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Migration is nothing new to Nigerians: for decades, people have looked for better opportunities in other countries. This is true for middle class people too. But now there’s a new wave dubbed japa, a Yoruba word meaning “to flee”, as young people lose hope in Nigeria’s future. Jing Jing Liu, a sociocultural anthropologist, explains their motivations.
Without a figure like Nelson Mandela, might South Africa have had a civil war 30 years ago? Political historian Jonny Steinberg considers how myths were built up around liberation figures like Mandela to serve the public good.
When Uganda passed its anti-homosexuality law, the World Bank suspended funding. Now the country is looking to fill the revenue gaps through more efficient tax collection. Digital tracking of value added tax hasn’t gone down well, though. Maria Jouste unpacks Uganda’s tax regime.
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Jing Jing Liu, MacEwan University
There’s more to ‘survival migration’ than an escape from poverty or war: even the middle class can feel they have to leave to survive.
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Jonny Steinberg, Yale University
Would South Africa have been torn apart by civil war without the myth of Nelson Mandela?
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Maria Jouste, United Nations University
Uganda Revenue Authority has turned its focus on small traders and VAT law enforcement after the World Bank funding freeze.
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Asgar Ali, University of Nottingham
Sudan has been a key exporter of gum arabic for decades. Producers have warned fighting could wipe out stockpiles soon.
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From our international editions
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Havovi Chichger, Anglia Ruskin University
The new generation of artificial sweeteners was meant to be less harmful than the previous generation. A new study suggests they might be just as harmful.
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Doug Specht, University of Westminster
Maps can shape how we see conflict.
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Amelia Hadfield, University of Surrey
Britain and France are working together to create coalitions to support Ukraine, with some success.
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Nicole Rinehart, Monash University; David Moseley, Monash University; Michael Gordon, Monash University
Pathological demand avoidance isn’t listed in the diagnostic manuals clinicians use. But that doesn’t make it less distressing for children or families. What can help?
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Eloise Stevens, The Conversation
Astrophysicist Jacco van Loon joins us on The Conversation’s Curious Kids podcast.
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