African Arguments
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Why Tanzania’s local elections are more important than they might seem
Tanzania’s local elections are an important prequel to the 2020 national elections – in more ways than one. Last week, Tanzania’s leading opposition parties ... -
Africa Insiders: DR Congo’s Terminator won’t be back
The essentials: Congolese warlord Bosco “The Terminator” Ntaganda has been sentenced to 30 years in prison by the International Criminal Court for atrocities committed ... -
Mozambique: An unexpected landslide, an expected crisis
Following its big election victory, Frelimo will continue to consolidate political and economic power to the detriment of most. On 15 October as Mozambique ... -
Africa Insiders: A massacre in Mali, and its underlying dynamics
The essentials: At least 53 Malian soldiers were killed in an attack on a military camp near Indelimane in northern Mali. The attack was ... -
Refugees: Rwanda helps hundreds, but thousands more languish in Libya
International policy towards refugees tends to ignore root causes and often makes humanitarian crises worse. In the last month or so, nearly 200 refugees ... -
What does the death of IS leader al-Baghdadi mean for Boko Haram?
Will members of Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) stay or defect? Their decision will have far-reaching implications. On 25 October, the “caliph” of ... -
If you believe you are a citizen of the world…
What’s remarkable today is not that identities are becoming more fluid and borderless, but that they ever became fixed and bordered. As a member ... -
On Lionheart’s Oscar ban: Is Nigerian English a Foreign Language?
US universities treat Nigerian English as a foreign language. The Oscars say it is not foreign enough. As a linguist and former teacher of ... -
Charlie Chaplin and the reclaiming of Sudan
Khartoum’s locally-organised open air film screenings epitomise much about Sudan’s ongoing revolution. This article was made possible by the generous “supporter” subscribers of the ... -
From young lovers to old customs: Stunning photographs from East Africa
Stories from East Africa this year have often enraptured the rest of the continent and the world at large. For their scale, shock value, ...
