African Arguments
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When is a policy not a policy? The curious case of the hollow JET-P
If Just Energy Transition Partnerships don’t serve the interests of developing countries or the West, whose purposes do they serve? If something looks like ... -
Malawi farmers urged to diversify from national staple as yields drop
While maize harvests plummeted after Cyclone Freddy and El Niño, and look set to stay low, other crops have shown more resilience. Farmers in ... -
The AfDB’s $61bn initiative will transform agriculture but for whom?
The one-size-fits-all Dakar II plan risks sacrificing biodiversity and smallholders for the sake of private interests. There is an alternative. Launched early last year, ... -
In Sisi’s Egypt ‘laws aimed at curbing disinformation are instruments of political repression’
Two global disinformation experts discuss how the criminalisation of ‘fake news’ became an excuse for a clampdown on journalists and popular online commentators. DOUNIA ... -
Interview with Sierra Leone’s Climate Minister: “1.5C? We’re already there”
Jiwoh Abulai, Environment and Climate Change Minister of Sierra Leone talks 30×30, land rights, carbon credits, climate finance, and more. You’ve recently come out ... -
How a shipping carbon tax could help Africa build climate resilient trade
Pricing the emissions of the international shipping industry could raise $100 billion/yr. With Africa disproportionately affected by climate change and its impacts worsening other ... -
Why women struggle to take climate cases to court and how to correct it
A study in Nigeria and South Africa suggests three key ways women’s access to climate justice can be enhanced. Across domestic courts in Africa, ...
