African Arguments was originated in 2005 as a pan-African platform for news, investigation and opinion. It has sought to amplify a diversity of voices on issues of importance in Africa, and at its peak has reached a vast number of readers, primarily on the African continent. It has always been at the cutting edge of commentary and been an influential source of discussion.

Given the challenging economic environment, particularly for NGOS and charities, we will now be undertaking a review of how we can adapt and strengthen the platform to reflect this environment and continue to make it responsive to the current needs of all stakeholders. To do so in the least disruptive fashion to our readers, contributors and staff, we have decided to pause contributions to the site. During the period of the review, the African Arguments archive will be available and the blog Debating Ideas will continue to run under the auspices of our friends at the International African Institute.

You will have read James Wan’s earlier message on the site. We take this opportunity to acknowledge the extraordinary contributions of James and Parselelo Kantai, our editors, which have made African Arguments such an influential publication over the years and thank them for their immense contribution to it.

This is an important moment in the history of African Arguments, and we look forward to working with all our stakeholders to ensure that it will continue to contribute to the debate at this critical time in global geopolitics.