Politics
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“Young people are not just the future of Nigeria. They are Nigeria today.”
Increasing youth representation in Nigeria’s closed political system will be an uphill battle, but Not Too Young To Run activists are ready to fight. ... -
Nigeria’s 2019 elections: The preparations, people and prospects
With less than a year to go, how are preparations going? Who is running? What will be the key issues? It is now less ... -
The Insiders’ Newsletter #2 [free preview]
Cambridge Analytica, Jacob Zuma, the arms trade, and the resignation of Africa’s only female head of state. Welcome to the 2nd free edition of ... -
Tillerson didn’t do much for Africa. Pompeo could well be worse.
An enhanced America First security-first approach under Pompeo will not be good for Africa. When it comes to Africa, don’t expect much from the ... -
“I will also fight with you”: President Kagame, Rwanda’s Berater-in-Chief
The transcript of a recent government summit shows how President Kagame openly reprimands senior officials, who take it lying down. President Paul Kagame of ... -
South Sudan: Buying off elites to stop fighting won’t work. Here’s what might
Offering warring elites rewards to lay down arms hasn’t worked. The profits of conflict must be removed and the focus shifted to the ground ... -
3 years on, Itai Dzamara’s still missing (aka ‘Waiting For Dad To Come Home’)
Mugabe may have gone, but the young activist’s family is still picking up the pieces after his disappearance and are still demanding answers. On ... -
More dissent in Eritrea, a country where dissent is not tolerated
The death of a respected elder while in jail has prompted an outpouring of grief and anger on the streets of Asmara. Last week, ... -
US intervention in Kenya? No thanks.
The suggestion the US should intervene is based on half-truths and is an affront to sovereignty, argues Kenya’s Principal Secretary for Foreign Affairs. That Mark Bellamy ... -
Tanzania: Everyone is scared
In an unprecedented move, leaders from all sectors of society are speaking out about growing assaults on freedoms and political violence. On 16 February, ...
![Three Billboards at a Zimbabwe bus terminal asking: "Abducted at the barber. Still no arrests. How come ED [President Mnangagwa]?" Credit: Baynham Goredema.](https://africanarguments.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/zimbabwe-itai-dzamara-400x174.jpg)
