African Arguments
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Africa Insiders: Guinea protests against president’s third-term plan
The essentials: Nine protesters were confirmed dead after demonstrations on Monday. Government security forces opened fire on crowds protesting against President Alpha Condé’s attempt ... -
Africa Insiders: Botswana Election Watch briefing
Botswana votes in general elections on 23 October. Here’s some key background information and reading. The following is from Election Watch, a segment of ... -
Abyei: Sudan and South Sudan’s new chance to solve old disputes
The disputed border area of Abyei has been deadlocked for years. A new approach based on sharing rather than winner-takes-all is needed. In the ... -
Africa Insiders: Is Abiy Ahmed’s Nobel Peace Prize premature?
The essentials: Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, the world’s most prestigious award for those who have “done the ... -
Africa only fights internal wars. Right? Wrong.
It’s time to bring the academic study of conflict in Africa back in line with reality. Africa’s public intellectuals often find themselves living in ... -
How I fell in, out, and back in love with the leso
The East African wrapper is a source of pride, rich in meaning and history. But it is more complicated than that. The story of ... -
Africa Insiders: In Egypt, protests return to the streets
The essentials: Seven years after the revolution and five years after the military coup that brought President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to power, another wave ... -
Afrophobia is growing in South Africa. Why? Its leaders are feeding it.
Across virtually all the parties, leaders have stoked anti-immigrant sentiment for political gain. This article was made possible by the generous “supporter” subscribers of ... -
Mozambique’s tense elections: How we got here
After President Nyusi’s eventful first term, the ruling party’s credibility is arguably at an all-time low. When Mozambique heads to the polls on 15 ... -
Angola’s oil could actually be the DR Congo’s. Here’s why it isn’t.
About half of the oil being produced by Angola is in Congolese waters, according to the UN convention that defines maritime borders. Angola’s politics ...
