Burkina Faso: Prince of the Sahel

Beneath the ideological bluster, Burkina Faso’s Ibrahim Traoré is just the latest in a long line of African martial impostors.Burkinabe dictator, Captain Ibrahim… Read more »

Africa: Uncle Sam Goes Rogue

Three years ago, Washington was busy marshaling an alliance of the world’s democracies against Russia. Read more »

Sudan: The Abandonment of Sudan

Partition in Sudan is no solution for a sustainable peace. Read more »

South Africa: Trump's Misguided Policy Toward South Africa

The U.S.-South Africa relationship needs a rethink. But the Trump administration’s approach is only making a bad situation worse.  Read more »

Africa: America's Disastrous Foreign Aid Withdrawal

The dismantling of USAID erodes the United States’ already limited influence on the continent.  Read more »

Africa: U.S.-Africa Policy in a Second Trump Term - Council on Foreign Relations Panel

Panelists discuss how a second Trump administration could reshape U.S.-Africa relations, whether security, economic, and diplomatic engagement will deepen or decline, and how to… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: The Fall of Goma

As civilians in Goma once again flee chaos, leaders fail to take responsibility for the crisis.  Read more »

Nigeria: An Obnoxious Legislation - Blasphemy Laws Need To Go

Nigeria’s blasphemy laws have no place in modern society. Read more »

Kenya: Accountability Gone Missing in Kenya

Amid a spate of abductions and disappearances in Kenya, President Ruto's government feigns ignorance. Read more »

Sudan: Sudan's Civilians Deserve Better

Complexity is no excuse for the world's continued inaction on the war in Sudan. Read more »

Cote d'Ivoire: Ouattara's Dangerous Gambit

The Ivorian president is trifling with his country’s long-term political stability. Read more »

Africa: The Problem With Transactionalism

The promise of a more transactional U.S.-Africa relationship risks alienating African populations. Read more »

Africa: Africa's Democratic Momentum

Contrary to doomsayers, liberal democracy is building up a head of steam on the continent. Read more »

Africa: Domestic Politics Overshadow Biden's Africa Visit

The pardoning of Hunter Biden raises discomforting parallels as President Biden lands in Angola. Read more »

Kenya: Rescuing Haiti From Gang Rule

To save Haiti, the United States needs to lead from the front. Read more »

Southern Africa: High Stakes in Southern Africa

Elections in Namibia and proposed negotiations in Mozambique make this a pivotal week for the region's future governance. Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Fears of a Constitutional Coup in Democratic Republic of Congo

Attempts to change the constitution of the Democratic Republic of Congo only exacerbate existing citizen distrust in government. Read more »

Nigeria: A Country and Its Diaspora

Nigerians admire Nigerian immigrants in the diaspora, until they don't. Read more »

Africa: What Does Africa Really Want?

The continent's case for "global restructuring" is muddled. Read more »

Botswana: Botswana's Pivotal Elections

The next leadership of Botswana must look beyond political feuds, rebuild trust with its citizens, and deliver on its promises to maintain the country's democratic and development… Read more »

Mozambique: Mozambique's Election Set to Fuel Cynicism

Outsiders must do more than shrug at outright rigging and post-election violence. Read more »

East Africa: Tensions Rising in the Horn of Africa

In the Horn of Africa, the time is now for preventative diplomacy. Read more »

West Africa: Fear and Loathing in the Sahel

Across the region, the promise of a better life under the military is fast turning into a nightmare. Read more »

Kenya: Kenyan Politics Fail to Meet the Moment

The impeachment of Kenya's deputy president is a sideshow distracting from the urgent issues before the country Read more »

Africa: The God of All Things

Why a dangerous reliance on miracles matters for ethics and policy. Read more »