Congo-Kinshasa: Colonialism Revamped in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Lord Leverhulme's 1911 concession in the Congo, is now held by an African-run New York-based private equity firm with strong links to global philanthropy. Read more »

Sudan: On the Offensive - Military Tactics and Peace Talks for Sudan's Takeover

Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from… Read more »

Africa: The Future of IGAD Amidst Turmoil in the Horn

Debating Ideas reflects the values and editorial ethos of the African Arguments book series, publishing engaged, often radical, scholarship, original and activist writing from… Read more »

Somalia: 'We Were Rich, Now We're Poor' - Life After Record Droughts in Somaliland

Without measures to build long-term resilience, fears are growing that once prosperous herders will end up depending on aid. Read more »

Africa: The First Oil Shock - February 1974 and the Making of Our Times

Triggered by the 1973 Yom Kippur war, an unprecedented surge in global oil prices took hold the following year. Spiralling inflation forced workers, students and soldiers onto the… Read more »

Africa: 'We Demand' - a Collective Statement to the African Union

A movement of dozens of African civil society groups call on the AU to take actions in pursuit of climate justice, peace, and equality. Read more »

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 »

Morocco: Turning Grief Into Action - Families of Dead and Disappeared Migrants in Morocco

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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 »

Ethiopia: Rocks in a Hard Place - Lalibela Priests Raise Fears Amid War and Weather

Cracks are widening along Ethiopia's ancient rock-hewn churches. Fighting has come perilously close, but rain is the bigger threat. Read more »

Eritrea: My Grandmother Died Heartbroken but Never Defeated

As much as my grandmother's heartbreak continues to haunt me, I hope it never stops. It's a reminder of my patriotic duty. Read more »

Africa: Who Stands With Palestine?

The UN's failure to intervene effectively in the current crisis is sowing the seeds of its eventual demise - even as Israel's principle enabler destroys the last vestiges of its… Read more »

Ethiopia: Will the Rebellion in Amhara Unravel the Ethiopian State?

Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed is grappling with a new rebellion in Amhara, simmering conflicts in several regions and a major economic crisis. His response? To take careful aim at his… Read more »

Sudan: The Sinews of Sudan's Latest War

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Gabon: Françafrique's Pet Project Remains Indispensable to Paris

Unlike the other coups in Francophone Africa, the August coup in Libreville appears to have been a change of guard rather than a revolt. Read more »

Gabon: Adieu to a Post-Colonial Bully?

The coup in Libreville is less a marker of democratic erosion than a signal of the revolt against France's neocolonial domination. Read more »

Sudan: Sudan's Crisis - Can Cash Transfers Prevent Starvation and State Collapse?

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Liberia: Young People Are the Real Peacekeepers in Liberia

A generation with no memory of the civil war will be voting in October - despite their abiding loss of faith in Liberia's politicians. Read more »

Ethiopia: How Years of Tension in Amhara Boiled to the Surface

Deepening suspicions that Abiy was plotting against the Amhara is driving the Fano rebellion against Addis Ababa. Read more »

West Africa: Will the Sahel Survive Another Coup?

An Arab, deposed President Bazoum's attempts to shuffle his Fulani-dominated Republican Guard, may have triggered the coup. With French and US troops stationed there, and Russia in… Read more »

Sudan: Not the Last Chapter - Making Sense of a Senseless War, Readings On Sudan

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Sudan: A Road Full of Corpses and a Town Empty Save for Rebel Militias

Two more mass graves with over 146 bodies in West Darfur are only the "tip of the iceberg", residents say. As peace efforts stall and the ICC opens a new investigation, when will… Read more »

Sudan: At What Point Will the Security Council Intervene?

Mediation initiatives, not least the US-Saudi one, have failed. Under Chapter VII of the UN charter, the Security Council could deploy troops. Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Security Crisis - Under Tinubu, Continuity Will Lead to Calamity

President Tinubu's response to Nigeria's security crisis so far signals much of the same inaction. Should the UK intervene? Read more »

Malawi: Malawi's Refugee Problem

The Chakwera government's populist decision to bus all refugees into a notorious camp is fuelling xenophobia behind thinly-veiled legalities. Read more »