Ethiopia’s Quest for Sea Access and the Question of Somali Sovereignty | African Arguments
Understanding new regionalism in the Horn: trade maritime and sovereignty| African Arguments
Structural limitations and dependency of the African university The post Academic Funding, Academic Publishing, and Academic Freedom: An African Conundrum appeared first on African Arguments.| African Arguments
a mobile lending application in Kenya advances a 20-year-old woman named Khamba to stock up her fruit stall in Nakura. In another seven days, it has almost doubled. In a case where she is a day and a day late in paying, the platform starts sending messages to her entire contact list labelling her as a thief. The post When Digital Lending Feels Like Financial Colonialism appeared first on African Arguments.| African Arguments
The authorities of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the M23 rebels, who control large swathes of Congolese territory, are locked in a new standoff over the delivery of migration documents. Visas and other travel documents issued by the authorities in Kinshasa are now invalid in areas under rebel occupation. The political-military organization says it is applying the principle of a ’tit-for-tat’ response following Kinshasa’s decision in February 2025 not to recognize administrative d...| African Arguments
Externalizing social good norms through aid. The post Making a Case for Aid: Less Donor-Curated Visibility, More Redistribution of Narrative Power appeared first on African Arguments.| African Arguments
Mapping academic freedom in African universities The post Academic Freedom under Threat in African Universities appeared first on African Arguments.| African Arguments
Academic Freedom Series: The Roots of Progressive, Radical Publishing in Post Colonial East Africa The post Publishing Autonomy, Censorship, and Endogenous Capitalism: Learning from Henry Chakava’s Legacy appeared first on African Arguments.| African Arguments
The future of coalition governance in South Africa The post The Rhetorical Machinery of South Africa’s Coalition Politics appeared first on African Arguments.| African Arguments
The political drama unfolding in Burkina Faso feels ripped from the headlines. The expulsion of French troops, the pivot to Russia, the fiery speeches by Captain Ibrahim Traoré at global forums—it is a powerful spectacle of a young military leader defying the old-world order. But to see this only as anti-French rhetoric or a simple geopolitical shift is to miss the deeper, more profound revolution at play. Traoré’s project is a unique blend of intellectual rebellion and moral reawakenin...| African Arguments
Situating African theories in global context The post Disorder as Political Instrument: Lessons from Patrick Chabal’s African Scholarship for Contemporary America appeared first on African Arguments.| African Arguments
Karura Forest is a 1,041 hectare urban sanctuary located in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi. It serves as one of the city’s largest remaining green spaces and sits in the northern part of the city, providing recreation and environmental services to millions of residents. Notably, it is one of the largest urban gazetted forests in the world. In August 2025, entry fees previously managed by Friends of Karura, the community group that has restored the forest since 2009, were redirected exclusively ...| African Arguments
Understanding new regionalism in the Horn: trade maritime and sovereignty| African Arguments
