Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa

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Whether you’re a practitioner, campaigner, policymaker or institutional leader, this masterclass will equip you with practical tools to influence strategically and create lasting change.

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The new critical minerals race: why the US-China rivalry will be decided in the global south - LSE Business Review Over the past few years, minerals that were once confined to specialist mining circles have moved to the centre of global strategy.

Hany Besada @africaatlse.bsky.social and Nancy Abdelhadi on the new critical minerals race:

Why the US-China rivalry will be decided in the Global South, and why what matters is not about who owns resources underground, but who controls what happens after extraction.

@lsebr.bsky.social

Britain is a middle power now. To win in Africa, it must move faster - Africa at LSE Britain is a middle power, and many African countries are emerging as middle powers in their own right. We must now work together to our mutual benefit, writes Mbelwa Kairuki, High Commissioner of…

Britain is a middle power, and many African countries are emerging as middle powers in their own right.

We must now work together to our mutual benefit, writes Mbelwa Kairuki, High Commissioner of the United Republic of Tanzania to the UK @africaatlse.bsky.social

In memoriam

It is with great sadness that the Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa must announce the passing of our inaugural director, Professor Tim Allen.

You can read more about Tim’s life and legacy, and leave a message of condolence, on our website
www.lse.ac.uk/africa/about...

Africa is at a strategic crossroads as US retrenchment reshapes global engagement - Africa at LSE Africa is confronting a pivotal geopolitical moment, writes Stephen Nduvi. As the US retreats from multilateral leadership and tightens mobility regimes, the continent faces not just a diplomatic…

Africa is at a strategic crossroads as US retrenchment reshapes global engagement.

Stephen Nduvi for @africaatlse.bsky.social

The fall of El Fasher shows the limits of international law - Africa at LSE The fate of El Fasher in Sudan exposes the widening chasm between international humanitarian law's prohibition on starvation as a method of warfare and the mechanisms available to enforce it, writes…

"The civilians of El Fasher, Sudan, those who survived the siege, those who died fleeing, and those whose fates remain unknown, deserve more than legal frameworks that prohibit their suffering in theory while failing to prevent it in practice."

@africaatlse.bsky.social

Ethiopia’s digital blackouts are an attempt to turn off accountability - Africa at LSE Ethiopia's government has systematically cut off internet access during armed conflicts, hiding human rights abuses and preventing journalists from reporting on violence. Aemro Ayalew argues that…

Ethiopia’s government has cut off internet access during armed conflicts, hiding human rights abuses and blocking journalists from reporting on violence.

Aemro W. Ayalew argues that such shutdowns are a core tool for preventing accountability on @africaatlse.bsky.social

Aid cuts, Differentiated Assistance, and implications for fatherhood in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya - CSNS | Centre for Statecraft & National Security

In a new article, Peter Kidi explores how aid reductions and differentiated assistance are reshaping fatherhood, responsibility, and dignity in Kakuma Refugee Camp, Kenya.

📖 Read more: csns.uk/2026/01/20/a...

#HumanitarianPolicy #ForcedDisplacement #Africa

Ageing will soon come to Africa, but the continent’s toilet facilities for senior citizens aren’t ready - Africa at LSE Africa’s youthful demographic profile masks an impending and large-scale age transition. This demands early investment in safe, age-friendly toilets, an essential need that becomes increasingly critic...

As Africa’s population ages, basic infrastructure is being left behind.

In our latest blog, Festival Godwin Boateng examines why toilet facilities for senior citizens remain overlooked.

🔗 blogs.lse.ac.uk/africaatlse/...

Trump promises peace in Congo. But at what price? - Africa at LSE President Trump is trying to apply his transactional approach to peace to the current conflict in eastern Congo. However, as Koen Vlassenroot, Kasper Hoffmann and Judith Verweijen write, without addre...

In our newest blog, Koen Vlassenroot, Kasper Hoffmann &
Judith Verweijen examine Trump’s peace deal between the DRC and Rwanda and the risks of a transactional peace driven by mineral interests.

👉 Read more: blogs.lse.ac.uk/africaatlse/...

Join the LSE Centre for Women, Peace and Security’s 3-day intensive course to explore gender-based violence, civil society, and pathways to justice in conflict.

📅 3–5 Feb 2026 | 📍 LSE, London
🔗 Register: www.lse.ac.uk/women-peace-...

#WomenPeaceSecurity #UNSCR1325

Natural resource rents and radical policy | Steffen Hertog 6:30pm Wed 21 Jan | Steffen Hertog | Ticket Required | Free public event at LSE

📢 Public Event Announcement

Join us for Professor Hertog's inaugural lecture: "How oil rents fuel populist foreign policy" on 21 January 2026 at 6.30pm

In-person and online tickets available 👇

www.lse.ac.uk/events/21-ja...

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We are delighted to be joined by humanitarian, author and media host Zainab Salbi.

At this exciting public lecture, she will discuss how women’s leadership is providing new pathways to address the climate crisis.

Registration is now open ⬇️
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Who trains our doctors? | Patricia Kingori 6.30pm Mon 19 Jan | Patricia Kingori | Ticket Required | Free public event at LSE

Highly educated Kenyan scholars are ghost-writing medical assignments for students worldwide yet remain entirely invisible to the system #LSEHealth hosts Prof Patricia Kingori (Oxford) on 19 Jan exploring whose knowledge shapes global healthcare. Mon 19 Jan, 6:30pm www.lse.ac.uk/events/who-t...

🌟Professor David Luke spoke at the #LSEFestival, launching his new book, 'How Africa Eats' @africaatlse.bsky.social

Free to read and download here: doi.org/10.31389/lse... #OpenAccess

Africa needs to focus its efforts at the crossroads of climate adaptation, infrastructure development, and industrialisation - Africa at LSE A focus on mitigation potential denies Africa the opportunity to develop through industrialisation, while ignoring the effects of climate change already affecting the continent, writes Soha Benchekrou...

