Liberia: Could Joseph Boakai Do a Biden in Liberia's Run-Off Election?

At 78, Boakai is the veteran bridesmaid of Liberian politics; like his American counterpart, he runs against a populist megastar with a comical grasp of governance. Will the… Read more »

Africa: Next Stop COP - the Compromises At the Heart of the Loss and Damage Text

After a year of debate, developing countries made significant concessions in their eagerness to pass recommendations that now go to COP28. Read more »

Africa: Liberal Democracy Is in Crisis, Does It Need Rethinking?

Authoritarianism is on the rise, coups back in fashion, and elections reduced to a perfunctory ritual. How do we reverse the slide? Read more »

Zimbabwe: Zimbabwe's Third Generation Feminists After Covid-19

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: President Ruto Is Not Africa's Mia Mottley

Kenya's president has reinvented himself as Africa's climate champion, but his policy contradictions reveal that this is just his latest hustle. Read more »

Africa: Who Stands With Palestine?

The UN's failure to intervene effectively in the current crisis is sowing the seeds of its eventual demise - even as Israel's principle enabler destroys the last vestiges of its… Read more »

Africa: Revealed - Under One-Quarter of UK Climate Aid to Africa Goes to African-Based Orgs

The UK channels most of its climate aid to Africa through Western organisations, including $1 billion through private consultancies. Read more »

Zimbabwe: Doubts Grow Over Who'll Benefit From UAE Carbon Deal for Fifth of Zimbabwe

Carbon credit projects may make profits for a Dubai-based firm, but experts and locals are sceptical about benefits to communities and the climate. Read more »

Ethiopia: Will the Rebellion in Amhara Unravel the Ethiopian State?

Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed is grappling with a new rebellion in Amhara, simmering conflicts in several regions and a major economic crisis. His response? To take careful aim at his… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Election 2023 - a Stable, Secure and Prosperous DRC Is Possible

Destabilised by the global scramble for its vast mineral riches, the forthcoming election could trigger the nation's transformation to prosperity - but only if it is conducted… Read more »

Sudan: The Sinews of Sudan's Latest War

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: Green Hydrogen - Africa's Chance to Break the Colonial Extractive Dynamic

European countries are, once again, desperate for the continent's resources. Why aren't African governments demanding more in return? Read more »

Gabon: Françafrique's Pet Project Remains Indispensable to Paris

Unlike the other coups in Francophone Africa, the August coup in Libreville appears to have been a change of guard rather than a revolt. Read more »

Africa: New Research Further Debunks Legend of the Green Revolution

As farming becomes more precarious, some are calling for a second Green Revolution, this time in Africa. India's experience provides dire warnings. Read more »

Africa: Africans, Slavery and Reparations - Why Nana Akufo-Addo's Claims Are Deeply Flawed

While the Ghanaian president made bold claims for reparations to African states, the African elite's long silence about its role in the slave trade speaks volumes. Read more »

Africa: African Concerns Offer Preview of Global Stocktake Tensions

The synthesis report hints at fossil fuel consensus, but African negotiators are displeased with its approach to equity, finance, and tech transfer. Read more »

Africa: Has African Climate Fiction Already Shown Us the Future?

From cities within sand-storms to biotech implants, African writers are imagining diverse climate futures. Here are five recommended reads. Read more »

Cameroon: How Climate Change Is Forcing Elephants and Humans to Share Space

As northern Cameroon heats up, elephants are migrating in search of food and water and increasingly finding themselves in face-to-face to humans. Read more »

South Africa: Informal Retailers - a Missed Opportunity for Tackling Food Insecurity in South Africa's Covid-19 Response

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 »

Uganda: Uganda At 61 - In His Sunset Years, Museveni Tightens the Noose

What does Museveni's refusal to let go mean for the future of the country and region? Read more »

Africa: It's Time to Fix the Problem of Africa's 500% Debt Premium

Rather than having too much debt, the challenge for countries in Africa may be that their debt is just too expensive. But there are remedies. Read more »

Africa: What Africa Needs From the World Bank Annual Meetings

$1 spent on climate adaption can yield up to $10, not to mention immeasurable other benefits, yet efforts remains chronically underfunded. Read more »

Africa: Did the Africa Climate Summit Fulfil Its Vision?

A month on from the first ever Africa Climate Summit, a panel of experts reflect on its successes and failures. Read more »

Liberia: Why Liberia's President Weah Must Go (Democratically)

Liberia's disaffected citizens are more than justified in hoping that the 10 October election brings change. Read more »

Uganda: 'Why Do They Punish Us?' Uganda Charcoal Ban Ignites Transition Debate

While welcomed in principle, the abrupt charcoal ban has left both traders and buyers unsure of where to turn. Read more »