Somalia: Somalia - the Disappeared

On the evening of 26 June 2021, a woman named Ikran Tahlil Farah left her home in Mogadishu after receiving a call from a number she did not recognize. She got into a car. Her… Read more »

Africa: The $2.68 Million Fence Vs. the Forest's People

On February 27, 2026, the Keiyo Indigenous Community filed a formal grievance with the United Nations Development Programme's Social and Environmental Compliance Unit, alleging… Read more »

Kenya: Beyond the Headlines, Does Kenya Have the Political Will to End Femicides?

On June 1st, as Kenya marked Madaraka (self-governance) Day, a different kind of freedom match took place on the streets of Nairobi. Women's rights organizations, civil society… Read more »

Africa: African Security and a Financial Architecture in Retreat

African security is conventionally analysed in terms of armed groups, peacekeeping, and counterterrorism. However, what increasingly shapes the political order African states can… Read more »

Ethiopia: Redefining 'Free and Fair' - Ethiopia's Election and Electoral Legitimacy

"Democracy is not just a question of having a vote. It consists of strengthening each citizen's possibility and capacity to participate in the deliberations involved in life in… Read more »

Mali: Azawad Never Left - Reading Mali's 2026 Crisis Through 2012

On 25 April 2026, Mali appeared to enter a new and dramatic phase of crisis. Explosions and gunfire were reported around Bamako and Kati, while attacks struck several parts of the… Read more »

Nigeria: Nigeria's Road to Undemocratic Elections in 2027

Nigeria's next presidential election is scheduled for 2027. But if current trends continue, the real contest may already be over, further worsening the instability in Nigeria. Read more »

Guinea Bissau: A Death in Bissau - Vigário Luís Balanta and the Risks of Civic Life in Guinea-Bissau

The body of Vigário Luís Balanta was found on March 31, 2026, in the Ndam area, about 30 kilometers from Bissau. Early reporting and statements from the UN human… Read more »

Chad: Controversial Chadian Law Risks Increased Rural Violence

A silent conflict between herders and farmers, competing for access to insufficient resources, has been plaguing Chad for decades. But the Chadian government's recent plan to pass… Read more »

Sudan: Sudan's War Was Not a Breakdown. It Was the System Working

In April 2023, the immediate trigger for Sudan's war was not an ideology, not an election, and not a border dispute. It was an airport. Read more »

Tanzania: Is the CCM Losing Tanzania?

On October 29, 2025 Tanzania went to the polls. Or rather, a few Tanzanians went to the polls, in some cases seemingly under duress, but many stayed at home. When the implausible… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Next Peace Frontier Is Digital Sovereignty - Reflections From the Lomé Peace and Security Forum

There are moments when a forum stops being a gathering and becomes a mirror. The Lomé Peace and Security Forum (11-12 October 2025) did exactly that--a quiet reframing of… Read more »

South Sudan: Riek Machar On Trial in South Sudan - Is It Tribal or Political?

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 »

Cameroon: Cameroon's Presidential Election - Playing With Numbers Is a Dangerous Game

This article presents a personal view and analysis of data from Cameroon's presidential election by Guillaume Tanga, a data and finance professional from Cameroon. Read more »

Sudan: Gold and Mercenaries - the Price of the Massacre in Sudan

On October 26, 2025, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia took the city of El Fasher after an 18-month siege. The capital of North Darfur State and the economic heart of Darfur,… Read more »

Sudan: Out of the Shadow of War - Prospects and Challenges for Peace and Justice in Sudan

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: Transitional Justice in Sudan - Between a Long-Standing Elusive Quest and the Foundation for an Alternative Future

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 »

Cote d'Ivoire: Will Alassane Ouattara Secure a Fourth Term?

Having emerged as the leader of Côte d'Ivoire in April 2011, following bloody post-electoral violence that cost 3,000 lives, President Alassane Ouattara is preparing to seek… Read more »

Africa: Spiritual Memory, Diasporic Justice - Recognising Aladura Churches As Living African Heritage

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 »

Sudan: El Fasher Is Sudan's Gaza As a Place of Mass Starvation

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 »

Sudan: Capital, Conflict, and the New Sudan - the Politics of Permanent Displacement

The Sudan War series is a joint collaboration between the Center for Economic, Legal, and Social Studies and Documentation - Khartoum (CEDEJ-K), Sudan-Norway Academic Cooperation… Read more »

South Sudan: No Justice for Women, No Peace in South Sudan

The South Sudan crisis since 2013 has caused untold suffering to South Sudanese women. They have experienced displacement, loss of family members and gross human rights violations,… Read more »

Zimbabwe: In Zimbabwe, No One Can Breathe

Most worryingly for the corrupt and clueless government, even the security forces deployed to crush dissent are suffering. Read more »

Africa: Death Sentences Jumped By 53 Percent in Sub-Saharan Africa Last Year

But support for the death penalty appears to be dwindling in many countries. Read more »

Chad: Chad Social Media Ban Reaches One-Year Mark

Why have Chad's internet restrictions, which started amid anti-regime protests a year ago today, endured for so long? Read more »