Africa: State Fragmentation and New State Imaginaries - Maritime Access in the Horn of Africa

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 »

Kenya: Debt and the Gen Z Protests - the Moral Economy of the African Crowd

A generation after the 1980s debt crisis triggered the rebirth of democracy on the continent, will Kenya's youthful idealists spark a pan-African revolt? Read more »

Kenya: 'The Roof Does All the Work' - the Rise of Green Roofs in Nairobi

Planting vegetation on buildings can bring many perks for those that can afford them, but the environmental benefits should not be overstated. Read more »

Kenya: 'This Flood Has Caused a Massive Shift' - Surviving in Kenya's Slums

Washington Mboya, an environmentalist in Nairobi, describes the effects of and response to the devastating floods in the city's poorest areas. 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 »

Kenya: Why Kenya Is Hopeful but Hesitant About the Loss and Damage Fund

The new fund is a step towards climate justice. But its host and size leave many questions unanswered. Read more »

Kenya: City Lights, Silent Nights - Memories of Hiding in Nairobi's Labyrinth

I can still recall my very first glimpse of Nairobi, its neon lights and deafening bustle. It returns to me with a tinge of dread. Read more »

Africa: The Idea That Green Growth Will Save Africa Is Gaslighting 101

The marketisation of climate action, epitomised by Kenya's President Ruto, allows the super-rich to buy safety while the rest of us are left behind. Read more »

Africa: President Ruto Is Not Africa's Mia Mottley

Kenya's president has reinvented himself as Africa's climate champion, but his policy contradictions reveal that this is just his latest hustle. Read more »

Africa: Africa Climate Summit - Kenya's Green Growth Pitch Sparks Justice Concerns

Outcry over McKinsey's role and unease with Ruto's focus on finance raises questions as to whether the summit will truly be "by Africans for Africans". Read more »

Kenya: The Rebirth of Anti-Elite Land Politics in Ruto's Kenya

If the invasion of the Kenyatta property resurrected the ghosts of Mau Mau, where did it leave the land question in central Kenya? Read more »

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 »