ARI is the UK’s only think-tank to focus exclusively on sub-Saharan Africa. Our work encourages debate, questions orthodoxy and challenges “received wisdom”. We draw attention to actions and ideas that have worked in Africa, and seeks to identify new thinking where needed.
ARI Director Edward Paice spoke to the BBC's Focus on Africa programme about the need to remember the suffering and contribution of African civilians and solders affected by the East Africa campaign. ...
The scale and impact of the First World War campaign in eastern Africa were gargantuan. The troops, carriers and millions of civilians caught up in the fighting should not be forgotten. ...