April 17
Africa: Farewell After a Decade At African Arguments
As I reflect on my near decade as editor of African Arguments, I am filled with a lot of gratitude and a little pride. Somehow, even with an annual readership that peaked at over 3… Read more »
April 14
Africa: A Seat At the UN Security Council - a State On the Brink
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 »
April 09
Africa: The War On 'Woke' and the Attack On Critical Race Theory
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 »
April 07
Africa: Rwanda - Who Lit the Fuse in 1994?
7 April marks the 31st commemoration of the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.[1] Between April and July 1994, 75 percent of the Tutsi minority in Rwanda was exterminated by… Read more »
March 28
South Sudan: What Is Likely to Happen Next in South 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: Is This the End of the Peace Process?
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 »
March 27
South Sudan: What Is Happening in South 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 »
March 19
Southern Africa: Revolutionary Comrades - Relations Between North Korea and Southern 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 »
March 13
Africa: Business, Borders and Bloodshed - Undoing the Berlin Conference's Economic and Political Legacies
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 »
March 05
Africa: The 1986 Harare 'Berlinesque' Conference, the 'Other Native Question' and the Scramble for and Partition of African Being and Knowing
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 »
February 24
Africa: 1884 Berlin Conference - the Rise of Military Intervention and the Birth of Youth Political Participation in 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 »
February 21
Africa: Zambia - Who Will Benefit From the Global Copper Rush?
Zambia is wooing international investors to develop its copper resources but communities dependent on illegal mining want a better deal. Read more »
February 18
Africa: Africa and Europe's Green Opportunity
African leaders must seize this moment to ensure its renewable energy potential and resources foster local industry, fairness, and green jobs. Read more »
February 15
Africa: Conflict Resolution Musical Chairs and the Future of Africa's Crisis Diplomacy
As conflicts rage across the continent, does the AU's decision to relegate its mediation role in favour of weak and ineffective Regional Economic Communities require rethinking? Read more »
February 14
Africa: Why 2025 Could Be a Turning Point in Africa's Debt Emergency
A clear plan that would move power over debt from colonial institutions to a more representative body is on the table. Read more »
February 13
Egypt: How Cairo's 'Garbage City' Became the Envy of the World
Recycling Cairo's trash for free while providing employment to tens of thousands, the Zabbaleen have much to teach other cash-strapped cities. Read more »
Africa: In the Image of Europe's Imagining - How Berlin Remade 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 »
February 11
Kenya: From Rituals to Raids - the Struggle to Save the Sacred Sandalwood
In Kenya's Samburu County, women are both the key protectors and exploiters of the threatened tree. Read more »
February 04
Africa: Africa Cannot Wait On Climate Finance. We Need a Global Shipping Levy Now
If done justly and equitably, a shipping levy - to be finalised in April - could provide a lifeline for urgent climate action. Read more »
February 03
Africa: How Africa Can Make Demand for Its Mineral Wealth a Race to the Top
Without a collective vision and commitment to transparency, Africa's vast mineral resources may only benefit the Global North. Read more »
February 02
Kenya: Kenya's Congo Debacle - How Crony Elite Politics Lost the Fight Against M23
Kenya's foray into the Great Lakes six years ago, was not without ulterior economic motives. Did competing military visions in the East Africa Community's Regional Force cost the… Read more »
January 29
Africa: Ethiopia and Somalia - Back to Square One
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 »
January 28
Africa: Two Decades On, Africa's Agricultural Vision Remains Unfulfilled
While CAADP has led to some positives, its top-down approach has undermined its urgent transformative potential. Read more »
January 27
Uganda: The Overlooked Threat of Micro Plastics in Agricultural Soils
Without more research and action, the ubiquity of plastic bags risks will continue to undermine the health of the soil and people in Uganda. Read more »
January 23
Africa: Ankara Declaration - a Positive Development Imbued With Regional Risks
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 »
African Arguments (London)
A multi-blogging site that covers both contemporary events and develops debates on themes important to the continent.
Website: http://africanarguments.org