Soha Benchekroun’s article, “Africa needs to focus its efforts at the crossroads of climate adaptation, infrastructure development, and industrialisation,” highlights key priorities for Africa’s climate and development agenda.

📖 Read the full article: blogs.lse.ac.uk/africaatlse/...

The politics of hunger in Sudan | Nisrin Elamin 6.30pm Weds 3 Dec | Nisrin Elamin | Ticket Required | Free public event at LSE

Join us tonight for 'The politics of hunger in Sudan' with @nisrinelamin.bsky.social and @sarasalem.bsky.social

🕔6.30pm - 8pm
📍LSE Hong Kong Theatre & online

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How Chinese scholarships benefit Ghana and China - Africa at LSE Chinese scholarships have become an avenue for mutual gains between Ghana and China, writes Philip Akrofi Atitianti. Over the past two decades, China has emerged as a significant provider of higher ed...

Chinese scholarships are opening new pathways for Ghanaian students, strengthening both skills and global connections.

These programmes build Ghana’s human capital while expanding China’s soft power on the continent, writes Philip Akrofi Atitianti

Read more here ⬇️
blogs.lse.ac.uk/africaatlse/...

Malawi’s 2025 elections failed its women, again - Africa at LSE Despite some electoral gains, Malawi is still falling short of its own goals for gender equality in politics. It might be time to reform the system, writes Victoria Lihiru. Malawi’s elections on 16…

#Malawi’s 2025 elections have failed its #women, again.

Despite some electoral gains, the nation is still falling short of its own goals for #GenderEquality in politics.

Victoria Melkisedeck Lihiru argues it's time to consider an “equality-based First Past the Post” model @africaatlse.bsky.social

The politics of hunger in Sudan | Nisrin Elamin 6.30pm Weds 3 Dec | Nisrin Elamin | Ticket Required | Free public event at LSE

📢 Upcoming event | “The politics of hunger in Sudan” with @nisrinelamin.bsky.social. We'll look at how war, foreign investment & extractivism are deepening famine in a country rich in resources.

🗓️ 3 Dec | 6.30pm
📍Hong Kong Theatre & Online

#LSEEvents #Sudan

📢 New role announced!

The PfAL Programme Officer will support the PfAL Senior Programme Manager in coordinating the programme’s wide range of operational and developmental activities.

Read more and apply here⬇️
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📢 We are excited to share our Annual Report 2024/2025!

Our Annual Report captures how FLIA continues to bring African perspectives to global conversations and create meaningful opportunities for engagement.

📄 Read the report here
www.lse.ac.uk/africa/asset...

Sorcery and Jurisdiction in Angola: Law and Multinormativity in Early Modern West Central Africa

If you're in London and interested in Angolan and West Central African history, please join us next Wednesday at the IHR African History Seminar with João Figueiredo! www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... @ihr.bsky.social @royalhistsoc.org @africaatlse.bsky.social

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We are thrilled to have Professor Sanyu A. Mojola present our final Autumn Term Seminar Series on 28 November💡

🌎Death by Design: Producing Racial Health Inequality in the Shadow of the Capitol
🕙2.00pm - 3.00pm

Secure your place➡️ www.eventbrite.com/e/department...

We need to turn AI companions into bridges for people to get mental health help - Africa at LSE There is a growing trend of people turning to AI because they cannot access mental health support. Current chatbots are not designed for this. But, rather than simply build better bots, we need to…

People are turning to #AI because they cannot access #MentalHealth support.

Rather than simply build better bots, we need to create bridges from AI to real world services, write Kojo C. Apeagyei @lsemedia.bsky.social, Ebosetale Oriarewo and @Dylan_Kawende for @africaatlse.bsky.social

Department of Methodology Seminar Series We are thrilled to have Professor Adel Daoud present at our seminar on Friday 21 November, from 2.00pm to 3.00pm.

We are thrilled to have @adeldaoud.bsky.social join us on 21 November💡

🌎Planetary Causal Inference: combining computer vision and earth observation to analyse disparities in health and living conditions among neighbourhoods in Africa, 1990 to date

🕙 2.00pm - 3.00pm

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The right to complain can’t solve the housing crisis | British Politics and Policy at LSE Awaab's Law gives tenants of social housing new powers against neglectful landlords, but amidst a housing crisis, those powers will have limited effect.

A new law gives social housing tenants in England powers against neglectful landlords.

But Elizabeth Storer @qmul.bsky.social @africaatlse.bsky.social Nikita Simpson & Suad Duale @soasuni.bsky.social warn that it has limited powers amidst a deep housing crisis @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social

The Sahel Alliance countries have quit the ICC. Will it matter? - Africa at LSE When countries leave any international organisation, it undermines its remit. But what will Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger leaving the ICC mean for justice, asks Abubakar Usman Abubakar. The Sahel…

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger are leaving the International Criminal Court, denouncing it as an “instrument of neo-colonialism.”

What will this mean for the international justice system, asks Abubakar Usman @africaatlse.bsky.social

Join us for the launch of the highly anticipated new book by @brankomilan.bsky.social 📖

He reveals the seismic shifts that are shaping our world, with global neoliberalism on its last legs. As the status quo of the past fifty years crumbles, he asks what remains in its wake?

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🚨New LSE Event🚨
Türkiye, South Africa & Uganda
Alternative Forms of Political Participation: Youth, Co-Production and Participatory Art
🗓 Wednesday 12 Nov 2025 | 6–7.30 pm | Thai Theatre, CKK (In-person)
Register to attend: www.lse.ac.uk/contemporary...
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