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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 ... -
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 ... -
Will Benin be next to see Islamist attacks?
Violent spillovers tend to occur when extremist interests and local disputes collide. As Islamist militants in West Africa have expanded the reach of their ... -
“We are getting into cars with strangers”
Ride-hailing apps in Nigeria have provided technical fixes and education to stop male drivers harassing female passengers, but will it change anything? On a ... -
“The guards had no compassion”: The migrants abandoned in Niger’s desert
Thousands of migrants are being seized in Algeria, abused and then left at Point Zero, a spot in the middle of the desert, often ... -
#EndSARS: A movement finding healing six months after a massacre
“We asked to not be killed and we got killed for it.” In early October 2020, thousands of young Nigerians took to the streets ... -
“A short illness?” Why we deserve to know what kills our leaders
The secrecy around presidents’ deaths perpetuates stigmas and misses a huge opportunity for public health promotion. The death of former president Jerry John Rawlings ... -
Ghana: Church, state and media vs. LGBT+ rights
The state, media and religious leadership across different faiths have unleashed a wave of homophobia against its queer community. Last Sunday, an interdenominational group ... -
Okpabi v Shell: The era of unbridled corporate impunity drawing to a close
For communities around the world who have been powerless to hold abusive corporations to account, some recent court judgments provide real hope. On 12 ...
