Debating Ideas
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When a Story of Homecoming Is Filmed in a Homeland Still Awaiting Return
I am from Dakhla, on the Atlantic coast of Western Sahara. For thirteen years, I have been unable to return safely because of my ... -
Cameroon Has the Power. It Cannot Deliver It
The dams Cameroon dreamed of for fifty years are built and running. What blocks their megawatts is everything downstream: wires, transformers, unpaid bills, and ... -
The Impact of the US-Iran War on Sudan
In February 2026, the US and Israel went to war against Iran. Since then, there have been multiple attempts at partial de-escalation through negotiations. ... -
Portfolio Diplomacy: Rethinking African Economic Statecraft in a Multipolar World
Walk through Nairobi and the twenty-first century global economy comes into view. Chinese-built expressways carry commuters to office towers occupied by American technology firms. ... -
When Police Extortion Pushes Nigerians Away from the Law
On 21 June 2026, Malama Ummulkhairi, an Islamic teacher, was killed by a mob in Maraban Jos, Kaduna State, after an accusation of child ... -
Tigray’s Lost Classrooms: Why Education Must Be at the Centre of Recovery
The war in Tigray did not only destroy lives, homes, hospitals and livelihoods. It also attacked the foundations of the region’s future by depriving ... -
Sudan’s Peace Process Is Negotiating a War That No Longer Exists
More than three years into Sudan’s war, the battlefield has changed more than the peace process. The Sudanese Armed Forces, or SAF, recovered Khartoum ... -
What Happens After Dandora? Kenya’s Green Transition Faces Its Hardest Test
For decades, thousands of Nairobi’s poorest residents have quietly carried out one of the city’s most important environmental services. Every day, informal waste pickers ... -
The Ocean Is Not Fragmented. Power Is.
On 16-18 June in Mombasa, the Our Ocean Conference met on African soil for the first time, and over 100 governments, businesses and civil society ... -
Sixty-Six Years On, the Promise of Somali Independence Remains Unfulfilled.
A Night of Hope. Aweys Addow, who was 19 years old when the flag was hoisted, was present to witness the event at Ficho ...
