November 08, 2022
Africa: Why Are Nigerians Keeping Migration Plans Secret From Their Friends?
Many relationships have suffered as people planning to leave Nigeria only inform their nearest and dearest once they've already gone. Read more »
November 07, 2022
Africa: COP27 - It's Africa's Time to Lead
Four lessons for African leaders as they head into the climate talks. Read more »
November 02, 2022
Africa: Zimbabwe's Education Was Once the Envy of Africa. Not Anymore
Educators during the country's post-independence golden age wanted for nothing. Today's teachers say they barely scrape by. Read more »
November 01, 2022
Africa: Feminizing the State Apparatus - a Mirage for Women's Liberation
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 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
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 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 »
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 »
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 »
April 23, 2020
Africa: Death Sentences Jumped By 53 Percent in Sub-Saharan Africa Last Year
But support for the death penalty appears to be dwindling in many countries. Read more »
June 21, 2017
Africa: Ethiopia Was Colonised
We kept the imperialists at bay, but it wasn't enough. Read more »
August 02, 2016
Africa: Why Africa Should Be At the Heart of the UK's Brexit Strategy
The UK will miss out on a huge opportunity if it neglects Africa in its Brexit plans. Here are three actions it should take. Read more »