March 15, 2023
Uganda: Well-Funded Riddles - Notes From Uganda's Sexual Culture War
As Christians fall out over gay rights, the Ugandan state, built on the martyrs who resisted homosexuality, has some soul-searching to do. Read more »
Djibouti: Djibouti Fiddles Amid the Scramble for the Red Sea
Gateway to the Indo-Pacific, Djibouti is becoming the site of a 21st century scramble for ports, military bases, and economic models. Read more »
March 14, 2023
Africa: Why France EACOP Case Might Embolden, Not Discourage, Activists
Though the legal claim against TotalEnergies was dismissed on technicalities, it set some bold precedents. Read more »
Somalia: The International Community Must Reconsider Its Engagement With Somaliland
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 10, 2023
Uganda: Unpacking the Geopolitics of Uganda's Anti-Gay Bill
As the Church rages against Canterbury, Museveni's authoritarian regime might be the last guarantor of sexual minority rights. Read more »
Africa: Why's the AfDB Siding With the Agrochemical Industrial Complex?
Against the wishes of hundreds of millions of farmers, the bank is backing a model that can push economic dependence, soil depletion and pollution. Read more »
March 09, 2023
Africa: The COVID Consensus, African Studies and Internationalism
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 08, 2023
Malawi: What Next in Chakwera's Anti-Corruption Crusade ?
A scandal from the last regime forced the president to fire senior officials, suspend his VP and risk breaking the ruling coalition. Read more »
Africa: Who Wants to Hear About White Saviourism Gone Wrong?
A new book on the Congo recycles stereotypes of Africa as a wasteland in need of saving in all its promo. It's been rapturously received in the West. Read more »
March 07, 2023
Africa: 'Mainstream History Was Written By the Coloniser...It's Time We Wrote Ours'
An interview with Leila Aboulela whose latest novel returns to Khartoum's 1884 siege to make a case for a different construction of history. Read more »
March 03, 2023
Somalia: Conflict In Las Anod and Crisis in Somaliland
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 02, 2023
Africa: 'Africanise or Perish!' Climate Remains High On AU Agenda
From supporting Barbados' plan to transform global climate finance, to pursuing G20 membership, climate was a key issue at the recent summit. Read more »
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 27, 2023
Somalia: Conflict in Somaliland - Beyond the Clannism Convention
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 »
February 24, 2023
Africa: Africa Has Its First Chief Heat Officer. Five Things Should Be On Her Agenda
Freetown's heat officer can set an example to Africa and the world as temperatures and risks rise. Read more »
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 »
Congo-Kinshasa: The Gangs of Gombe
Birthed by democracy, recruited by rival politicians, they have operated with impunity. This election season has been no different. 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 21, 2023
Africa: The Battle for Africa - Covid Consensus As History of the Present
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 »
February 20, 2023
Tunisia: A Trojan Horse in Carthage
How did Kais Saied, a retired law professor, become a tyrant? Answer: with the support of the pro-democracy movement he now oppresses. Read more »
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 17, 2023
Africa: Africa Is Winning the War Against Neglected Tropical Diseases
Research is yielding better drugs, and governments and Big Pharma have been pushed into action. The elimination of once-killer diseases is in sight. Read more »
February 10, 2023
Africa: African Fiction in 2023
2022 saw writers from Africa and the Diaspora bring us some literary gems (see our list of Best Books of 2022). 2023 promises to be no different. So here we bring you a list of… Read more »