Debating Ideas
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Hijra: Movement, Migration, and Islamic Thought
The question of why 70,000 Moroccans migrated to the Spanish-governed territories of Ceuta and Melilla within hours on 30 July – ‘Throne Day’, which ... -
Africa’s Assisted Reproductive Technology Boom Needs Public Governance, Not Just Private Investment
Across Africa, assisted reproductive technology (ART) is expanding at an unprecedented pace. Fertility clinics are opening in countries where, until recently, couples had little ... -
Wathint’ abafazi 70 years on
The year 2026 marks the 70th anniversary of the 1956 Women’s March against extending the dompas to the black women of South Africa. Every ... -
Why Lesotho’s remittance ‘safety net’ was never really its own, and why it is failing again in 2026
Lesotho is two years into a national state of disaster: US tariffs have gutted its garment factories, unemployment has passed 30%, and its main ... -
Who Speaks for Sudan’s Emergency Response Rooms?
When four members of Sudan’s Emergency Response Rooms travelled to London in March 2026 to accept the Chatham House Prize on behalf of the ... -
No Place to Call Home: Increasing Homophobic & Transphobic Laws in the U.S. & Africa
A network of Christian evangelical organizations has spent nearly two decades and tens of millions of dollars fueling a storm of anti-LGBTI+ legislation across ... -
Beyond Projects: Rethinking Agricultural Investment for Sudan’s Post-War Recovery
This essay concludes a three-part series by the author on agriculture in Sudan. Read the previous instalments here and here. A different approach is ... -
Living and Losing the ECOWAS Dream: Borders, Belonging, and Betrayal
As I entered Benin, I waited for the air to change. I stood at that threshold with the quiet anticipation of someone expecting a ... -
Africa’s Pension Funds Are Already Allowed to Invest at Home. They Don’t.
Reformers keep asking governments to raise the ceilings on where domestic institutional capital can go. The ceilings are nowhere near being reached and one ... -
When AI Explains African Crises, Local Knowledge Is Barely Visible
Ask any AI tool about the humanitarian situation in Africa, and you will get all sorts of answers in seconds. Then check closely where ...
