africanarguments.orgadded August 2026
African Argumentsby Ismail Abukar16d ago
Breaking the Pretoria Architecture: How Ethiopia’s Fragmented Wars Converged into a Single Existential Threat When the Pretoria Cessation of Hostilities Agreement was signed in November 2022...
African Argumentsby Fundi Skweyiya-Gushu18d ago
China’s Humanoid Robots: A New Test for African Technology Sovereignty For African governments, the significance of China’s humanoid-robotics programme is not that robots may one day appear on...
African Argumentsby James Mulei18d ago
Reading Okot p’Bitek through eyes taught to look away In 1931, Okot p’Bitek was born in Gulu, northern Uganda.
African Argumentsby Yassir Gadid20d ago
Türkiye’s Security Export: Why Africa’s New Air Force Costs Less Than a Fighter Jet’s Spare Parts Drones have become a primary mechanism of warfare on many fronts around the world.
African Argumentsby Sergey Eledinov and Konstantin Terentev20d ago
There’s No Conspiracy in the Sahel — There’s a Gap, and Bamako Knows How to Use It A familiar claim keeps surfacing in the rhetoric of Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger’s ruling juntas, echoed...
African Argumentsby Mebratu Kelecha21d ago
The Rivalry Between Ethiopia and Eritrea Is Reshaping Tigray On 1 August 2026, Ethiopian federal and Tigrayan forces clashed in western Tigray, a northern Ethiopian region bordering Eritrea and...
African Argumentsby Diana Felix da Costa21d ago
What South Sudan’s mothers teach us about political authority South Sudan is approaching a critical moment in its political transition.
African Argumentsby Adebayo Afolabi24d ago
Nigeria’s Accountability Crisis Is Fueling Every Other Political Crisis On March 23, 2026, a Federal High Court in Abuja handed down a 72 year sentence, to be served as eight years concurrently, to...
African Argumentsby Nodjigno Pierre Yao Nihtael25d ago
What Togo’s Music Industry Needs Beyond Streaming Over the past few years, access to digital music platforms has changed what is possible for artists in countries such as Togo.
African Argumentsby Ismail Abukar25d ago
The Sanctuary Parliament How Somalia’s Immunity System Protects Those Who Should Face Justice The first piece documented who disappeared into Somalia’s detention system.
African Argumentsby Sandas Madziva25d ago
When the Grave Digs Itself: Rejecting Zimbabwe’s Legislative Coup. Canon Collins 2026 essay winner This piece is the winner of the Canon Collins 2026 essay competition.
African Argumentsby Matthew de Waal25d ago
The Horn of Africa’s Age of Permanent Conflict Sudan’s Comprehensive Peace Agreement, signed in 2005, seemed to vindicate a model for how wars might end in the Horn of Africa.
African Argumentsby Fabrizio Floris27d ago
When protecting local traders turns foreigners into targets On Dennis Pritt Road in Nairobi’s Kilimani district, long queues formed outside the Burundian embassy on 7 September.
African Argumentsby Goktug Caliskan27d ago
How much is a human worth? Nigeria’s growing kidnapping economy On 21 August, armed men entered a mosque in Dekara village in Niger State while Friday prayers were underway.
African Argumentsby Glory Chidera Madueke10 Sept 2026
Nigeria Is Building an AI Economy. Who Will Protect Nigerians When the Algorithms Get It Wrong? By the time Nigeria puts together all of the policies needed to regulate artificial intelligence...
African Argumentsby Siddharth Akali7 Sept 2026
Mineral Beneficiation: A Pipedream of Prosperity in an Unequal Financial Architecture Since 2023, 14 African countries have introduced export restrictions on unprocessed critical minerals...
African Argumentsby Gedeon Baleke7 Sept 2026
DRC: The INGA Dam Paradox Congo already has electricity it cannot deliver. Inga’s problem is not the dam. Everyone is arguing about who will finance 44 gigawatts.
African Argumentsby Habib Badawi7 Sept 2026
Beyond the Fighter Jets: What Algeria’s Deployment to Niger Really Signals Four Algerian Su-30 fighters touched down in Niamey on 30 August 2026, trailed by an aerial refueling aircraft.
African Argumentsby Gerald Chirinda5 Sept 2026
Ebola and Africa’s Preparedness Dividend: From Crisis to Capability Africa is facing its 17th Ebola outbreak, and this time the continent is meeting it with the most capable response architecture...
African Argumentsby Kimberly Mabaso5 Sept 2026
Papers, Please: Canon Collins 2026 Essay Shortlisted Finalist This piece was a shortlisted finalist for the Canon Collins 2026 essay competition.
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