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Colonialists didn’t fail to root out Africa’s tribal politics. They created it.
In the West, rulers used notions of race to subjugate black people. In Africa, they used ethnicity. Standing in line at a Nairobi polling station to ... -
The best books by African writers in 2019 so far…
From evocative prose to moving memoirs and hilarious satire, we bring you some of Africa’s best reads from the first half of 2019: Manchester Happened – ... -
A political history of the Africa Cup of Nations: is it still truly Africa’s cup?
At inception, AFCON set out lofty ambitions for itself. 62 years later, it falls just short. This article is part of “In the name of the ... -
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 snappy insights ... -
Western Sahara: Natives of the desert, natives of Africa?
The identity of the Saharawi people is rooted not just in language, customs and history, but solidarity. This is the final article in the seven-part series ... -
Nu tou Creole: Are we Mauritians really African?
The Kreol language binds Mauritius’ diverse communities together and links us all, inescapably, to our country’s African origins. This is the fourth article in the seven-part ... -
What al-Bashir’s removal means for South Sudan’s fragile peace
Sudan’s former president was central to South Sudan’s latest peace process. Elites in both countries may sense opportunity in his absence. One of the last things ... -
South Sudan: How warring parties play international donors
Aid organisations play an unintended but crucial role in South Sudan’s repeating cycles of violence. How can they break out of it? Since war broke out ... -
Why the world needs an African ecofeminist future
Orthodox economic models have failed us all, but women across Africa are resisting them and coming up with visionary alternatives. We need an “African ecofeminist future”. ... -
Is this Africa’s newest secession dilemma?
The Volta region’s contested history as part of Ghana has come to the fore again around a recent referendum. On 27 December 2018, Ghana held six ...