April 25, 2023
Somalia: Somalia's Crucible of State-Making
For thirty years the Somali peninsula has been a crucible of experiments in contemporary state formation, a fascinating opportunity to observe and test political-economic theory.… Read more »
April 24, 2023
South Africa: The Risk of Extreme Wildfires Around Cape Town Has Nearly Doubled
Our study suggests climate change has significantly increased the likelihood of extreme wildfires. But there are ways to mitigate the risks. Read more »
April 20, 2023
Africa: 'He Laid Out the Earth for All Living Creatures' - Islam's Lessons for Climate
Islamic teachings are full of invocations to Muslims to revere nature, reject over-consumption, and live within planetary boundaries. Read more »
Africa: Scientists Urge Museveni to Respect LGBTI Rights
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April 19, 2023
Sudan: What Will Happen in Sudan?
The current crisis exposes the motives of the men with guns. It requires, paradoxically, the intervention of a distracted international community that has done little to support a… Read more »
Africa: Why ZANU-PF Still Can't Dance to Chimurenga Music
ZANU-PF's aversion to protest music only confirms the lyrical power of a line of artists from Marley and Mapfumo to Winky D. Read more »
April 15, 2023
Africa: Inclusion and Innovation Key to African Media Sustainability
Forced to adapt to the political establishment, and financially beset by Big Data, what is the future of Africa's media? Read more »
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 13, 2023
Africa: Men Fighting, Women Breaking-Up - Sudanese Women's Movements, the Wing of the Patriarch?
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 »
April 11, 2023
Zimbabwe: In Zimbabwe, a Struggling Media Is a Target for Capture
With elections looming, private media, once staunch critics of the ruling party, are increasingly open to elite persuasion. 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 »
Africa: Co-Optation of Feminisms - the Funders' Agenda
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 »
April 04, 2023
Burundi: 'Let The Women Be Respected' - Activists Tackle Femicide Problem
As authorities turn a blind eye to the growing cases of violence and spousal murder, women's rights activists are increasingly vocal. Read more »
March 31, 2023
Central Africa: Back to the Future in the Great Lakes - Who's Backing the M23?
In May 2013, the M23 surrendered to a multinational onslaught in eastern Congo-Kinshasa. Is history repeating itself? Read more »
March 29, 2023
Rwanda: Why We're Taking the UK's Asylum Seekers - Rwanda's Explanation
Our detractors have chosen to misconstrue the reasons behind our partnership with London, not least one of our neighbours. 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
Malawi: Cyclone Freddy Dumped Six Months' Rain in Six Days
With the death toll rising and the homeless increasing, Malawi, already grappling with a major cholera outbreak, sends out an SoS. Read more »
Nigeria: Nigeria's Curious Voter Turnout Problem
Why do Nigerian voters disappear when new technology is introduced at the polling booth? Read more »
March 21, 2023
Africa: The Loud Part the IPCC Said Quietly, Global North Needs to Use Less Energy #AfricaClimateHope
You can't replace fossil fuels with renewables like swapping out a battery. The Global North will also have to drastically reduce its energy use. Read more »
March 20, 2023
Mozambique: 'Nobody Imagined It Would Be So Intense' - Mozambique After Freddy
While Mozambicans count the cost after the deadly Cyclone Freddy, people in Beira continue to wait for support four years after Idai. Read more »
Madagascar: Madagascar's 8th Cyclone in 13 Months Compounds Climate Crises
Though it escaped the worst impacts of Freddy, it hit as Madagascar was still rebuilding from a devastating cyclone in January and six in 2022. Read more »
Libya: Libya's Captured Prosecutor?
Attorney-General Al-Siddiq Al-Sour grabs the headlines for his anti-corruption purge, but critics say he's hostage to shadowy interests. Read more »
March 17, 2023
Africa: Peering Into Africa's AI Future - a Roadmap for Digitisation
Africa can convert its rich cultural, biodiversity, and mineral resources into technological assets. But it must digitise them first. Read more »
Africa: The Invisible Labour of Africa in the Digital Revolution
Is it surprising that the unequal global division of labour that built Western capitalism is being reproduced on the world wide web? Read more »
March 16, 2023
Uganda: 'Enemies of the State' - Uganda Targets Climate Activists in Quiet Crackdown
Activists say the government is using arrests and psychological torture to avoid signs of abuse that could lead to bad publicity for EACOP investors. Read more »