Africa at LSE

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

Latest posts

Nigeria’s hunger crisis is getting worse

July 11th, 2025

Nigeria needs a new military strategy to tackle insurgents

July 9th, 2025

We need to rethink the role of Multilateral Development Banks in African investment

July 7th, 2025

China-Africa Initiative

Egypt is diversifying its military partners away from the US

July 4th, 2025

Politics

Leninist ideas lie behind the beleaguered opposition politics of Southern Africa

June 23rd, 2025

Digital propaganda and the steering of mass narratives have shaped the war in Sudan

June 16th, 2025

Hate speech hijacked Nigeria’s 2023 presidential election

June 13th, 2025

Economics

Nigeria’s hunger crisis is getting worse

July 11th, 2025

The informal economy is both a safety net and a drain on resources

July 2nd, 2025

Morocco’s phosphate diplomacy is reshaping Africa’s agricultural future

June 18th, 2025

Development

We need to rethink the role of Multilateral Development Banks in African investment

July 7th, 2025

The informal economy is both a safety net and a drain on resources

July 2nd, 2025

Morocco is future proofing its car industry with green innovation

May 28th, 2025

Environment

Morocco’s phosphate diplomacy is reshaping Africa’s agricultural future

June 18th, 2025

China-Africa Initiative

Greening China’s ‘brown steel’ investments in Zimbabwe

June 9th, 2025

Morocco is future proofing its car industry with green innovation

May 28th, 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