Rama Salla Dieng argues that Senegal's 2026 anti-gender legislation — raising prison sentences for same-sex relations to ten years — is not a cultural or religious phenomenon but a political displacement strategy by a government in fiscal crisis, operating through patriarchal governance structures w

Sara Caria and Stefano Ghinoi apply social network analysis to AidData to show that Chinese development finance in Africa is differentiated and evolving — not monolithic. The Belt and Road Initiative marks a structural turning point, while natural resource endowments are not the primary driver of Ch