How popular is China in Africa? And how do people think...
It’s been 20 years since the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation was first held. Another summit is planned for September 2021 in Dakar,...
#Book Club: Repression, Polarization, and the Arab Spring 10 Years On
In December 2010, protests that would serve as the catalyst for the Arab Spring uprisings began in Sidi Bou Zid, a small...
How fighting fake news hurts free speech
Governments across the world are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Alongside the mountain of related challenges, fake news has become a source...
Facebook’s ongoing scramble for Africa
In 2016, Facebook’s grand project to ‘connect the unconnected’ was banned in India after a year-long national debate led by digital activists....
The Impact of COVID19 on Food Security in Africa
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all sectors of economies globally. Here in Africa, the crisis has drastically impacted food security. Supply chains, food and...
The Continent – brilliant free African journalism
The Continent is a brilliant new venture from Simon Allison and the team at Mail&Guardian. It brings together fantastic writing from African journalists across...
Women’s Activism in Africa: Struggles for Rights and Representation
Our popular Book Club feature brings you accessible and powerful summaries of the best books on Africa. In this edition, Balghis Badri and Aili...
Notes from a research trip to Tunis: Constitution-making in a post-authoritarian...
Reflecting on her research trip to Tunisia, Abrak Saati explains how ideologies gave way for pragmatism in Tunisia’s post-authoritarian constitution-making process.
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I spent November/December of...
Unfinished Revolutions: Libya and Tunisia five years on
As part of our series on the Arab Spring five years on, Ibrahim Fraihat reflects on the experiences of Tunisia and Libya. This blog is drawn...
The Bardo terrorist attack: An obstacle to democratisation in Tunisia?
Chiara Loschi explores the recent terrorist attack in Tunisia and its implications for the political and economic future of the country. Chiara is a...
What next for UK-Africa relations after Brexit?