October 24, 2023
Gabon: Françafrique's Pet Project Remains Indispensable to Paris
Unlike the other coups in Francophone Africa, the August coup in Libreville appears to have been a change of guard rather than a revolt. Read more »
August 31, 2023
Gabon: Adieu to a Post-Colonial Bully?
The coup in Libreville is less a marker of democratic erosion than a signal of the revolt against France's neocolonial domination. Read more »
July 28, 2023
West Africa: Will the Sahel Survive Another Coup?
An Arab, deposed President Bazoum's attempts to shuffle his Fulani-dominated Republican Guard, may have triggered the coup. With French and US troops stationed there, and Russia in… Read more »
July 21, 2023
Sudan: A Road Full of Corpses and a Town Empty Save for Rebel Militias
Two more mass graves with over 146 bodies in West Darfur are only the "tip of the iceberg", residents say. As peace efforts stall and the ICC opens a new investigation, when will… Read more »
May 26, 2023
Somalia: Is a Peaceful Somalia Possible? Alternatives to Total War On Al-Shabaab
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 »
March 03, 2023
Somalia: Conflict In Las Anod and Crisis in Somaliland
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 »
May 10, 2022
Africa: What Needs to be Done About Continent's Soldiers of Misfortune?
The worrying rise of mercenaries and what must be done. Read more »