Africa: Democracy in Peril - Amb Johnnie Carson on Situation in Senegal

The looming danger of democratic collapse is a challenge to friends of Senegal and democracy to do better. Read more »

Africa: The South Must Unite to End Debt and Shape a New Economic Order

The inequities of the global financial system have changed little for decades. What's new, with the climate crisis, is the urgency of fixing them. Read more »

Africa: Mali - Defiant and Alone, Will the Junta Defeat the Jihadis?

Revolting against the French, expelling a UN force and walking out of ECOWAS, the Assimi Goita junta is taking out its frustrations with the jihadis on everyone. How does it save… Read more »

Africa: Is Italy's $6bn Plan for Africa Just PR-Friendly Neocolonialism?

The Mattei Plan was drawn up without any input from African leaders and is named after the controversial founder of Italy's fossil fuels major. Read more »

Africa: Africa's Life-Sustaining Water Towers Have Been Overlooked for Too Long

International researchers' focus on ice to define natural water towers leaves Africa's critical systems off the map, and with little protection. Read more »

Africa: The Grim Realities of Western Climate Change Discourse On Africa

Where do African peoples fit into Western narratives on climate change, if at all? The Atlantic's "grim ironies" article provides a cautionary tale. Read more »

Africa: The Best African Books of 2023

Once more, African writers from the continent and diaspora have provided us some literary gems. Our top novels of 2023, in no particular order. Read more »

Africa: Africa Elections 2024 - All the Upcoming Votes

A regularly updated list and interactive map of the upcoming elections in Africa in 2024. Read more »

Africa: Five Maddening Facts About Climate Finance

New in-depth analysis finds that less than one-third of donors' commitments have actually been dispersed for climate projects. Read more »

Africa: COP28 Just About Put Food Systems On the Climate Agenda. Now We Build

Though the talks' long overdue focus on food and agriculture ultimately disappointed, it provides a starting point for future action and advocacy. Read more »

Africa: Migration and Displacement in African Cities

Constant Cap, Rebecca Enobong Roberts and Taibat Lawanson examine the gaps in planning and policy around urban migration. Read more »

Africa: COP28's Failures On Adaptation Leave Africa Adrift

The long-awaited Global Goal on Adaptation puts Africa at the periphery of an agenda that's central to its development. Read more »

Africa: The Congo Basin Got a Crucial Boost At COP28. Now We Must Build On It

Away from the headlines, announcements on deforestation and protecting the DRC's rainforests laid important groundwork for future action. Read more »

Africa: From Yom Kippur to the Abraham Accords - How Israel Procured Africa's Good Graces

After decades in diplomatic deep-freeze, how did Israel become one of Africa's best friends? Read more »

Africa: ''if Not Now, When?'' African Voices On the Final Day of COP28

As COP28 enters, and overshoots, its final deadline, African representatives express both dismay and determination. Read more »

Africa: Zanzibar - Bungling the Fragile Coalition Raises the Stakes in the 2025 Elections

Ahead of the 2025 elections, is President Hussein Mwinyi risking the stability of the Isles by trashing the power-sharing deal? Read more »

Africa: Schrodinger's COP - How's Africa Faring At the Climate Talks At Halftime?

Texts that will shape future climate action are still under fierce contestation. Some drafts contain the best case scenario for Africa alongside the worst. Read more »

Africa: The Coup d'Etat Is Pushing Democracy to a Critical Reckoning

The putschists perpetuate instrumental, albeit flawed narratives portraying themselves as the ultimate repairmen of Africa's chronic governance problems. Read more »

Africa: Africa's Call to Action At COP28? Fund Adaptation

The environment minister of Zambia, chair of the African Group at COP28, outlines the continent's priority at the ongoing climate talks. Read more »

Africa: Climate Finance Q&A - What's At Stake for Africa At COP28?

How does climate finance work? What does Africa need? What will negotiators be pushing for at COP28? Read more »

Africa: Pan-African Responses to Europe's Restrictive Immigration Regime

As Europe pushes governments to restrict mobility, a new generation of thinkers are advancing new ideas of migration based on Pan-African ideals. Read more »

Africa: All Climate Action Is, Ultimately, Local. Talks and Efforts Must Reflect That

Local communities are not the beneficiaries of climate action. They are the leaders and experts we must learn from and support. Read more »

Africa: Global Stocktake Q&A - What's At Stake for Africa At COP28?

What is the Global Stocktake? Where does Africa stand on it? What could it mean for climate action? Read more »

Africa: Just Transition Q&A - What's At Stake for Africa At COP28?

How can Africa energise when caught in a debt trap? What would a truly just transition look like? What won't be on the table in Dubai? Read more »

Africa: Colombia Chooses Life At COP28 and Sets Example for Africa

The Latin American oil producer shows how true development lies in confronting rather than succumbing to fossil capital. Read more »