Signature Journal Africa
Since 2019, Signature Journal Africa has been a platform for diverse African perspectives on health, governance, and technology.
We aim to feature independent, well-articulated, and innovative sustainability and environmental viewpoints, contributing to shaping the discourse on climate change from a socio-economic African standpoint.
Upcoming: Late October, 2024
Signature Journal Africa Contributors on Sustainability and Environmental Issues
Former SJA Contributors
John Brian Oyaro , Kenya
Africa’s Healthcare in the Data-driven Age (2023)
Explored how African start-up tech companies can leverage technology to actively participate in the data-driven age as drivers, rather than mere spectators or reluctant participants.
Hilda Kaguma, Kenya
Justice in Light of a Colonial Past (2019)
Argued the need to explore accountability in confronting Africa’s colonial history. She later extends her argument to the American context by exploring the Politicization of the Black Lives Matter Movement (2020).
Bill Graham Osei Akomea, Ghana
The African Child's Right to Childhood (2020)
Contended that it’s insufficient to merely pass child protection laws; emphasizes the importance of impactful enforcement.
Sam Smith, UK
The Story from Within; Looking at the Best Rather than the Worst in Africa (2020)
Explored biased international media coverage speculating doom and gloom in Africa during the coronavirus pandemic, contrasting it with the objective coverage by local media on the coordinated effective local response to the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Jessica Chivinge, South Africa
African (Tech) is King (2020)
Expounded on how African startup companies can bring something new, smart, innovative, safe, and secure by purposefully designing apps for Africans and by Africans.
Melvis Kimbi Lu , Cameroon
The Anglophone Crisis through Kimbi Lu’s Eyes (2019)
Explored the Anglophone crisis through a journalistic lens, highlighting the challenges in delivering objective journalism amidst the Anglophone conflict
Yumi Kamugisha , Rwanda
The Journey of a Boy or a Nation (2019)
Briefly explored Rwanda’s trans-formative journey from genocide to developmental progress
Abel Mavura , Zimbabwe
Bleak or Bright (2019)
Argued that Africans need to focus on broad demands, connecting struggles, building solidarity, and cooperation within and among movements for social, economic, environmental, and gender justice.