African Arguments
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Bemba’s day in court and another blow for the ICC
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How Ethiopia and Eritrea can forge a new relationship
Four key issues that will need to be resolved for the neighbours to normalise relations. In 1991, as the US Assistant Secretary of State ... -
TEDx comes to the refugee camp (aka Think Your Way out of Oppression!)
Rebranding refugees as entrepreneurs and camps as places of opportunity shows the boundless cynicism of neoliberal humanitarianism. On 9 June, the UN Refugee Agency ... -
Why young Africans didn’t care about the royal wedding. Why they should.
This was a historic moment, but we are not taught about history, especially our own. As the royal wedding between Meghan Markle and Prince ... -
Is change a real option? The choice facing voters in Zimbabwe’s elections
With Zimbabwe’s main parties sounding different but looking the same, could a wave of local independent candidates bring some hope? With President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s ... -
Corruption’s big week
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South Sudan: Why I’m starting to think peace is possible
I’ve been one of a few refugee representatives allowed to attend the peace talks. I’ve seen that when South Sudanese own the process, there’s ... -
“Do we really need them?” Four big challenges facing African think tanks
The need for think tanks’ well-evidenced research is greater than ever today, but many are fighting – some to get heard, others just to survive. ... -
South Sudan: Sanctions aren’t working, but they could. Here’s how.
Applied punitively rather than strategically, sanctions have entrenched leader’s positions rather than changing their behaviours. The latest iteration of South Sudan’s peace talks concluded ...
