July 04, 2023
Algeria: The Hirak Is Dead, Truth Is the Enemy, the People Are the Traitors
In the new logic of repression, all evidence of the 2019 uprising must be eliminated, the first targets being the journalists, writers and artists that used to gather at a literary… Read more »
April 15, 2023
Africa: Inclusion and Innovation Key to African Media Sustainability
Forced to adapt to the political establishment, and financially beset by Big Data, what is the future of Africa's media? Read more »
April 11, 2023
Zimbabwe: In Zimbabwe, a Struggling Media Is a Target for Capture
With elections looming, private media, once staunch critics of the ruling party, are increasingly open to elite persuasion. Read more »
August 19, 2022
Somalia: Writing Piracy in Somalia - Who Controls the Narrative and How?
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 »
July 19, 2022
West Africa: If Blackouts Don't Work, What Might? Tackling Fake News in West Africa
Disinformation is on the rise, and social media companies, governments, and fact-checking groups are all struggling to keep up. Read more »
June 28, 2022
Southern Africa: 'Too Much Propaganda' - Zimbabwe's Pirates of the Airwaves Look to South Africa
The state-owned ZBC no longer has a monopoly, but that doesn't meanfree-to-air TV in Zimbabwe isany more diverse or varied. Read more »