Zikora Ibeh

Zikora Ibeh is a researcher, columnist, podcaster and development advocate with a passion for social justice and gender equity. She works to make a difference in society through public policy advocacy, action research and media advocacy.

Articles

Democracy and society | 18.12.2024

Threatening a hard-won peace

Over 20 years after Sierra Leone’s civil war, polarisation, weak governance and economic challenges threaten the country’s post-conflict recovery

Democracy and society | 19.07.2024

Relentless resistance

As protests in Kenya enter their second month, the call for justice echoes across the region. How realistic is the risk of a regional spill over?

Democracy and society | 18.06.2024

Trouble beneath the palm trees

Turmoil brews in Lomé. Togo’s constitutional reforms ignite chaos — but also the potential for change?

Economy and ecology | 11.04.2024

Rising costs, falling hopes

Efforts to reform Nigeria’s economy have triggered both anticipation and despair as the country grapples with a deepening cost-of-living crisis

Democracy and society | 07.03.2024

Cooking — the make or break of feminism

Africa has a dismal record when it comes to the oppression of women. Still, the growth of feminist consciousness in recent years has been remarkable

Democracy and society | 28.11.2023

Roe v. Wade: The collateral damage for African women

The 1973 issuance of Roe v. Wade revolutionised the discourse on women’s bodily autonomy globally — its reversal has backslid Africa in particular

Democracy and society | 18.10.2023

The rotten underbelly of Nigeria’s music industry

Artiste Mohbad’s death laid bare the urgency to enforce robust governance and protective mechanisms in Africa’s biggest music industry

Economy and ecology | 13.09.2023

Auctioning off Africa’s last hinterland

Rather than negotiating social and technical investments, the Nairobi Climate Summit further endorsed the suffocation of Africa for Western benefits