March 14, 2023
Somalia: The International Community Must Reconsider Its Engagement With Somaliland
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 »
March 16, 2023
Uganda: 'Enemies of the State' - Uganda Targets Climate Activists in Quiet Crackdown
Activists say the government is using arrests and psychological torture to avoid signs of abuse that could lead to bad publicity for EACOP investors. Read more »
March 10, 2023
Uganda: Unpacking the Geopolitics of Uganda's Anti-Gay Bill
As the Church rages against Canterbury, Museveni's authoritarian regime might be the last guarantor of sexual minority rights. Read more »
March 03, 2023
Somalia: Conflict In Las Anod and Crisis in Somaliland
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 »
February 27, 2023
Somalia: Conflict in Somaliland - Beyond the Clannism Convention
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 »
February 08, 2023
Ethiopia: Is the Peace Deal the Beginning of the End for the Tigray People's Liberation Front?
Three months after its signing, a shattered Tigray is picking up the pieces. But not even the end of the siege can quell rising murmurs of discontent. Read more »
Sudan: (Un)doing Resistance - Three Decades of the Regime's Assault On the Arts in 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 »
February 06, 2023
Somalia: Crisis in Lasanod - Border Disputes, Escalating Insecurity and the Future of Somaliland
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 »
January 17, 2023
Uganda: 'Poking the Leopard's Anus'- Legal Spectacle and Queer Feminist Politics
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 »
January 05, 2023
Kenya: The 'Hustler' Fund - Kenya's Approach to National Transformation
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 »
December 01, 2022
Somalia: Berbera - The Making of a Global Port, and the Unmaking of a People
Having survived centuries of successive governments, colonialism and war, have Berbera's dockworkers finally met their match? Read more »
November 23, 2022
Tanzania: 'Kids Tell Us It's Pointless' - Tanga's Hidden Histories of Land and Sea
Through years of conversation, rarely heard stories of hope, regret and resilience - which destabilise typical development tropes - emerged. Read more »
November 08, 2022
Africa: Who Can Trust the Ethiopia Peace Deal?
While many have celebrated the ceasefire agreement, some prominent Tigrayan groups see it as a surrender. Read more »
November 01, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: The Return of M23 - Is There a Way Out for the DRC?
Several international forces are deployed in the eastern Congo, where the Rwanda-backed rebel group continues to seize towns and territory. 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 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 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 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
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 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 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 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 »
August 10, 2022
Uganda: Is Co-Opting the Opposition Shrewd Politics or a Desperate Ploy?
Uganda's oldest opposition party is now allied to President Museveni's NRM. Read more »