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On 25 April 2026, Mali faced its most severe test in fourteen years. Coordinated JNIM and FLA attacks struck seven major population centres including Kati, Mopti, Gao, and Kidal, as documented in previous articles on African Arguments. Institutional silence is part of the structural picture. Inaction by the Alliance of Sahelian States (Alliance des états…
Located on the borders of Cameroon, Nigeria and Chad, Darak is valuable to local and national economies – and to violent extremists. For over a year, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) has been exerting pressure on communities and military positions in northern Cameroon’s Darak district. The group aims to extend its control beyond the…
According to Unesco, around 250 million children (16%) globally are out of school although they are of an age to be at school in their countries. Available evidence suggests that out-of-school numbers are extremely high in conflict-affected countries, though the exact number is hard to quantify. For example, in the Central African Republic, South Sudan…
Kampala, Uganda — Global health has a habit of mobilizing around the visible and the dramatic. Ebola, malaria, and Mpox have all dominated headlines related to Africa in recent years, and understandably so. But nobody is talking about one of the most consequential regional health crises waiting to happen. When a child needs surgery, the…
United Nations — A new report from the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) highlights the vast, overlapping climate threats affecting children worldwide, which is leaving them increasingly vulnerable to escalating risks across health, security, and education. The report, Children’s Climate Risk Report, emphasizes that while these risks are most pronounced in heavily vulnerable regions in…
I have spent much of my career sitting in rooms where Africa speaks with clarity about its ambition for agriculture. I have also spent much of my career watching that clarity dissipate before it reaches the farmer. ALSO READ: New strategy targets over 800,000 youth jobs in agrifood systems I remember one of my earliest…
As Uganda joins the rest of Africa to commemorate the 2026 Day of the African Child, child welfare advocates in Kabale District have called on parents, guardians, and communities to strengthen efforts to protect children from abuse, neglect, and harmful environments. The Day of the African Child is commemorated every June 16 in memory of…
President Museveni has called for deeper political integration across East Africa and the wider African continent, saying it is essential for addressing future security threats and enabling Africa to compete effectively on the global stage. Museveni made the remarks while delivering a lecture of opportunity to army officers at the Senior Staff College – Kimaka…
The TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations PAMOJA 2027 will be one of the most significant tournaments in the history of African football, with Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda set to jointly host the competition. It will be the first AFCON to be staged by three countries, marking a major moment for East African football and…
Heritage is for us all, and it connects humanity in space, time and place. However, with colonial occupation, alongside imposed epistemic dominance and centralised systems of heritage governance in Africa, it continues to push communities away from managing their heritage. ALSO READ: Rwandans’ awareness of cultural heritage stands at 76% – survey Colonial orientation presents…
