January 2024

Dr. Abena Kyere is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Gender Studies and Advocacy, University of Ghana. She holds an MPhil and a Ph.D. in African Studies from the University of Ghana. A Social Anthropologist, her research interest is broadly situated in the production and distribution of power in institutional, intimate and familial spaces and its implications, especially for women. Dr. Kyere serves as co-editor for the Critical Investigation into Humanitarianism (Ciha) blog and is a member of the Editorial Team for Feminist Africa.

Olayinka Akanle (PhD) is a Professor in the Department of Sociology, Faculty of The Social Sciences, University of Ibadan, Nigeria. He was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the South African Research Chair Initiative (SARChI) in Social Policy, College of Graduate Studies, University of South Africa (UNISA), South Africa.