African Arguments
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Montreal: the latest hotspot for Africa’s rulers to keep their wealth?
A new African Arguments investigation has found that politically-exposed African nationals hold Canadian real estate worth several millions of dollars. The study, conducted in ... -
Lesotho’s night before the elections: Photo of the Week/Explainer
Lesotho, the mountainous kingdom surrounded by South Africa, heads to the polls on Saturday 3 June. It will vote in a snap general election called ... -
Macron and the Maghreb
Relations with North Africa may not be a priority for France’s new president, but they should be. As France’s presidential election this May captured ... -
Legal invisibility was the best thing to happen to me
I became an undocumented migrant at age six and it changed my life. For the millions of undocumented migrants across the globe, life unfolds ... -
Lucha continua: The youth movement striking fear into Congo’s elite
Neither an NGO nor a political party, Lucha has mobilised in innovative ways to ensure young people’s voices are heard in DRC’s tense environment. ... -
Gold, guns and China: Ghana’s fight to end galamsey
Hundreds of thousands, including many from China, are engaged in illegal artisanal mining. How can the government stop it? At the start of April, ... -
Nigeria: How to solve a problem like Biafra
Many Igbo feel politically and economically marginalised, and the government’s hardline stance is not helping. 50 years after Nigeria’s then Eastern Region declared itself ... -
Where’s Africa in China’s mega Belt and Road project?
China has welcomed African countries that have expressed interest in its massive trade plan, but this won’t be enough. Chinese President Xi Jinping made ... -
Photo of the Week: The shifting sands of Chad
A sandstorm on the banks of the Chari river in Chad. Photograph taken by Arnauld Kara. For more on Chad, see: The Habré trial: ... -
Biafra 50 years on: Remembering, regretting, repeating history?
Half a century on from the 30 May declaration of independence from Nigeria, calls for secession are growing again. As he casts his mind ...
