African Arguments
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Africa to Standing Rock: “It happened to us too. It is happening to us too.”
In the water protectors’ struggle, there are whispers of Saro-Wiwa, Biko and Sankara. After facing attack dogs, tear gas, arrest, water cannons, and rubber ... -
Museveni says he’s “not excited” about Uganda’s oil. Is anyone anymore?
The discovery of sub-Saharan Africa’s fourth largest oil reserve has been hailed as a panacea to Uganda’s problems. But even at peak production, it ... -
What’s at stake in Ghana’s too close to call election?
Pollsters disagree on who will win in a presidential race that has been more about personalities than policy. Ghanaians head to the polls tomorrow, ... -
A red scar on African poetry: Anatomy of a serial plagiarist
Just weeks after winning two prestigious awards on his 29th birthday, globally published Kenyan poet Redscar McOdindo was found to have cheated his way ... -
African Argument of 2016: And the winner is…
From our shortlist of five amazing articles, hundreds of readers have voted for their favourite. In 2016, we had the pleasure of publishing several ... -
Sudan protests: Why it’s in the government’s interests to respond with restraint
With protests against price rises for pharmaceuticals and fuel spreading, Khartoum must act carefully to avoid endangering its recent successes. Since early November, a ... -
Cameroon: bagging it after the plastic ban
After banning plastic bags in 2014, the government started a scheme paying people to collect the discarded waste, with mixed results. After graduating from university ... -
As thousands flee South Sudan every day, donors must shell out more than just hollow promises
In Uganda, transit centres are massively over-crowded and rations are thinly stretched. Moreover, unless more support is provided, things will only get worse as ... -
Shell tries to dodge responsibility for Nigeria oil spills…again
The oil company is back in the UK courts trying to shift the blame for the environmental destruction wrought in the Niger Delta. At a ... -
Islamic State deepens foothold in Somalia’s Puntland state
A year after a faction of al-Shabaab defected to IS, the group has exploited state disorder to seize a stretch of Somalia’s coast. On ...
