November 02, 2022
Africa: Zimbabwe's Education Was Once the Envy of Africa. Not Anymore
Educators during the country's post-independence golden age wanted for nothing. Today's teachers say they barely scrape by. Read more »
November 01, 2022
Africa: Feminizing the State Apparatus - a Mirage for Women's Liberation
Debating Ideas aims to reflect the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing… Read more »
October 20, 2022
Africa: Can't Buy Me Trust - Why Are the Continent's Elections So Costly Yet Contested?
The continent spends more running elections than almost any other region. But trust in electoral processes cannot be bought. It has to be earned. Read more »
October 19, 2022
Africa: From Hot Tailors to Haunted Homes - Six of the Best African Films of 2022
At the heart of many of the best African films out there currently is the idea of return. Return to something, someone, or somewhere. In some films, this return is to the obvious:… Read more »
October 18, 2022
Africa: Beyond Pacification - African Feminisms - A Constant Awakening
Debating Ideas aims to reflect the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing… Read more »
October 13, 2022
Africa: Borders Areas Should Be Used, Not Feared, in Pandemic Responses
Uganda's experience shows how communities near borders come up with effective strategies for disease control, while resisting disruptive state ones. Read more »
October 11, 2022
Africa: What African Governments Must Fight for At COP27
African delegations must demand loss and damage reparations, that fossil fuels stay in the ground, and that false solution are abandoned. Read more »
September 28, 2022
Africa: Why African Democrats Must Support Ukraine
A victory for Ukraine would be a victory for Africa, argue the Ugandan and Tanzanian opposition figures. Read more »
August 30, 2022
Africa: Large-Scale Agricultural Projects Are Not Working
Big farming investments reduce local food security and erode trust. They need a fundamental rethink. Read more »
August 19, 2022
Africa: How Useful Is Aid to Africa?
Mills' latest book calls for donors to focus on democracies, but electoral systems can be as susceptible to corruption as autocracies. Read more »
July 29, 2022
Africa: Dance to Buga, but Please Don't Do This
Opening a bottle with your teeth could end up being painful, disfiguring, and expensive. Read more »
July 28, 2022
Africa: Fortress Conservation Is Heading for a Crisis That Can't Come Soon Enough
Governments "protect" wildlife from the very people who have conserved it for centuries, while allocating mining concessions in the same areas. Read more »
July 13, 2022
Africa: Why Are There No Black Riders in the Tour De France?
The answer is not a lack of talent, as Eritrea's long history of producing worldclass cyclists attests. Read more »
July 12, 2022
Africa: Simplifying Peacemaking in a Complex World
Three former heads of state of Nigeria, South Africa, and Ethiopia reflect on what it takes to end conflict in a meaningful way. Read more »
July 07, 2022
Africa: Could an AU Force With a Fighting Mandate Solve Mali's Insecurity?
Despite the renewal of the UN mission, the UN Secretary-General has suggested a new force may be required to end the spiral of instability. Read more »
July 04, 2022
Africa: How Power in Angola Is Wielded By One Man
Roque's new book shows how the regime came to be ruled by, and came to rule through, fear and paranoia - still does so to this day. Read more »
July 01, 2022
Africa: Africa Elections 2022 - All the Upcoming Votes
A regularly updated list and interactive map of the upcoming elections in Africa in 2022. Read more »
June 29, 2022
Africa: What Can The Continent Learn From Colombia's Historic Elections?
African contexts vary widely, but there may be lessons to learn from a campaign built on good living, environmental justice, and "Nobodies". Read more »
June 21, 2022
Africa: Africa-Led Progress On Neglected Tropical Diseases Needs Boost in Kigali
The Commonwealth summit provides an opportunity to take concrete action to develop more life-saving tools and build on recent successes. Read more »
June 22, 2022
Africa: Believing in Gender Equality Isn't Enough. Men Must Join the Fight
The key to achieving greater female political representation lies with those occupying most leadership positions worldwide: men. Read more »
June 06, 2022
Africa: In Praise of African Technocrats
"I fought the good fight", is the biblical quote on Professor Benno Ndulu's gravestone in the packed cemetery in the centre of Dar es Salaam (2 Timothy 4:7-8). Nothing is more apt… Read more »
June 02, 2022
Africa: African Creator Economy - A Socioeconomic Renaissance of the Continent?
The creator economy may well be a global phenomenon but to me Africa is positioned to profit the most from it compared to other continents. This sentiment is informed by a… Read more »
June 01, 2022
Africa: How to Become an Overnight Afrobeats Star? TikTok
The viral-making app has provided some unknown artists a route straight to global stardom. Read more »
May 25, 2022
Africa: Have You Seen Dakan, the Guinean Queer Classic? It Changed My Life
In the face of caricatures and erasure, filmmakers must defy the odds to tell authentic stories of queer lives. Read more »
May 24, 2022
Africa: The Solvable Health Issue That Kills More Than Malaria, Aids and TB
In most African countries, quality surgery is only for the rich. Read more »