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African Argumentsby Sergey Eledinov and Konstantin Terentev17d ago
There’s No Conspiracy in the Sahel — There’s a Gap, and Bamako Knows How to Use It A familiar claim keeps surfacing in the rhetoric of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger’s ruling juntas, echoed...
African Argumentsby Mebratu Kelecha18d ago
The Rivalry Between Ethiopia and Eritrea Is Reshaping Tigray On 1 August 2026, Ethiopian federal and Tigrayan forces clashed in western Tigray, a northern Ethiopian region bordering Eritrea and...
African Argumentsby Diana Felix da Costa18d ago
What South Sudan’s mothers teach us about political authority South Sudan is approaching a critical moment in its political transition.
African Argumentsby Adebayo Afolabi21d ago
Nigeria’s Accountability Crisis Is Fueling Every Other Political Crisis On March 23, 2026, a Federal High Court in Abuja handed down a 72 year sentence, to be served as eight years concurrently, to...
African Argumentsby Nodjigno Pierre Yao Nihtael22d ago
What Togo’s Music Industry Needs Beyond Streaming Over the past few years, access to digital music platforms has changed what is possible for artists in countries such as Togo.
African Argumentsby Ismail Abukar22d ago
The Sanctuary Parliament How Somalia’s Immunity System Protects Those Who Should Face Justice The first piece documented who disappeared into Somalia’s detention system.
African Argumentsby Sandas Madziva22d ago
When the Grave Digs Itself: Rejecting Zimbabwe’s Legislative Coup. Canon Collins 2026 essay winner This piece is the winner of the Canon Collins 2026 essay competition.
African Argumentsby Matthew de Waal22d ago
The Horn of Africa’s Age of Permanent Conflict Sudan’s Comprehensive Peace Agreement, signed in 2005, seemed to vindicate a model for how wars might end in the Horn of Africa.
African Argumentsby Fabrizio Floris24d ago
When protecting local traders turns foreigners into targets On Dennis Pritt Road in Nairobi’s Kilimani district, long queues formed outside the Burundian embassy on 7 September.
African Argumentsby Goktug Caliskan24d ago
How much is a human worth? Nigeria’s growing kidnapping economy On 21 August, armed men entered a mosque in Dekara village in Niger State while Friday prayers were underway.
African Argumentsby Glory Chidera Madueke28d ago
Nigeria Is Building an AI Economy. Who Will Protect Nigerians When the Algorithms Get It Wrong? By the time Nigeria puts together all of the policies needed to regulate artificial intelligence...
African Argumentsby Siddharth Akali7 Sept 2026
Mineral Beneficiation: A Pipedream of Prosperity in an Unequal Financial Architecture Since 2023, 14 African countries have introduced export restrictions on unprocessed critical minerals...
African Argumentsby Gedeon Baleke7 Sept 2026
DRC: The INGA Dam Paradox Congo already has electricity it cannot deliver. Inga’s problem is not the dam. Everyone is arguing about who will finance 44 gigawatts.
African Argumentsby Habib Badawi7 Sept 2026
Beyond the Fighter Jets: What Algeria’s Deployment to Niger Really Signals Four Algerian Su-30 fighters touched down in Niamey on 30 August 2026, trailed by an aerial refueling aircraft.
African Argumentsby Gerald Chirinda5 Sept 2026
Ebola and Africa’s Preparedness Dividend: From Crisis to Capability Africa is facing its 17th Ebola outbreak, and this time the continent is meeting it with the most capable response architecture...
African Argumentsby Kimberly Mabaso5 Sept 2026
Papers, Please: Canon Collins 2026 Essay Shortlisted Finalist This piece was a shortlisted finalist for the Canon Collins 2026 essay competition.
African Argumentsby Abdurahman Nur3 Sept 2026
After the Ballot: What Democracy Must Mean for Somalia Somali political life is intensely debated across towns, households, media platforms and diaspora communities.
African Argumentsby Zakariae Azennoud1 Sept 2026
Hijra: Movement, Migration, and Islamic Thought The question of why 70,000 Moroccans migrated to the Spanish-governed territories of Ceuta and Melilla within hours on 30 July – ‘Throne Day’, which...
African Argumentsby Gerald Mirirai Mabweazara1 Sept 2026
Africa’s Assisted Reproductive Technology Boom Needs Public Governance, Not Just Private Investment Across Africa, assisted reproductive technology (ART) is expanding at an unprecedented pace.
African Argumentsby Saneze Tshayana, Ana Stevenson, and Monica G. Fernandes1 Sept 2026
Wathint’ abafazi 70 years on The year 2026 marks the 70th anniversary of the 1956 Women’s March against extending the dompas to the black women of South Africa.
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