Towards a Zimbabwean Lithium Industry

By Panashe Madamombe The African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) signed on 21 March 2018 represents Africa’s industrialization ambitions. To increase intra-African trade, governments are enacting value-addition policies that target their current raw mineral exports which collectively account for 70% of the continent’s global exports. By processing raw minerals, states seek to earn more from […]

Contemporary LGBTQ+ Politics in Japan: Policy Issues, Discourses and Developments, and the role of Foreign Actors

Japan has publicly committed to creating “a society where all people can exercise their abilities and find their lives worth living,” and to combating “prejudice and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity” (MOFA 2023). Yet, in practice, legal protections and rights for LGBTQ+ individuals in Japan remain limited. A 2020 OECD report ranked […]