10th U6+ Consortium of African Universities International Conference

Marital conflict is increasingly prevalent in Ilorin, Kwara State, leading to broken marriages, divorce, and family disintegration. The weakness of formal adjudication has prompted the Council of Ulama to mediate conflicts among couples. This study examined the effects of Ulama intervention on marital conflict in Ilorin. Using a mixed-method design, 102 questionnaires were administered to...

In the history of development, societies that prioritize the provision of adequate infrastructure such as roads, rails, ports, etc. have been known to enjoy remarkable rates of development and accompanying level of security. Physical infrastructure is especially very critical in the process of development. They are critical to the development because they support and facilitate communication,...

Since the beginning of the twentieth century, the contribution of women to the socio-religious aspect has greatly increased base on the interpretations of Islamic principles on women’s leadership roles. Despite the patriarchal systems that keeps female religious authority down, Sufi matrons are now seen as powerful figures in domestic conflict mediation in Muslim Yorubaland. This paper...

In Africa’s multilingual landscape, the quality, availability, and institutional commitment to translated legal and policy texts are pivotal to access justice and inclusive governance. This article examines how inadequate, inaccurate, and institutionally neglected translation of legal instruments, policy documents, and governance frameworks across the Anglophone–Francophone divide in West...

Displacement, violent conflict, misinformation and destruction of social fabric continue to undermine peacebuilding efforts across Africa continent, even as the adoption of digital platforms continue to gain traction among governments, NGOs and civil society actors. Nevertheless, many of these innovations replicate automation‑driven, that is, top‑down logics associated with Fourth Industrial...