November 02, 2023
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's Third Generation Feminists After Covid-19
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 11, 2023
South Africa: Informal Retailers - a Missed Opportunity for Tackling Food Insecurity in South Africa's Covid-19 Response
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 29, 2023
Sudan: Sudan's Crisis - Can Cash Transfers Prevent Starvation and State Collapse?
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 24, 2023
Africa: A Drug Development Model for the Diseases the World Forgot
Eschewing profit, over the past 20 years researchers at the Deadly and Neglected Diseases Initiative have developed a dozen drugs accessible to the world's most forgotten patients. Read more »
July 12, 2023
South Africa: The Calling of Bees - Healing and Hope After Covid-19
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 »
May 26, 2023
Africa: 'Economic Bondage' - East Africa Farmers Worry Over What GMOs Might Mean
While proponents of genetic modification say it can increase yields, researchers point out that Africa already grows enough food. Read more »
April 20, 2023
Africa: Scientists Urge Museveni to Respect LGBTI Rights
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March 09, 2023
Africa: The COVID Consensus, African Studies and Internationalism
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 21, 2023
Africa: The Battle for Africa - Covid Consensus As History of the Present
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 17, 2023
Africa: Africa Is Winning the War Against Neglected Tropical Diseases
Research is yielding better drugs, and governments and Big Pharma have been pushed into action. The elimination of once-killer diseases is in sight. Read more »
December 06, 2022
South Africa: Pandemic Policies in South Africa - a Model of Neocolonial State Capture
The huge Covid death toll - by far the worst in Africa - occurred not in spite of Western biomedical practices but because of them, argues a new book from the African Arguments… Read more »
November 24, 2022
Malawi: 'I Did It All On a Phone' - the Hotline Changing Health Outcomes in Malawi
Health care in Malawi faces many challenges. A free national hotline is helping address one of them. 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 »
July 29, 2022
Africa: Dance to Buga, but Please Don't Do This
Opening a bottle with your teeth could end up being painful, disfiguring, and expensive. Read more »
June 21, 2022
Africa: Africa-Led Progress On Neglected Tropical Diseases Needs Boost in Kigali
The Commonwealth summit provides an opportunity to take concrete action to develop more life-saving tools and build on recent successes. Read more »
June 17, 2022
Uganda: Saving Lives and Broken Hearts With Breast Milk in Uganda
Breast milk donations can mean life or death for newborns, but safety misconceptions and stigma hamper their lifesaving potential. Read more »
May 24, 2022
Africa: The Solvable Health Issue That Kills More Than Malaria, Aids and TB
In most African countries, quality surgery is only for the rich. Read more »