Society
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A child’s death sentence highlights the fight over Sudan’s legal system
In both the courtrooms and on the streets, activists are calling for Sudan’s legal system to uphold human rights. On 27 August, 2013, two ... -
In the name of the father, the son and football.
In a season full of football, a writer pens a belated Father’s Day letter to the man with whom he shared memories over the ... -
“I’m against all of the laws of this regime”: What Sudan’s women want
We interviewed 64 female protesters about why they are demonstrating. Here’s what they said. Throughout Sudan’s ongoing revolution, women have led the chants for ... -
A curious case of poisoning in Uganda’s poorest region
The World Food Programme has been accused of negligence after hundreds were poisoned and four people died after eating its food aid. Earlier this ... -
Photo essay: We are all goal diggers
Photojournalist Andrew Esiebo explores how young Africans appropriate non-conventional spaces to play football. This article is part of “In the name of the beautiful ... -
In the name of the beautiful game
Welcome to our new series on the world’s most beloved sport and how it intersects with all aspects of our lives. This article is ... -
Why the activist who stopped a $76-billion nuclear deal is still fighting
Makoma Lekalakala says the campaign against nuclear is ongoing and that water may be the next front in South Africa’s environmental struggle. As Makoma ... -
Tanzania: The strange and worrying rise of oil-covered rapists in Kigoma
Scores of women in western Tanzania have been attacked and raped in so-called Teleza attacks. The authorities are doing little to stop them. One ... -
Insiders Insight: DRC Ebola crisis grows amid widespread mistrust
African Arguments is and always will be freely-accessible to everyone. But we also have a separate spin-off product called the Africa Insiders Newsletter. It consists of weekly emails with additional ... -
Why it’s farcical that UN-Habitat’s first assembly is being held in Nairobi
Almost all the new developments that have come to define the Kenyan capital’s fast-paced growth are technically illegal. This week, the first ever UN-Habitat ...
