African Arguments
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“After the dam, nothing is good”: How Ethiopia’s mega project devastated centuries of survival strategies
Until recently, indigenous groups in the Omo Valley planted crops, foraged, hunted, fished, herded animals, and shared food. Now they face starvation. Over thousands ... -
‘2024 is our 1994!’: A South African election travelogue
Almost two-thirds of the current electorate could not have voted in the first all-race elections in 1994. After the apathy of the past 15 ... -
Sudan: The violence is a symptom of a profound collective failure
The ongoing conflict is an existential threat to the very idea of Sudan, not to be solved by negotiations featuring the usual suspects working ... -
What are the South Africans doing in eastern DRC?
Unlike the SADC contingent that defeated the M23 back in 2013, the SAMIDRC force’s tentative approach to the spreading conflict is raising questions about ... -
South Africa 2024: What are parties promising on energy and climate?
Some parties’ manifestos fall shorter than others. Some fall so far short they would arguably take us backwards. When voters in South Africa go ... -
The AfDB at a crossroads: to keep funding fossil fuels or not?
Next week, the African Development Bank should choose transparency, inclusivity, and a green future over continued support for oil and gas. When the board ... -
Mozambique: Nyusi’s dilemma delivers an unexpected successor
Haunted by a corruption scandal, President Filipe Nyusi’s search for an acceptable successor produces some unintended consequences. Mozambique’s ruling party, Frelimo, has elected Daniel ... -
There is an alternative to costly, carbon-emitting chemical fertilisers
Africa’s soils are not merely depleted but in crisis, and decades of reliance on chemical fertilisers and pesticides have exacerbated the problem. At the ...
