African Arguments
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Service delivery, accountability just a click away in Zimbabwean city [Haller Prize 1st place]
This entry was awarded 1st place in the 2016 Haller Prize for Development Journalism. In the third annual edition of the competition, professional and amateur journalists from across sub-Saharan ... -
Digital tech: improving access to education in Nigeria [Haller Prize 2nd place]
This entry was awarded 2nd place in the 2016 Haller Prize for Development Journalism. In the third annual edition of the competition, professional and amateur journalists from across sub-Saharan ... -
African manufacturing its own hardware: BRCK internet in a box [Haller Prize 3rd place]
This entry was awarded 3rd place in the 2016 Haller Prize for Development Journalism. In the third annual edition of the competition, professional and amateur journalists from across ... -
Can the credibility of Somalia’s indirect elections be salvaged?
Somalia’s electoral process has been marred by widespread allegations of intimidation, corruption and vote-buying to the tune of millions of dollars. The credibility of Somalia’s ... -
#LipaKamaTender: How Kenya’s striking medical workers took control of the narrative
In most labour disputes, the government uses state machinery and the media to dominate the narrative. But through social media, medical workers have found ... -
Congo’s political crisis after 19 December
Protests and arrests have been centred on the Democratic Republic of Congo’s major cities, but we should also pay attention to more rural areas. ... -
We may have been massively overestimating the number of Chinese migrants in Africa
In Zambia as elsewhere, estimates of the size of the Chinese population have been informed guesses at best. Until now. China’s growing presence in ... -
Gambia: Why the army may be the key to getting Jammeh to step down
Domestic, regional and international bodies have all condemned Yahya Jammeh’s refusal to concede defeat. But one significant group still backs him. Speaking to opposition ... -
Things may have to get worse to get better in Africa. They certainly got worse in 2016
The economic and political fractures in many African countries have become more exposed than ever this year. But in the cracks lie opportunities. It was ... -
Hungry for change: the economics underlying DR Congo’s political crisis
At the heart of disenchantment with President Kabila’s government lie deep economic woes. High taxes. Harassment by the revenue authorities. Lack of a stable exchange ...
