African Arguments
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Academic Freedoms SeriesAfrican ArgumentsDebating IdeasDecolonisationKnowledge as politicsKnowledge politics/African studies
Academic Funding, Academic Publishing, and Academic Freedom: An African Conundrum
Structural limitations and dependency of the African university -
When Digital Lending Feels Like Financial Colonialism
a mobile lending application in Kenya advances a 20-year-old woman named Khamba to stock up her fruit stall in Nakura. In another seven days, ... -
Crisis in eastern DRC: The Congolese government and M23 rebels in a standoff over migration
The authorities of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the M23 rebels, who control large swathes of Congolese territory, are locked in a new ... -
Academic Freedoms SeriesAfrican ArgumentsDebating IdeasDecolonisationKenyaKnowledge as politicsTexts and ContextsZimbabwe
Academic Freedom under Threat in African Universities
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Delinking, Islam, and a New Vision for Burkina Faso
The political drama unfolding in Burkina Faso feels ripped from the headlines. The expulsion of French troops, the pivot to Russia, the fiery speeches ... -
Karura Forest and the Politics of Community-Based Conservation in Kenya
Karura Forest is a 1,041 hectare urban sanctuary located in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. It serves as one of the city’s largest remaining green spaces ... -
Côte d’Ivoire: Will Alassane Ouattara Secure a Fourth Term?
Having emerged as the leader of Côte d’Ivoire in April 2011, following bloody post-electoral violence that cost 3,000 lives, President Alassane Ouattara is preparing ... -
African Arguments
African Arguments was originated in 2005 as a pan-African platform for news, investigation and opinion. It has sought to amplify a diversity of voices ... -
Farewell after a decade at African Arguments
As I reflect on my near decade as editor of African Arguments, I am filled with a lot of gratitude and a little pride. ... -
Rwanda: Who lit the fuse in 1994?
7 April marks the 31st commemoration of the Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda.[1] Between April and July 1994, 75 percent of the Tutsi minority ...
