African Arguments
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Incomplete Memories, Distorted Histories: The loud silence around Africa’s complicity in the slave trade
When will we have an honest conversation about Africa’s role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade? A re-enactment of a slave raid at the opening ... -
Green exploitation is still exploitation
If leaders give in to the temptation of short-term gains, the extraction of Africa’s transition minerals will follow familiar colonial dynamics. As the climate ... -
Without warning: Africa’s lack of weather stations is costing lives
The US and EU, with a population of 1.1 billion, have 636 weather radar stations. Africa, with a population of 1.2 billion, has just ... -
Could Joseph Boakai do a Biden in Liberia’s run-off election?
At 78, Boakai is the veteran bridesmaid of Liberian politics; like his American counterpart, he runs against a populist megastar with a comical grasp ... -
All The President’s Men: Isaias Afwerki’s close circle
Eritrea’s Isaias Afwerki has cultivated an ability to ward off threats, both internal and external. Below are profiles of his inner circle. Isaias Afwerki, ... -
Next stop COP: The compromises at the heart of the Loss and Damage text
After a year of debate, developing countries made significant concessions in their eagerness to pass recommendations that now go to COP28. With COP28 just ... -
Liberal democracy is in crisis, does it need rethinking?
Authoritarianism is on the rise, coups back in fashion, and elections reduced to a perfunctory ritual. How do we reverse the slide? Liberal democracy ... -
Revealed: Under 1/4 of UK climate aid to Africa goes to African-based orgs
The UK channels most of its climate aid to Africa through Western organisations, including $1 billion through private consultancies. Less than one-quarter of the ... -
Who stands with Palestine?
The UN’s failures are sowing the seeds of its demise, while Israel’s main enabler destroys the last vestiges of its own moral credentials. As ...
