May 04
Africa: The Past and Future(s) of the Postcolonial University
In Femi Kayode's thriller Lightseekers (2021) the protagonist Philip Taiwo investigates the brutal murder of three students in the fictional university town of Okriki in the Niger… Read more »
March 20
Africa: A New Era of Austerity? On Listening to African Scholars
African Affairs, the journal of the Royal African Society that sponsors this blog, has recently published an article on the legacy of the Covid-19 pandemic response and a 'new era… Read more »
March 19
Sudan: The UK's 'Emergency Brake' On Sudanese Students Is a Cynical Act of Collective Punishment
The UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood recently announced an "emergency brake" on sponsored study visas for nationals from Sudan, Afghanistan, Cameroon and Myanmar. Presented as a… Read more »
November 27, 2025
Africa: The Burden of Representation - Women in African Academia and the Politics of Visibility
Beyond access to freedom Read more »
October 21, 2025
Africa: Academic Funding, Academic Publishing, and Academic Freedom - an African Conundrum
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 »
October 08, 2025
Africa: Academic Freedom Under Threat in African Universities
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 »
September 16, 2025
Africa: Disorder As Political Instrument - Lessons From Patrick Chabal's Scholarship for Contemporary America
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 »
June 21, 2017
Africa: Ethiopia Was Colonised
We kept the imperialists at bay, but it wasn't enough. Read more »
