December 10
Africa: Record Levels of Flooding in Africa Compounds Stress On Fragile Countries
Extensive flooding in more than two dozen African countries due to higher-than-average rainfall has resulted in thousands of fatalities, millions of people displaced, and… Read more »
December 02
Africa: The Growing Militarization of China's Africa Policy
China is leveraging its military training exercises with African forces to advance China's expeditionary capabilities and geostrategic ambitions. Read more »
October 15
Africa: Famine Takes Grip in Africa's Prolonged Conflict Zones
Eighty percent of the record 163 million Africans facing acute food insecurity are in conflict-affected countries, including potentially 840,000 people in Sudan, South Sudan, and… Read more »
August 13
Africa: Africa's Constantly Evolving Militant Islamist Threat
Fatalities linked to militant Islamist violence in Africa have surged by nearly 60 percent since 2021, though this is marked by widely varying regional threat trajectories, actors,… Read more »
July 29
Africa: China Escalates Its Political Party Training in Africa
China promotes its dominant party model in Africa through a suite of training programs for government and party officials. While popular with some ruling party officials, this… Read more »
July 08
Africa: Why the African Court On Human and Peoples' Rights Matters
Despite limited enforcement capacity, the African Court provides an avenue for redress when national judiciaries are unable to dispense justice, underscoring its instrumental role… Read more »
June 24
Africa: How Africa's Legislatures Can Improve Security
Legislatures play an integral role in advancing national security by ensuring priorities align with citizen interests, budgets are allocated to meet priorities, and adequate… Read more »
June 18
Africa: Culture, Democracy, and the Fight Against Violent Extremism
Strengthening democratic institutions and amplifying traditional African values to promote social cohesion and consensus goes hand in hand with the fight against violent extremism. Read more »
March 13
Africa: Mapping a Surge of Disinformation in Africa
Disinformation campaigns seeking to manipulate African information systems have surged nearly fourfold since 2022, triggering destabilizing and antidemocratic consequences. Read more »
February 19
Africa: The State of United Nations Peacekeeping Operations in Africa
General Birame Diop assesses the challenging trends facing UN peacekeeping operations in Africa, including loss of host country support, disinformation, and increasingly brazen… Read more »
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