Hanno Brankamp, Author at African Arguments

Author: Hanno Brankamp

Hanno Brankamp

Hanno Brankamp is a PhD student at the School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford. He has carried out long-term ethnographic research on security and policing in Kakuma refugee camp, Kenya.

Editor's Picks Kenya Society

By Hanno Brankamp
June 12, 2018
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TEDx comes to the refugee camp (aka Think Your Way out of Oppression!)

Rebranding refugees as entrepreneurs and camps as places of opportunity shows the boundless cynicism of neoliberal humanitarianism. On 9 June, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) co-hosted ...

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Politics Tanzania

By Hanno Brankamp
November 30, 2015
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#WhatWouldMagufuliDo sparks new bout of Tanzaphilia

A few weeks into his presidency, John Magufuli’s moves towards free education, anti-corruption and belt-tightening are already recalling memories of Julius Nyerere. In 1967, professor Ali Mazrui opened the ...

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Economy Editor's Picks Mauritius

China in Mauritius: Gateway to Africa or forgotten friend?

China and Mauritius will reassert their friendship again at FOCAC, but is it just a matter of time before Beijing outgrows its tiny partner? When the Mauritian and Chinese leaders ...
Editor's Picks Politics Uganda

Generation gap: What #FreeBobiWine tells us about Ugandan politics

Uganda’s old guard fear the new and they don’t know what to do. Today, Ugandan MP Robert Kyagulanyi – better known as musician Bobi Wine – appeared before the General Court ...
Culture Editor's Picks Nigeria

Here, queer, and speaking up: LGBTQ Nigerians tell their stories

In one of the world’s most homophobic countries, a new generation of writers are writing queer people into existence. On Nigeria’s streets, on the pages of its newspapers, and on ...
Editor's Picks Politics Zimbabwe

Were Zimbabwe’s elections free, fair and credible? The final scoresheet.

Before the elections, we identified six make or break conditions that would determine the credibility of the vote. How many were met? This week, Zimbabwe’s Constitutional Court will rule on ...
Burundi Editor's Picks Society Tanzania

“There is pressure on us”: Burundian refugees in Tanzania pushed to return

With words and actions, the Tanzanian is pressuring Burundian refugees to go home, putting them at greater risk of abuses. Over the last few months, the Burundian government has continued ...

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Author: Hanno Brankamp

Hanno Brankamp

TEDx comes to the refugee camp (aka Think Your Way out of Oppression!)

#WhatWouldMagufuliDo sparks new bout of Tanzaphilia