Debating Ideas
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Eritrea’s Coming Crisis? How the Lifting of US Sanctions Might Spell Trouble for Africa’s Most Opaque State
On 19 September 2026, the United States lifted its sanctions on Eritrea, one of Africa’s most enigmatic and repressive states. These sanctions were imposed ... -
The Congo and Rwanda Peace Agreement: The Accountability Clause That Cannot Be Applied
The peace agreement between Congo and Rwanda contains one promise about justice: that no fighter will be taken into the Congolese army until someone ... -
How a School Project in the Amazon Is Tracing Afro-Brazilian Ancestry Back to Africa’s Great Empires
In Alcântara, a quilombola territory in Brazil’s Amazon, students are using DNA tests, historical research and oral memory to uncover ancestral connections to West ... -
Enemies of Convenience: Ethiopia’s New Opposition Alignment and the Question of What Comes Next
On September 20, 2026, seven Ethiopian armed and political movements announced the formation of the Ethiopian Peoples’ Forces Coalition for Survival, declaring that they ... -
Ethiopia’s volatile politics: the June 2026 parliamentary elections, the National Dialogue, and violent conflict
In a surprise to absolutely no one, Ethiopia’s ruling Prosperity Party (PP) led by PM Abiy Ahmed won the 1 June 2026 parliamentary elections ... -
How Zambia Defeated an Election Petition Without Ever Arguing the Case
Zambia’s 13 August general election was already fraught before anyone tried to challenge its result, according to an account human rights lawyer Linda Kasonde ... -
How Middle Eastern powers are reshaping Somalia’s political order
This article was co-authored by Faisal Ali, Abdinor Dahir and Jethro Norman. Abdinor Dahir advises governments and NGOs on governance, investment, and economic development ... -
Drongo Company: Can Washington’s new PSYOP unit win back African trust?
In mid-July, the US Army activated Delta Company of the 7th Psychological Operations (PSYOP) Battalion under 3rd Special Forces Group. The unit has taken ... -
900 Tankers Under Escort: What Africa Corps Actually Does in Mali
On September 14, 2026, more than 900 fuel tankers entered Bamako under military escort, the Malian government announced. The figure sounds like a victory: ... -
DRC: Peace in Eastern Congo Must Include the Banyamulenge
Many people may have never heard of Minembwe, and those who know it may have learned about it through stories of war, displacement and ...
