African Renaissance has as a mandate to provide intellectual insights into the dynamics of the crisis of development that bedevils the African continent. Over the course of the several volumes of the journal, efforts have been made to contribute to the ongoing debates on the continent. This Special Issue of the African Renaissance keeps the tradition going with robust and well-researched contributions from scholars in the continent. The issue presents a veritable platform for the discourse of some of today’s most important issues such as food security, electoral justice, sustainable development, national integration, peace-building, decolonization, conflict and conflict resolution, xenophobia, land expropriation, diaspora, refugees, leadership among others. It of note that contributors to this Special Issue have taken the pain to look critically into these issues with a view to providing workable African solutions to Africa problems.

One other tradition of the African Renaissance that this issue has brought to bear is the spread of contributors not just from the ivory towers but also from disciplinary backgrounds. Hence, one can safely say that the journal’s commitment to multidisciplinary discourse of African issues and challenges remains a major drive. The publication process of this Issue also includes the activities of reviewers who painstakingly did justice each of the submissions and their professional critique of the submissions helped our decision-making of choosing the most qualified articles. This is noted with warm appreciation to the reviewers for their calmness and professional conduct.

I also appreciate everyone that has contributed to the publication of this Special Issue. These include especially the contributors. I note the sense of commitment and urgency with which they responded to the critiques of the reviewers. It is my belief that with this Issue, literature of African politics and Studies have received commendation enlargement from which scholars, students, policy makers and other stakeholders of African development and growth can gain tremendous insight.

Professor Victor Ojakorotu

Department of Politics and International Relations

North West University,

Mafikeng Campus,

South Africa.