Africa at LSE

The latest expert analysis on African affairs, placing the continent at the heart of global debates

Latest posts

Hate speech hijacked Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election

June 13th, 2025

Military takeovers in West Africa are reshaping diplomatic ties

June 11th, 2025

China-Africa Initiative

Greening China’s ‘brown steel’ investments in Zimbabwe

June 9th, 2025

Mobile money is reshaping power structures in African politics

June 4th, 2025

Politics

Hate speech hijacked Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election

June 13th, 2025

Social media is shaking up politics in Uganda

May 1st, 2025

Somalia is trying to balance Ethiopian influence against Egyptian interests

April 29th, 2025

Economics

China-Africa Initiative

Greening China’s ‘brown steel’ investments in Zimbabwe

June 9th, 2025

Mobile money is reshaping power structures in African politics

June 4th, 2025

The dilemmas of designing entrepreneurship programmes in Egypt

June 2nd, 2025

Development

Morocco is future proofing its car industry with green innovation

May 28th, 2025

Nigeria’s weak digital sovereignty is aiding terrorism and fuelling insecurity

May 23rd, 2025

African countries can fill the aid gap with tax revenue

May 21st, 2025

Environment

Challenges and opportunities remain for Sierra Leone’s Customary Land Act

January 29th, 2025

Biomass energy can help Africa ensure energy security

January 24th, 2025

Should we expect a nuclear renaissance in Africa?

January 20th, 2025

History

Ethiopia-Eritrea relations are becoming even more strained

April 16th, 2025

What does nearly seven decades of independence tell us about politics in Ghana?

March 27th, 2025

African Diaspora

Africa, women, and the LSE Library

March 24th, 2025