There is a wind of change blowing in the air in Africa. There has been, for the past two decades a growing call for decolonization, manifested in the second decade of the 20th century by civil society movements such as Y en A Marre in Senegal, le balai citoyen in Burkina Faso, la Lucha and Filimbi in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Rhodes Must Fall in South Africa, etc. These movements have been particularly powerful in raising awareness and developing mass consciousness through their strong critique of the kleptocratic postcolonial state. They are also equally important given their radical critique of the Colonial Matrix of Power and its corollary, in Francophone Africa, la Françafrique, the neocolonial relationship between France…
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African Administrations: Decoloniality, Endogeneity, and Innovation
There is a wind of change blowing in the air in Africa. There has been, for the past two decades a growing call for decolonization, manifested in the second decade of the 20th cent…
I’m Guaté Mao, an artist with a passion for discovering new cultures and forms of artistic expression. I draw inspiration from my travels and experiences to create works that…
Mahaman Tidjani Alou, Jean-Pierre Olivier de Sardan, Cheikh Thiam, Mame-Penda Ba
Introduction Public administration and public services are major issues for the present and future of African countries. They are also central themes for social science research. F…
This paper provides new empirical evidences that show that the digitalization of public administration can be a great anti-corruption measure in developing countries. Using a cross…
citizen participationcorruption controleducationThe digitalization of public administration
Despite improvements in some of its indicators, Niger's healthcare system remains fragile and is largely characterized by “unwelcoming medical practices". This is partly due to the…
The commune of Sirakorola is located halfway between Koulikoro and Banamba, on national road no. 27, 110 km from Bamako. The village of Sirakorola was initially the chief town of a…
Mame-Penda Ba Dear Prof. Rigobert Minani Bihuzo, we have started a series of conversations around the Great Lakes region to untie this knot or solve this huge equation encapsulated…
Hamidou Sanou, Gabin Korbéogo, Dan Wolf Meyrowitsch, Helle Samuelsen
Disease surveillance is one of the areas where digital health is increasingly being applied, particularly in low-income countries. In Burkina Faso (BF), the liberalization of the t…
Research into the supply of drinking water in urban areas in the Global South has focused on inequalities of access in precarious neighborhoods. The explanatory factors put forward…
Bottom-up innovationcontextual expertdecentralized systems – off-gridOuagadougouurban water services
Mame-Penda Ba Good morning Dr. Isatou Touray. Thank you for joining us today in order to discuss the current debate around FGM in The Gambia. Before we start, could you please tell…
Very few studies have focused on “reformers or innovators from within” in public services in Africa. To contribute to this debate, this article shows that pockets of integrity, pro…