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Think African Podcast ep 7: Fighting for the law in West Africa
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: Our suffering may not be convenient, but it is real
The state’s one-sided narrative has not just shattered Ethiopians’ shared understanding of reality but eroded the social fabric that held us together. I grew ... -
The Thief Cannot Prescribe: On “Loot: Britain and the Benin Bronzes”
Phillips’s book is a well-written feat of archival research, but attempts to justify plunder while debating if the Benin Bronzes should be returned. Early in ... -
Think African Podcast Ep 6: Who is the law for?
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 ... -
South Africa unrest: We are not a failed state, but a failed global system
South Africa encapsulates global inequalities – and the kinds of tumult we’ll see more and more of worldwide – inside national borders. South Africa ... -
South Africa: Zuma can’t be allowed to get away with this
The ex-president’s incarceration was the catalyst, but the causes of unrest have long been bubbling. And things will get worse if he gets his ... -
The fatal flaw in Uganda’s emergency relief
The government is using national ID data to find those in need of Covid relief. Yet millions of the most marginalised aren’t even on ... -
Tigrayans in Ethiopia fear becoming “the next Rwanda”
As hate speech and targeting of Tigrayans escalates in Addis Ababa, many are terrified and some are planning to flee. Yared* has not left ... -
South Sudan at 10: What happened to our “freedom, justice, and equality”?
We have a saying that “if South Sudanese do not want to change, the change will change them”. Ten years ago today, on 9 ... -
Covid-19: Uganda’s route out is obvious
As some rich countries aim for full vaccine coverage, vaccine hoarding means just 2% of Ugandans have received a COVID-19 jab. As COVID-19 spread ...
