July 19, 2023
West Africa: How Nigeria's Fuel Subsidy Shock Jolted Cameroon's Economy
In Cameroon, the unintended consequences of Nigeria's fuel subsidy withdrawal ripple across the beleaguered Anglophone region. Read more »
July 12, 2023
Cameroon: Paul Biya's Ghostly Legacy in Cameroon - The Absence That Shaped a Nation
In power for 41 years, the 90 year-old president has ruled mostly in absentia, a ghostly embodiment of a gerontocracy that has gifted its people the concept of Waithood. Read more »
July 06, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria's Security Crisis - Under Tinubu, Continuity Will Lead to Calamity
President Tinubu's response to Nigeria's security crisis so far signals much of the same inaction. Should the UK intervene? Read more »
June 15, 2023
Nigeria: Will Dangote's Refinery Turn Nigeria's Expensive Oil Habit Into a Blessing?
The opening of the Refinery is the biggest good news story in decades. Is there reason to be nervous about another Dangote monopoly? Read more »
Nigeria: Degrees of Heat - Northern Nigeria Students Wilt in Climate Extremes
What can universities do as a hotter and longer dry season impacts students' health and performance? Read more »
June 09, 2023
Senegal: Senegal's Angry Protesters Are Proud Defenders of Their Democracy
Senegal's protesters should be lauded for defending their country's democracy, not condemned for fomenting chaos. Read more »
June 06, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria's Happy City Is On the Brink of Being Swallowed By the Sea
As the community await international funding and national action, the once reputed coastal town is disappearing in rising ocean surges. Read more »
June 05, 2023
Cameroon: Cameroon - the Keyboard Warlords of the Breakaway Republic
Two social media rivals from the Anglophone southwest, based in far-off England, have been prosecuting their own digital war - with life-and-death consequences in Ambazonia. Read more »
May 27, 2023
Nigeria: Afrobeats - The Birth of Afro-Adura
The fast-rising genre is spawning a new wave of Afrobeats stars, and adds a spiritual dimension rooted in a century-old African church. Read more »
May 17, 2023
Cameroon: Meet Cameroon's Undercover Conservationists
When the Anglophone war broke out, state rangers left, militias set up camp in forests, and thousands sought refuge in areas of critical biodiversity. Read more »
May 15, 2023
Senegal: Gatsa-Gatsa - Ousmane Sonko and the Politics of Retaliation
Sonko's legal problems, which appear engineered to frustrate his presidential bid, could well push the country back into the street. Read more »
April 15, 2023
Liberia: Is Liberia Heading Towards an Electoral Crisis?
A much-criticised census and a cash-strapped electoral commission are the biggest signs that the October elections could be bungled. Read more »
April 06, 2023
Nigeria: How Nigeria Avoided Organized Violence During the 2023 Elections
Super Camps and military vigilance in the North, and Peter Obi's candidature in the southeast quelled much potential violence. Read more »
March 28, 2023
Nigeria: President Tinubu - an Ambivalent Record?
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 »
March 23, 2023
Nigeria: Nigeria's Curious Voter Turnout Problem
Why do Nigerian voters disappear when new technology is introduced at the polling booth? Read more »
March 02, 2023
Nigeria: Did Nigeria's Election Tech Fail or Was It Sabotaged?
Young voters put their faith in digital technology. But at polling units nationwide, many were transported to an elections twilight zone. Read more »
February 24, 2023
Senegal: Safi Faye - Farewell to a Pioneering Filmmaker
Senegalese filmmaker was the first African woman to make a commercial feature film, Kaddu Beykat, in 1975. Read more »
Nigeria: Will Technology Deliver a Clean Election for Nigeria?
Voter registration is up, as confidence in election technology grows, but trust in the electoral commission continues to flounder. Read more »
February 22, 2023
Nigeria: Inside the Insurgency in Northeastern Nigeria
As a regional force ratchets up pressure, rival Islamist factions engage in a brutal fratricidal war. Is it a matter of time before Boko Haram falls? Read more »
Nigeria: Boko Haram and Nigeria's Elections - the Candidates' Security Pledges
The activities of over 80 active militant groups have already pushed Nigeria to the brink. How will the new president respond? Read more »
February 20, 2023
Nigeria: Where Do Nigeria's Frontrunners Stand On Climate Change?
Only one candidate devotes more than a few passing mentions to climate change in their manifesto. Read more »
February 03, 2023
Nigeria: Oligarchs, Oil and Obi-Dients - the Battle for the Soul of Nigeria
The end of the oil-fuelled patronage system may pose the greatest threat to the nation since the Civil War. Therein may lie its salvation. Read more »
January 31, 2023
Nigeria: "People Want to Be Rich Overnight" - Nigeria Logging Abounds Despite Ban
In Cross River state, home to much of Nigeria's remaining forest, locals and officials accuse the state government of profiting from illegal logging. Read more »
January 25, 2023
Liberia: The Unaccountability of Liberia's Polluting Miners
The government's reports and fines have not yet been sufficient to stop communities suffering from poisoned rivers. Read more »
December 21, 2022
Nigeria: The Insecurity Ahead of Nigeria's 2023 Elections Is Unprecedented
What will this mean for the running and credibility of the polls? Read more »