De quel type de constitution les pays d’Afrique de l’Ouest ont-ils aujourd’hui besoin? WATHI publishes Mataki and WATHI5

Les changements et tentatives de changements constitutionnels récurrents en Afrique de l’Ouest témoignent de la difficulté à faire des choix institutionnels durables qui ne soient pas guidés par des intérêts de court terme des gouvernants.

La réflexion collective proposée par WATHI sur les constitutions en Afrique de l’Ouest et au-delà implique d’examiner les systèmes politiques actuels des différents pays, les modes d’organisation politique et sociale, mais également les valeurs et principes fondamentaux censés se refléter dans les choix institutionnels.

Nous avons le plaisir de vous annoncer la publication de Mataki N°6, le document de synthèse des débats virtuels de WATHI ainsi que la version WATHI5 qui présente exclusivement les pistes d’action proposées. 

La version complète Mataki et les WATHI5 peuvent être également téléchargés sur ce lien: https://www.wathi.org/publications/


The recurring constitutional changes and attempted changes in West Africa testify to the difficulty in making institutional choices that are not guided by rulers’ short-term interests.

The collective reflection proposed by WATHI on constitutions in West Africa and beyond involves examining the different countries’ current political systems, methods of political and social organization, but also the fundamental values and principles meant to be reflected in institutional choices.

We are pleased to announce the publication of Mataki N°6, the summary of the WATHI debate as well as the short version WATHI5 focusing on recommendations. Please share in your networks. ​

You may download the substantive document Mataki and the WATHI5 here: https://www.wathi.org/publications/

Wakanda, Afrofuturism, and Decolonizing International Relations Scholarship

As the highly-anticipated film Black Panther is released in cinemas, Yolande Bouka discusses Afrofuturism tugs firmly on black memory, recalling the role of Africans in contemporary International Relations. 

Next week, Marvel Studios will release one of its most anticipated films in the studio’s ten-year history. Black Panther, set in the fictional Wakanda, a vibranium resource-rich and technologically advanced African country, has shattered records by selling more advance tickets than any previous superhero movie. Part of Black Panther’s success can be attributed in part to the expansion of Marvel’s Black fan base. Black people around the world–most of whom are not traditional Marvel fans–have put their whole weight behind the film. While Marvel’s Comic Universe has featured superheroes of color for decades now, the release of Black Panther in Marvel’s Cinematic Universe breaks new ground in the cinematographic comic industry.

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Article originally published on Africa at LSE