Debating Ideas
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Delayed Rains and Broken Routes: War and Climate Crisis in North Darfur’s Jebel Issa
All names of individuals interviewed for this article have been changed their safety and privacy. The Fatal Rain of Jebel Issa In mid-September 2026, ... -
Laying on Thin Water: The Looming Danger of Sub-Saharan Africa’s Subsea Repair Vessel Deficit
Submarine fibre-optic cables (subsea telecommunications cables) handle up to 99% of our global internet traffic and communications, underlining the operations of numerous businesses and ... -
The Palace Guard Against the Trenches : What the Mutiny in Niamey Revealed
The mutiny that broke out in air base 101 in Niamey in the night of 29 August 2026 failed. The real question now is ... -
Wood for War: How Wagner Was Paid in Central African Forest
On 9 February 2021, as government troops and Russian mercenaries pushed rebels back from Bangui, the Central African Republic (CAR) signed Decree No. 21.044. ... -
Why Sanctions Are Not Stifling Sudan’s War Economy and What We Can Do About It
Since the outbreak of the brutal civil war in Sudan in April 2023, the US, British, and Canadian governments, along with the European Union ... -
Africa’s Cybersecurity Gap Is Not a Treaty Problem. It Is a Readiness Problem
Africa’s digital economy is expanding faster than its ability to protect it. INTERPOL’s African Cyberthreat Assessment Report 2026, drawing on information from 36 countries, ... -
Sudan: Nobody Hands Over a Gun for Nothing
On 6 October, Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said again that there would be no negotiations with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of ... -
Somali Man Speaks Out on Mogadishu Streets About El Niño Threats.
Osman Yusuf Oskar‚ wearing a T-shirt with the letters “SUPER EL NINO‚” walks the streets of Mogadishu carrying a megaphone and signs to alert ... -
Nigeria has not decided how to regulate Chinese businesses. Who will decide?
In mid-September 2026, traders in the auto spare parts section of the Lagos International Trade Fair Complex protested against Chinese traders who sell directly ... -
Why China won’t build its own Wagner in Africa
Attacks on Chinese workers in Mali are testing Beijing’s reliance on African security forces. Russia’s experience there gives China little reason to take on ...
