Projects

Biomass is the primary energy source for cooking and heating in many developing countries, including Ghana, where nearly 70% of the population rely on fuelwood, charcoal, animal droppings, and agricultural...

This project departs from the emergence of cinema in early 20th century South Africa, and its role in constituting a new public sphere around this form of leisure. My project traces cinema’s mass popularity...

Current research explores land, home, and community in South Africa through a sociological lens. It examines how land is understood not merely as a commodity but as an integral element of collective and...

This monograph project intervenes in the timely debate around the ‘decolonisation’ of trauma theory by providing a revised understanding of the theory’s Euro-American foundations primarily dominated...

The project identifies three main epochs that demonstrate Zambia’s shifting perceptions of China the state, Chinese individuals and Zambia-China relations – from an era of intersecting solidarity...

Climate change is causing extreme weather events, including droughts, floods, heat waves, and heat stress, which are threatening sectors such as food security, access to drinking water, and public health....

The proposed monograph aims explore the following constructs, ‘alliances’, ‘coalitions’, ‘umbrella groups’ and ‘proxy’s’ in the context of the law of conflict classification. These notions...

This project aims to develop a comprehensive framework for characterizing traditional clay and mud-based structures in African archaeological contexts. The project addresses the critical challenge of distinguishing...

The 2030 agenda for sustainable development by the United Nations emphasizes the need to “protect the planet from degradation……” (UN, 2015). In this resolution, Sustainable Development...

From January 2022 to August 2024, a total of 45,652 cases and 1492 deaths were reported in 12 African countries. The Mpox outbreak and the previous COVID-19 pandemic point to the devastating potential...

As the global population is projected to rise from 8.2 to 10.2 billion by century’s end—driven largely by growth in sub-Saharan Africa—historians and demographers are re-examining the colonial and...

We study the chemical biology, physiology, and therapeutic effects of nitric oxide (NO) and related reactive nitrogen oxides. NO is a central signaling molecule involved in the regulation of cardiovascular...