June 20, 2023
Africa: Afrobeats - How Does the Next Chapter Play Out?
Afrobeats rode on its own generated zeitgeist to become a staple of the global cultural marketplace. How does it negotiate a bigger piece of the pie? Read more »
June 19, 2023
Sudan: Libya, Washington and Khartoum
Washington's obsession with the Wagner Group is clouding its efforts to contain Russia's growing influence in Libya and Sudan. Read more »
June 16, 2023
Africa: The View(s) From Africa - What to Make of the Bonn Climate Talks?
We gathered a diverse panel to break down the significance and outcomes of the crucial pre-COP28 meeting for Africa. Read more »
Madagascar: How Madagascar's New Foreign Investment Law Will Perpetuate the Colonial Dispossession of the People
The new law gives foreign investors equal rights to land as ordinary Malagasy, some who are still demanding the return of ancestral lands seized by the French in the 19th century. Read more »
June 15, 2023
Nigeria: Will Dangote's Refinery Turn Nigeria's Expensive Oil Habit Into a Blessing?
The opening of the Refinery is the biggest good news story in decades. Is there reason to be nervous about another Dangote monopoly? Read more »
Africa: The EU's Landmark Carbon Tool Presents Major Catch-22 for Africa
The CBAM will push producers to decarbonise yet make it harder to do so. Our modelling suggests the policy could cut Africa's GDP by $25 billion. Read more »
Nigeria: Degrees of Heat - Northern Nigeria Students Wilt in Climate Extremes
What can universities do as a hotter and longer dry season impacts students' health and performance? Read more »
June 13, 2023
Zambia: President's 'Desperate Plan' to Stay in Power? A Response
We assess the same evidence as Sishuwa Sishuwa and come to different conclusions. Read more »
Egypt: Neo-Pharaonism, Egypt's Ultra-Nationalists and the Hidden Hand of the State
Cancelling Kevin Hart's show last February exposed a virulent racism lurking beneath the revival of a popular movement long considered pagan. Read more »
June 12, 2023
Somalia: The Dynamics of Conflict Over Lasanod - Ongoing Fighting, Administration Building, Failed Mediation and Forecast
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 »
June 09, 2023
Senegal: Senegal's Angry Protesters Are Proud Defenders of Their Democracy
Senegal's protesters should be lauded for defending their country's democracy, not condemned for fomenting chaos. Read more »
June 07, 2023
Africa: We Analysed Climate Research On Africa. Here's What We Found
Just 25% of academic articles on energy transitions in Africa are by researchers on the continent. Read more »
Africa: Could the Militants Dismantle the Sahelian State?
Beleaguered by a decade of Salafi-jihadist attacks, riven by internal grievances and undermined by the corrupt Francafrique system of clientelism and extraction, are the Sahelian… Read more »
June 06, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria's Happy City Is On the Brink of Being Swallowed By the Sea
As the community await international funding and national action, the once reputed coastal town is disappearing in rising ocean surges. Read more »
June 05, 2023
Cameroon: Cameroon - the Keyboard Warlords of the Breakaway Republic
Two social media rivals from the Anglophone southwest, based in far-off England, have been prosecuting their own digital war - with life-and-death consequences in Ambazonia. Read more »
East Africa: The Sudan Crisis Viewed From Juba - The Path Towards Resolution
Given their strong historical bonds, and Juba's track record, what is the argument for Juba to mediate the conflict in Sudan? Read more »
June 01, 2023
Zambia: Zambia - the President's Five-Point Plan to Stay in Power At All Costs
Hichilema is desperate to retain power and already has a worrying plan three years ahead of time. Read more »
Africa: We've Already Breached Most of the Earth's Limits. How Can We Get Back?
Urgent action is needed on climate, the biosphere, freshwater, and fertiliser use to return to safe and just boundaries. Read more »
Africa: Africa's Topsy-Turvy Food Paradox
Why embrace a food system proven to be harmful to health, nutrition, dignity, equality, local economies, and the environment? Read more »
May 30, 2023
Africa: 'Don't Agonise, Organise!' Remembering Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem's Advocacy On Sudan
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 »
South Africa: The Two Defining Challenges Facing South Africa
Stagnation at home and fence-sitting abroad are costing the country dearly, and the costs are only rising. Read more »
Africa: Four Actions Vulnerable Countries Need From COP28
From mobilising trillions (rather than billions) to raising ambitions, here's what most of the world needs from the critical climate talks. Read more »
May 27, 2023
Sudan: How the Generals Disappeared the People On the Way to the Economy
Is independent Sudan's history the haunted tale of military generals meeting their fates on the economic paths they were trying to avoid? Read more »
Nigeria: Afrobeats - The Birth of Afro-Adura
The fast-rising genre is spawning a new wave of Afrobeats stars, and adds a spiritual dimension rooted in a century-old African church. 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 »