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“I was tricked into buying air”: Ugandans are losing their land
Amid the pandemic, many people have taken out loans, using land as collateral. Unable to earn and pay their debts, some now face eviction. ... -
If there must be war in Ethiopia…
A prisoner of conscience for many of the past 15 years, Eskinder Nega smuggled out the following plea from his detention in Addis Ababa. ... -
How to win elections in Kenya: be rich and don’t be a woman
In Kenya’s previous elections, senators spent an average $319,000 in getting elected. Kenya’s general elections, scheduled for 9 August 2022, are now less than ... -
Think African Podcast ep 10: A leadership revolution
African Arguments is delighted to partner with the Think African podcast series, created by Sound Africa in cooperation with Heinrich Böll Stiftung Cape Town. Think African examines the ... -
Tigray dispatch: “How do you expect to stop war crimes with a request?”
From Tigray, where the government is trying to choke us to starvation, the international system’s dysfunction is clear. I was lucky to get a ... -
Think African Podcast ep 9: Joy as resistance
African Arguments is delighted to partner with the Think African podcast series, created by Sound Africa in cooperation with Heinrich Böll Stiftung Cape Town. Think African examines the ... -
An open call by African intellectuals for urgent action on Ethiopia
Dismayed at the deteriorating conflict in Ethiopia, scores of African intellectuals call for dialogue and mediation. We write this letter as concerned African intellectuals ... -
Why Somalia’s grand strategies aren’t working
Afghanistan shows that billions of dollars and years of international support aren’t enough. Somalia’s insecurity problem needs a Somali solution. Somalia’s security challenges are ...
