Activity Report: Citizenship, Democracy and The Culture of Transactional Politics in Nigeria confrence. Date of Activity: November, 13th – 14th , 2018. Participants: Youth Leaders and Influencers from all geo-political zones in Nigeria. Introduction In June 2018, the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua Foundation in collaboration with the Olusegun Obasanjo Library convened a retreat to explore […]
Alliances for Africa (AfA) Statement on the Just Concluded Political Parties’ Primaries and its Gender Implication for Nigeria’s Democracy. Several days, after the just concluded political parties’ primaries election in Nigeria with special reference to the South-Eastern Nigeria. Citizens especially women have raised concerns querying the fairness of the primaries. Nigeria is on the verge […]
In a Nigeria where the efforts of the young persons to stir the ship of governance is ridiculed, we remain at the brink where return is not in contemplation. Nigeria, it is time to return from the brink and recreate our realities. Time to create SAFE POLITICAL SPACES for young persons to occupy the corridors […]
CELEBRATING THE MAPUTO PROTOCOL AT 15. The African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa also known as “Maputo Protocol”, was adopted by the Assembly of the African Union in Maputo, Mozambique on 11 July 2003. The protocol is a legal instrument with the most comprehensive articulation on women’s […]
ABA- PARTICIPANTS at a one day programme on Women In Politics organized by the Alliance for Africa (AFA) in partnership with UNWOMEN Funds For Gender Equity (FGE) have identified Sexual Harassment, Culture, Election violence and Stigmatization as some of the major obstacles hindering the active participation of women in the politics of Abia state. The participants who were gathered […]
RIGHT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY IN NIGERIA: A FAILED REALITY Human rights are inherent rights belonging to each and every individual world over and right to life is universally recognized as a foundational right without which other rights cannot be implemented. Nigeria is a signatory to various international/ regional instruments (protocols) that promote and protect […]
A Statement on Women’s Human Rights in Nigeria at the 62 Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and People’s Rights (ACHPR) (25 April – 9 May 2018) Submitted by: Alliances for Africa (AfA)[1] Observer Status Number No: 235 Your Excellency Madam Chairperson of the Commission, Honourable Commissioners, Distinguished Delegates and participants, I […]
PRESS RELEASE: The Nigerian Feminists Forum (NFF) is dismayed and alarmed by what appears to be an overwhelming rise in killings in Nigeria’s central state of Plateau. The coordinated retaliatory attack took place on Monday June 25, 2018 in 11 villages in Barkin Ladi Local Government Area left many innocent people dead especially women […]
No fewer than 120 persons were weekend killed in several villages in Barkin Ladi, Mangu and Riyom local government areas of Plateau State in fresh attacks by gunmen suspected to be herdsmen, while over 200 others sustained gunshot injuries. However, Commander of the Special Military Task Force, Major General Anthony Atolagbe, last night confirmed […]
At the three-day retreat to promote national cohesion and build platforms to manage diversities, powered by Yar’adua foundation, Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential library (OOPL) and Ford Foundation, Alliances for Africa was represented by members of her SheGoverns Campaign; a platform for inspiring, mentoring and integrating young women into political leadership at all tiers. The retreat which took […]