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 »

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 »

East Africa: The Sudan Crisis Viewed From Juba - The Path Towards Resolution

Given their strong historical bonds, and Juba's track record, what is the argument for Juba to mediate the conflict in Sudan? Read more »

Zambia: Zambia - the President's Five-Point Plan to Stay in Power At All Costs

Hichilema is desperate to retain power and already has a worrying plan three years ahead of time. Read more »

Africa: We've Already Breached Most of the Earth's Limits. How Can We Get Back?

Urgent action is needed on climate, the biosphere, freshwater, and fertiliser use to return to safe and just boundaries. Read more »

Africa: Africa's Topsy-Turvy Food Paradox

Why embrace a food system proven to be harmful to health, nutrition, dignity, equality, local economies, and the environment? Read more »

Africa: 'Don't Agonise, Organise!' Remembering Tajudeen Abdul-Raheem's Advocacy On Sudan

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 »

South Africa: The Two Defining Challenges Facing South Africa

Stagnation at home and fence-sitting abroad are costing the country dearly, and the costs are only rising. Read more »

Africa: Four Actions Vulnerable Countries Need From COP28

From mobilising trillions (rather than billions) to raising ambitions, here's what most of the world needs from the critical climate talks. Read more »

Sudan: How the Generals Disappeared the People On the Way to the Economy

Is independent Sudan's history the haunted tale of military generals meeting their fates on the economic paths they were trying to avoid? Read more »

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 »

Somalia: Is a Peaceful Somalia Possible? Alternatives to Total War On Al-Shabaab

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: 'Economic Bondage' - East Africa Farmers Worry Over What GMOs Might Mean

While proponents of genetic modification say it can increase yields, researchers point out that Africa already grows enough food. Read more »

Somalia: The Unexpected Success of Somalia's New Fight Against Al-Shabaab

Why the new Somalia president's declaration of war against the al-Qaeda-linked al-Shabaab is generating a national zeitgeist. Read more »

Sudan: Making Pariahs of Al-Burhan and Hemedti Will Unlock the Talks

Until the parties feel that their financial interests are in jeopardy, they won't be prepared to participate in genuine discussions. Read more »

Africa: 'Our Target Is Replacing Cement' - the Ethiopian Startup Thinking Big

Kubik promises to turn plastic waste into high quality affordable homes. We spoke to its CEO about dignity, safety, and thinking globally. Read more »

Kenya: The Rebirth of Anti-Elite Land Politics in Ruto's Kenya

If the invasion of the Kenyatta property resurrected the ghosts of Mau Mau, where did it leave the land question in central Kenya? Read more »

Africa: Remember Amid the Headlines - There's No Such Thing As a 'Natural' Disaster

Poor countries aren't disproportionately vulnerable to climate change because of geography or bad luck. Read more »

Sudan: Calling It a Fight Between the Generals Is Simplistic

Northern and Central elites have always prosecuted violence from the centre. Now, the periphery brought the eternal war to Khartoum. Read more »

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 »

Sudan: Sudan - The Quiet Scramble to Broker the Peace

The Horn's geopolitics are increasingly shaped by rich Gulf hegemons who view the region as a theatre for their competing interests. Read more »

Sudan: Sudan's Catastrophe - a Long History of Failed Responses to Structural and Direct Violence

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 »

Namibia: Drag Night Namibia - 'What We Are Doing Here Today Is Massive'

Amid momentous legal victories and disappointing let-downs, Namibia's queer community and activists celebrate a radical joy. Read more »

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 »

Sudan: As the Generals Fight, Who's Playing Chess With the Old Islamists?

The clash between Burhan and Hemedti was inevitable. In the mediation scramble, nobody can afford to side with Bashir's Islamists. Read more »