African Arguments
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COP29: Setting a climate finance target is only half the battle for Africa
New analysis finds that the average cost of capital for power projects in Africa is triple that of other parts of the world. For ... -
Mozambique: A revolution born in the search for electoral justice
Another stolen election has sent the people into the streets. They await Venancio Mondlane, the leader of the protest movement. The old elite await ... -
Smart gamble or foolish risk? The case for and against nuclear in Africa
Nuclear energy is low carbon, high intensity and consistent, but also expensive, hazardous, and perhaps simply unnecessary. As countries in Africa envision their future ... -
African philanthropy: Reflections on equitable giving
Western imperialism arrived in Africa, dubiously, as philanthropy. In the 21st century, what is the meaning and impact of African philanthropy? This summer I ... -
Harris or Trump? South Africa’s AGOA fate hangs in the balance
Facing Washington’s wrath for her perceived anti-US foreign policy positions may not be as catastrophic as previously imagined. As Americans vote in the presidential ... -
Children and the Coltan Wars in Eastern Congo
With at least 40,000 coerced into mining coltan, and several global tech brands directly implicated in funding conflict, pressure needs to bear on stopping ... -
Mau Mau: Mukami Kimathi’s swansong to a city at war
72 years after the Declaration of Emergency in Kenya triggered one of the bloodiest anti-colonial wars in history, little has changed for survivors. Mukami ... -
Zimbabwe: The rise of the mbingas
Commonly called mbingas for their penchant for luxury, many of Zimbabwe’s richest men and women are vessels for the ruling party’s looting of state ... -
How traffickers got away with the biggest rosewood heist in history
Ten years after officials seized $50 million worth of illegally harvested rosewood from Madagascar, the logs sit in limbo in a Singapore port. On ...
