sexualities, and Complexities in Africa

The book project strives to establish and interpret the experiences and realities of African migration using African epistemology and philosophy. The significance of this book is triggered by an observation that seeks to propound the Eurocentric paradigm as not being the only dominating, acceptable, or legitimate approach to knowledge in explaining the evolution and dynamics of African migration. Africans have a long history of migration, both involuntary and voluntary. Several factors such as economic, political, environmental, and social instabilities in some parts of Africa have resulted in Africans migrating to other parts of Africa and the world in search of better socio-economic and political conditions. Contemporary African migrants have experienced three (3) types of migration, namely labour migration, forced migration or refugee movement, and skilled professional migration. These types of migration take place within the continent and between Africa and other continents. The book seeks to explore and cover a wide array of issues experienced by contemporary African migrants. This includes, but is not limited to, what and who a contemporary African migrant is; factors that influence contemporary African migration; the role and impact of regional institutions and other transnational entities on contemporary African migration; the challenges of contemporary African migrants; the impact of contemporary African migrants in national, regional, international politics and economy; the role of a contemporary African migrant on regional integration.

Highlights gender-based violence and discrimination during the COVID-19 pandemic Critically examines the effects of socio-political and economic factors on gender and sexuality in Africa Provides practical solutions for decision-makers in local, government, and international agencies

Auteur

Gabi Mkhize is a senior lecturer at the School of Social Sciences at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. She holds a PhD in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies from the Ohio State University in the USA. She recently co-edited Thetha Sizwe: Contemporary African Debates on African Languages and the Politics of Gender and Sexuality.

Stanley Osezua Ehiane is a senior lecturer in the Department of Political and Administrative Studies at the University of Botswana. Ehiane is also a Research Fellow at the School of Social Sciences, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa. Recently, he co-edited a book, Cybercrime and Challenges in South Africa; Engagement of Africa in Conflict Dynamics and Peace Architecture and Understanding the Horizontal and Vertical Nature of Africa Migration in Contemporary Times.

Lupenga Mphande is an Associate Professor in the African American and African Studies department at The Ohio State University. As an interdisciplinary scholar, he teaches courses in language and society, literature, and African diasporic studies.

Contenu

Chapter 1: Introduction and Contextual Background.- Chapter 2: Towards a Pro-Feminist Africa: Expanding the Discourse on Feminism in Africa.- Chapter 3: Why do men sexually abuse young girls? Getting this priority right from the voice of male citizens in Ibadan, Nigeria.- Chapter 4: Women as a Symbol of Slavery in Conflict-Driven Nigeria.- Chapter 5: Effect of Gender Inequality on the Performance of Female Employees in Selected Health Institutions in Nigeria.- Chapter 6: A Narrative of Southern Nigerian Women: Quest for Gender Equality and Nationalism.- Chapter 7: The Gendered dimensions of Zimbabwe's foreign policy system.- Chapter 8: Underreporting of Gender-Based Violence in Zimbabwe: A Socio-Ecological Assessment of Causality.- Chapter 9: Forced Displacement and the Gendering of Human Security: Experiences from the Tokwe Mukosi Displaces in Zimbabwe.- Chapter 10: Family Life and Intimacy in a South African Informal Settlement.- Chapter 11: The Politics of Sexual Pleasure and Desire in Africa: The Lived Experiences of Young South African Women.- Chapter 12: GBV Narratives: Black African women street traders in Durban, South Africa.- Chapter 13: Beyond anxieties and inequalities: COVID-19 and Sexual well-being among middle-class women in Tema, Ghana.- Chapter 14: Examining safe exit strategies for women and children experiencing violence during COVID 19 in Botswana.- Chapter 15: Gender inequalities and sexual violence against women: These men promise them money but instead sexually abuse them.