African Arguments
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Pastors in prison: Zimbabwe’s familiar cycle of repression grinds into action
In the face of political threats, President Mugabe’s government has fallen back on its strategy of arresting critics. But the opposition insists it will ... -
Strike and upheaval: The myth of trickle-down, Guinea edition
The recent nationwide protests in Guinea-Conakry transcended ethnic and regional differences, but also highlighted disconnections between top and bottom in Guinea’s contentious politics. Guinea’s ... -
Sex, whistles and shutdowns: Inside Africa’s non-protesters’ protesting toolbox
How to subvert the system from the safety of your home. What is a protest? The image that usually comes to mind is one of ... -
International election observation is decades out of date. I should know.
I helped design the first African election observation mission in 1980. The world’s transformed since then, but they’re still using the same old model. ... -
4 ways in which the Burundi crisis is far from over
The government is calling on its 380,000 refugees to return home, claiming the country is safe. Why does no-one believe them? Since the start ... -
The plucky African film industry defying the odds
Thousands of miles from the glamour and riches of the Western film industry, determined filmmakers in Malawi are winning hearts and acclaim as they ... -
Who cares about the ICC’s trial of LRA fighter Dominic Ongwen?
Thousands were killed and hundreds of thousands displaced in the conflict with the Lord’s Resistance Army. So why aren’t more Ugandans following the first ... -
The plight of Nigeria’s living dead
Hundreds of Nigerians are enduring daily torture on death row as they await execution for crimes ranging from kidnapping to blasphemy. Nigeria has no qualms ... -
Gambia First
On the promises and dangers of the New Gambia’s new and improved relationships with donors. Yesterday, UK foreign minister Boris Johnson visited The Gambia, ... -
How Zambia’s once insuperable MMD returned to power by disappearing
Despite dominating Zambian politics for 20 years, the Movement for Multi-Party Democracy was all but wiped out in last year’s legislative elections. But it’s former leaders ...
