Yearly Archives: 2019
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Africa Insiders: A massacre in Mali, and its underlying dynamics
The essentials: At least 53 Malian soldiers were killed in an attack on a military camp near Indelimane in northern Mali. The attack was claimed by ... -
Refugees: Rwanda helps hundreds, but thousands more languish in Libya
International policy towards refugees tends to ignore root causes and often makes humanitarian crises worse. In the last month or so, nearly 200 refugees caught in ... -
What does the death of IS leader al-Baghdadi mean for Boko Haram?
Will members of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) stay or defect? Their decision will have far-reaching implications. On 25 October, the “caliph” of so-called Islamic ... -
If you believe you are a citizen of the world…
What’s remarkable today is not that identities are becoming more fluid and borderless, but that they ever became fixed and bordered. As a member of an ... -
On Lionheart’s Oscar ban: Is Nigerian English a Foreign Language?
US universities treat Nigerian English as a foreign language. The Oscars say it is not foreign enough. As a linguist and former teacher of English, I ... -
Charlie Chaplin and the reclaiming of Sudan
Khartoum’s locally-organised open air film screenings epitomise much about Sudan’s ongoing revolution. This article was made possible by the generous “supporter” subscribers of the Africa Insiders ... -
From young lovers to old customs: Stunning photographs from East Africa
Stories from East Africa this year have often enraptured the rest of the continent and the world at large. For their scale, shock value, and capacity ... -
To beat or not to beat: Museveni’s big Bobi Wine problem
Uganda’s ruling party is in a bind. Less repression will allow the opposition to mobilise and grow. More could inspire revolt. At a rally in Kampala ... -
Kenya and Somalia’s maritime dispute: One winner, two losers?
The ICJ hearing comes with high risks for both sides. Its postponement offers the interdependent neighbours another chance to talk. If and when Kenya and Somalia’s ... -
Why has violence increased since Cameroon’s National Dialogue?
The government’s Grand National Dialogue and apparent change of approach was supposed to resolve, not intensify, the Anglophone crisis. Over the past month, the government of ...
