October 26, 2022
South Africa: The ANC's Power Games Have Led It to a Make or Break Moment
As factional fighting dominates South Africa's ruling party, it is the public that pay the cost. Read more »
October 25, 2022
Tanzania: 'Gone Like It Was Nothing' - the Irrepressible Rise of Mobile Scams
Despite Tanzania making SIM card registration mandatory, people still receive daily texts from fraudsters trying to trick them into sending money. 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
Senegal: "People Will Become More Radical" - Senegal And The Limits Of Protest
Senegal has a rich history of social movements, but they have done more to resolve political conflicts than open up new horizons... at least up to now. Read more »
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 12, 2022
Uganda: 'Give Us Back Our People' - The Ugandans Who Disappeared
Senior officials claim not to know the whereabouts of individuals arrested nearly two years ago, as state abductions continue. 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 »
October 05, 2022
Sudan: Sudan's Misguided Fixation With Finding a Transformative Constitution
A constitution can only be transformative if it is powered by the people, empowers the people, and is part of a broader political project. 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 »
September 23, 2022
Ethiopia: Counter-Insurgency in Ethiopia - Civil War, Drought and Internal Displacement
In 2021, the number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Ethiopia was estimated at more than 5.1 million according to the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC). The… Read more »
September 15, 2022
Angola: Anatomy of a Stolen Election
The MPLA's crisis of legitimacy could be sowing the seeds of a revolution against itself. Read more »
Uganda: Why Does Nyege Nyege Music Festival Keep Getting Banned and Then Un-banned?
Why does the popular music festival keep getting banned and then un-banned? Read more »
September 14, 2022
Angola: The Real Winners of Angola's Election
The electorate's popular will may have been defied by the MPLA's victory, but the people were more organised, engaged and vigorous than ever before. Read more »
September 13, 2022
Kenya: What Future for Social Assistance Under Ruto?
The new president's manifesto shows awareness of the need for more social assistance but is light on specific commitments. Read more »
September 07, 2022
Kenya: New Govt Has a Chance to Secure Reproductive Rights
Kenya's sexual health rights are beholden to US decisionmakers. New legislators must take back control. Read more »
September 01, 2022
Uganda: 'The Rich Are Untouchable' - Country Struggles to Protect Its Wetlands
As communities and small businesses are cleared from environmentally precious zones, big companies expand unabated. Read more »
August 31, 2022
Nigeria: Old Faces, New Hopes - Meet the 2023 Presidential Candidates
Four men lead the race to be Nigeria's next president. Who are they and what do they stand for? 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 26, 2022
Mauritius: A Class Action Lawsuit Bubbles Two Years After the Oil Spill
1,800 people have filed a motion demanding to be heard in a court case regarding the MV Wakaisho's liability for the devastating spill. Read more »
August 24, 2022
Zambia: An Assessment of President Hichilema's First Year
The new president came to power promising widespread change. A year on, his supporters see him as a saviour, his critics as an abject failure. Read more »
August 23, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Congo's Oil Auction - Foiling Climate Colonialism or Filling the Coffers?
The DRC has two main goals in selling oil blocks that overlap with the world's second largest rainforest. Neither involves developing oil. 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 »
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 »