African Arguments
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Undress for redress: The rise of naked protests in Africa
“Women give life and so to put the most private symbols of motherhood into the public arena is to negate that life and to ... -
No, South Sudan’s citizens want trials and need trials
President Kiir and Vice-President Machar have warned against prosecuting war criminals, but South Sudanese know that justice is needed if long-term peace is to ... -
5 things you should know about the Kenya protests
Six months ago, a landslide re-election victory for President Uhuru Kenyatta in 2017 seemed likely. Not any more. Over the last couple of weeks, ... -
How the Central African Republic can start to end its aid dependency
As the CAR starts a new chapter under President Touadéra, there are two strategies that can help him break with the mistakes of his predecessors. After ... -
Where is the ‘African’ in African Studies?
We need to put the ‘African’ in African Studies, not as a token gesture, but as an affirmation that Africans have always produced knowledge about ... -
China loans Africa much less than you think (and four other lessons from a new database)
A detailed new database shines some much-needed light on China-Africa relations Beyond the often astronomical figures thrown around when China’s engagement in Africa is described, ... -
In Defeat, Defiance: Why Uganda’s repression of resistance could come back to haunt it
By narrowing political space and clamping down on the opposition and media, President Museveni is ensuring future demands will have to find expression through alternative channels Since the ... -
Cleaning up oil-stained Ogoniland (aka Buhari’s chance to break the cycle of abuse in the Niger Delta)
Nigeria’s President Buhari is launching what would be the biggest oil clean-up exercise the world’s ever seen…if he’s really serious Could 2016 be the year that a proper ... -
Zambia’s 2016 elections: is a disputed outcome now inevitable?
A flurry of questionable decisions by the electoral body, media exposés of irregularities, and controversial interventions by the government and military suggests yes Zambia’s enviable record ... -
Not much magic: Nigeria’s Buhari completes his first year in office
After a mixed start, the hope and goodwill on which Buhari was elected a year ago is starting to run low One year after Muhammadu ...
