African Arguments
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Nigeria: The impunity of Tinubu’s war on the media
The Tinubu administration took off where Buhari left: arbitrary arrests of journalists, indefinite detentions and even alleged executions. The logic of it defies reason ... -
“A mockery of equity”: Experts warn of EV infrastructure apartheid in SA
Without decisive policies, the uneven benefits of electric vehicles may make the world’s most unequal country even more unequal. Although the adoption of electrical ... -
“Three things we need G7 to do”: An open letter from 49 MPs across Africa
A group of parliamentarians from 20 countries across Africa call for debt forgiveness, financial reform, and climate commitments to be met. Many countries in ... -
The G7 is right to put food at the heart of climate plans. But how matters
Policymaking that sidelines farmers in countries like Madagascar, where I am Agriculture Minister, can be as harmful as the climate crisis itself. This dry ... -
Funding early warning systems will save lives and pay for itself in no time
Investing $1 billion in early warning systems would avoid $35 billion in losses each year. Watching a mother clamber out of her destroyed shelter, ... -
Photo essay: Tracing the secret, complex life of e-waste in Ghana
62 million tons. This is the volume of electrical and electronic waste – or “e-waste” – generated worldwide in 2022, according to the latest ... -
“We’re not quite there yet”: IPCC chair talks South representation and more
In an exclusive interview, the chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change discusses the ways forward for the next set of reports. The ... -
Land Squeeze: The hidden battle for Africa’s soils
Land grabbing is not just back with a vengeance. It is taking on new guises such as carbon offsets, green hydrogen schemes, and other ... -
In Abiy’s Ethiopia, 200 journalists have been arrested since 2019
The Nobel laureate won plaudits early on for releasing imprisoned journalists. Today, his government depicts journalists as spies and traitors, and is accused of ... -
In search of a polling station without a long, winding queue in mid-afternoon Jozi
In Soweto, they voted early; by mid-afternoon, most polling stations were deserted. Not so elsewhere in southern Johannesburg where middle-class, middle-aged voters bet on ...
