March 28
Africa: TotalEnergies At 100 - a Legacy of Destruction in Africa
Displacements, environmental damage, and CO2 emissions from projects in Mozambique and Uganda are just the latest chapter in a long story. Read more »
South Africa: South Africa's Energy Crisis Is Driving a 'Solar Boom', but There's a Downside
The privately-led quintupling of rooftop solar in 2 years takes some pressure off the grid but, without planning, risks deepening energy apartheid. Read more »
March 21
Malawi: Malawi Farmers Urged to Diversify From National Staple As Yields Drop
While maize harvests plummeted after Cyclone Freddy and El Niño, and look set to stay low, other crops have shown more resilience. Read more »
March 19
Malawi: Loss and Damage Fund - Delays Leave Countries Waiting and Wondering
Vulnerable countries like Malawi are not much closer to understanding how the historic new fund agreed at COP28 will actually work. Read more »
February 28
Mozambique: Peril or Prosperity? the Risks Facing Mozambique's Long-Awaited Gas Boom
From conflict and long deferred revenues to falling gas demand, there are many reasons to believe Mozambique's LNG deal has become a liability. Read more »
February 15
South Africa: The Legend of Johannesburg - From Afrophobia to Acts of Kindness
Zukiswa Wanner pays homage to a city where the contradictions of violence and Ubuntu seem more marked than perhaps anywhere else. Read more »
January 23
Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe Looks to China to Secure Place in EV Battery Supply Chain
Chinese companies have invested billions in Zimbabwe's lithium. Now Harare wants to ensure some processing happens before export. Read more »
January 09
Zimbabwe: 'We're Not Getting Anything' - Lithium Boom May Prove a Bust for Zimbabwe
As global demand skyrockets for the metal used in batteries, locals are left with a choice between living in a mining zone and relocating. Read more »
December 12, 2023
Zambia: Zambia Is On the Verge of Being a One-Party State
The ruling party's bid to either destroy or take control of the main opposition has taken a huge leap forwards in recent days. Read more »
December 07, 2023
South Africa: What Went Wrong With South Africa's Once Pioneering Just Transition Plan?
Two years into the world's first Just Energy Transition Partnership, some fear it will amount to ''green structural adjustment''. Read more »
November 22, 2023
Namibia: #BringPaulaAndMayaHome - the Politics Within Queer Activism in Namibia
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 »
November 16, 2023
Namibia: Nation's $10bn Green Hydrogen Project Raises Myriad Concerns
A months-long investigation highlights fears of the impact of an opaque EU-backed mega-project on nature and livelihoods. Read more »
Africa: The Loud Silence Around Africa's Complicity in the Slave Trade
When will we have an honest conversation about Africa's role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade? Read more »
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 31, 2023
Zimbabwe: Doubts Grow Over Who'll Benefit From UAE Carbon Deal for Fifth of Zimbabwe
Carbon credit projects may make profits for a Dubai-based firm, but experts and locals are sceptical about benefits to communities and the climate. 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 »
September 20, 2023
South Africa: 'Urban Politics' in Rural Libode, South Africa - Residents Protest Extended Power Outages
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 »
September 15, 2023
Zambia: Why Is Zambia's President Warning Off Non-Existent Coup Plotters?
Though baffling to some, Hichilema's talk of a coup contains two clear messages to two different audiences. Read more »
September 13, 2023
Zimbabwe: A Shameful Shambles - an Account of Zimbabwe's Elections of August 2023
An election observer who has witnessed every Zimbabwean election since independence in 1980, narrates his experience of the 2023 elections. Read more »
August 31, 2023
Africa: Brics and Africa - New Beginning or False Dawn?
With 40 countries on the waiting list, Egypt and Ethiopia's entry into BRICS marks another notch for Beijing's geopolitical expansion. Read more »
August 09, 2023
Africa: A Mythical Giant Snake Is Helping Raise Climate Awareness in Malawi
Sensitive campaigners are finding that belief in Napolo, a legendary multi-headed monster, is no barrier to environmental understanding and action. Read more »
July 14, 2023
Africa: Zimbabwean Legend, Thomas Mapfumo Retires in Exile
After five decades on the stage, one of the continent's great musical innovators, and an outspoken critic of corrupt politics, takes his last bow - in exile, because it was too… 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 »
Africa: 20 Years After Maputo, It's a Long Road Ahead to Gender Equality
Two decades on from a landmark treaty advancing the rights of African women, gender equality remains alive on paper, elusive in practice. Read more »
June 29, 2023
Malawi: Malawi's Refugee Problem
The Chakwera government's populist decision to bus all refugees into a notorious camp is fuelling xenophobia behind thinly-veiled legalities. Read more »