Author: James Wan
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“Otherwise we’ll have to go to war”: Somaliland demands recognition 26 years on
Somaliland’s Foreign Minister talks about the self-declared state’s struggle for recognition, domestic successes, and strategies towards Somalia. Shortly after the collapse of the brutal Siad Barre ... -
Sex, whistles and shutdowns: Inside Africa’s non-protesters’ protesting toolbox
How to subvert the system from the safety of your home. What is a protest? The image that usually comes to mind is one of huge crowds ... -
Get Rich or Die Trying: The Chinese multinational scamming millions from Ugandans
Thousands of people in Uganda have signed up to a company believing it will cure all their illnesses and help them make a fortune. It is ... -
African Argument of 2016: And the winner is…
From our shortlist of five amazing articles, hundreds of readers have voted for their favourite. In 2016, we had the pleasure of publishing several excellent articles ... -
Review: Migrant, Refugee, Smuggler, Saviour – by Peter Tinti and Tuesday Reitano
European leaders conflating human traffickers and human smugglers is not just inaccurate. It speaks to the ignorance and/or deliberate manipulation of facts at the heart of their ... -
Zainab Bangura: Islamist groups have institutionalised the brutalisation of women
“With governments, we seem to have a roadmap in tackling sexual violence, but globally it’s non-state actors that are the worst perpetrators. How do you get ... -
Carlos Lopes: To industrialise, Africa needs strong but smart states
“Africans have not negotiated well in a number of areas…Who’s fault is it? It’s Africa’s problem and they need to address it.” African Arguments caught up ... -
Elections: Benin gears up for wide open 33-horse race
No one wants to call this one. When applications to contest Benin’s presidential elections opened at the start of this year, there was certainly no shortage ... -
In-depth interview with Mohamed Fahmy: ‘I am free. Now let’s free the others.’
In an exclusive interview, the #FreedAJStaff tells African Arguments about how he coped in prison, why he’s suing Aljazeera, and who we should turn the spotlight ... -
Propaganda or proper journalism? China’s media expansion in Africa
Chinese media in Africa tends to take a different approach to other news organisations. This could be because of censorship, or it could be because Chinese media follow ...
