Society
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Insiders Insight: DRC Ebola crisis grows amid widespread mistrust
African Arguments is and always will be freely-accessible to everyone. But we also have a separate spin-off product called the Africa Insiders Newsletter. It consists of weekly emails with additional ... -
Why it’s farcical that UN-Habitat’s first assembly is being held in Nairobi
Almost all the new developments that have come to define the Kenyan capital’s fast-paced growth are technically illegal. This week, the first ever UN-Habitat ... -
Accra’s fast food fight: McFood takes on Ghana’s local chop bars
For most, international fast food outlets are expensive, inaccessible and unfamiliar. But as more and more crop up, will the tide turn? By the ... -
When international NGOs try to “help” local ones and fail
From assuming superiority to stealing ideas, international NGOs can do more harm than good when partnering with local ones. But there are fixes. In ... -
Insiders Insight: Facebook busts Israeli fake news firm targeting Africa
African Arguments is and always will be freely-accessible to everyone. But we also have a separate spin-off product called the Africa Insiders Newsletter. It consists of weekly emails with additional ... -
From fashion to farming: Surviving and thriving in Kakuma refugee camp
The scorching afternoon sun beats down on Kakuma camp in Kenya’s dry north-east. Home to nearly 150,000 refugees, mostly from South Sudan and Somalia, ... -
Sudan sit-in: How protesters picked a spot and made it theirs
For over three weeks, protesters have transformed the space outside the military HQ and made it a microcosm of the future they want. Where ... -
Women and Ethiopia’s politics of home demolitions
The flattening of homes in Legetafo Legedadi has caused havoc for thousands. As usual, the poor and women are the worst affected. On 19 ... -
Ethiopia’s first female Chief Justice: “Women shouldn’t be silent victims”
Meaza Ashenafi was appointed President of Ethiopia’s Supreme Court in November 2018. How is she faring? As Meaza Ashenafi was introduced to the stage ... -
“Only the port will remain”: Senegal’s grand vision and its discontents
Senegal plans to build a large port at Bargny-Sendou, but fishermen, farmers, nomads and residents are pushing back. On 27 November 2017, Prime Minister ...
