African Arguments
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Cyclone Freddy dumped six months’ rain in six days in Malawi
With the death toll rising and homelessness increasing, Malawi, already grappling with a major cholera outbreak, sends out an SOS. More than a week ... -
The loud part the IPCC said quietly
You can’t replace fossil fuels with renewables like swapping out a battery. The Global North will also have to drastically reduce its energy use. ... -
“Nobody imagined it would be so intense”: Mozambique after Freddy
While Mozambicans count the cost after the deadly Cyclone Freddy, people in Beira continue to wait for support four years after Idai. Tropical Cyclone ... -
Libya’s captured prosecutor?
Attorney-General Al-Siddiq Al-Sour grabs the headlines for his anti-corruption purge, but critics say he’s hostage to shadowy interests. Hardly a day goes by in ... -
Freddy: Madagascar’s 8th cyclone in 13 months compounds climate crises
Though it escaped the worst impacts of Freddy, it hit as Madagascar was still rebuilding from a devastating cyclone in January and six in ... -
The invisible labour of Africa in the Digital Revolution
Is it surprising that the unequal global division of labour that built Western capitalism is being reproduced on the world wide web? A ... -
Peering into Africa’s AI future: A roadmap for digitisation
Africa can convert its rich cultural, biodiversity, and mineral resources into technological assets. But it must digitise them first. AI is a ubiquitous topic ... -
“Enemies of the state”: Uganda targets climate activists in quiet crackdown
Activists say the government is using arrests and psychological torture to avoid signs of abuse that could lead to bad publicity for EACOP investors. ...
