On 3 January 2026, a surprising US-led military operation extracted Venezuela’s dictator Nicolas Maduro despite his careful and secret security measures and the protection of his Cuban team of bodyguards. This indisputable breach of international law has sparked intense international debates about...

Professor Anuradha Joshi has been appointed as IDS new Director.

The loss of the central role of people in today’s complex global systems is the greatest danger of all. In Kenya and Amdo Tibet, it can be rediscovered.

Millions of citizens in Africa are unable to obtain essential services that they are entitled to because of new digital ID systems being imposed across the continent, new research reveals.

Millions of citizens in Africa are unable to obtain essential services that they are entitled to because of new digital ID systems being imposed across the continent, new research reveals.

Plans to cut 2,000 UK staff at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) may breach the department’s obligations to its workforce and cause an exodus of staff, the Chair of the Int...

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Beijing is expected to strike a conciliatory tone at this year's G20 and expand its foothold in the African continent.

The Clean Energy for Development initiative, a cohort of 12 research projects based in 27 countries around the world, announces their calls to action as Sout...

In this article, Melania Chiponda, a long-time activist on mining, gender, and energy issues in Africa, describes the roots of her work in grass-roots struggles led by women to protect their lands, environment, and livelihoods against resource extraction. While many accounts of the history of the just transition movement show it emerging from Northern trade union and environmental movements, Melania’s narrative, as well as excerpts from her related publications, remind us that grass-roots women at the front lines of energy extraction in Africa have long been fighting for justice around mining, climate, and related issues, yet these accounts are often relatively invisible in the global narrative and the now massive literature on just transitions. This article helps to fill this gap. A short, selective reading list of other articles written by African women relevant to just transition is provided for those who want to pursue this theme further.En este artículo, Melania Chiponda, activista de larga trayectoria en temas de minería, género y energía en África, describe los orígenes de su trabajo en las luchas de base lideradas por mujeres para proteger sus tierras, su entorno y sus medios de vida frente a la extracción de recursos. Aunque muchos de los relatos sobre la historia del movimiento por la transición justa muestran que el mismo surgió de sindicatos y movimientos ambientales del Norte global, la narrativa de Melania, junto con extractos de sus publicaciones relacionadas, nos recuerda que las mujeres organizadas en las comunidades directamente afectadas por la extracción energética en África llevan mucho tiempo luchando por la justicia en torno a la minería, el clima y cuestiones conexas. Sin embargo, estos relatos suelen permanecer invisibilizados dentro de la narrativa global y de la ahora vasta literatura que circula sobre transiciones justas. Este testimonio contribuye a llenar ese vacío. Para quienes deseen profundizar en este tema, se ofrece una breve y selectiva lista de lecturas de otros artículos escritos por mujeres africanas relevantes para la transición justa.Neste artigo, Melania Chiponda, activista de longa data em questões da mineração, do género e da energia em África, descreve as origens do seu trabalho em torno das lutas comunitárias conduzidas por mulheres para proteger as suas terras, o ambiente e os meios de subsistência contra a exploração de recursos. Embora muitos relatos sobre a história do movimento da transição justa mostrem a sua emergência a partir de movimentos sindicais e ambientais do Norte, a narrativa de Melania, bem como excertos das suas publicações relacionadas, recordam-nos que mulheres de base, na linha da frente da extracção de energia em África, têm lutado há muito tempo por justiça em torno da mineração, do clima e de questões relacionadas; entretanto, estes relatos permanecem em grande medida invisíveis na narrativa global e na vasta literatura actualmente existente sobre transições justas. Este relato contribui para colmatar essa lacuna. É apresentada uma curta lista selectiva de outros artigos escritos por mulheres africanas, relevantes para a transição justa, para aqueles que desejem aprofundar mais este tema.

Genocidal wars not only force people to move away from homes, schools, and places of work, but away from even the most basic forms of sanitation.

To avoid this harm, governments and investors must include front-line communities in decision making rather than tokenistic consultation.