May 29
Uganda: What's Wrong With How U.S. and Uganda Plan to Stop Ebola Spreading
As public health workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo work to rein in a growing outbreak of a rare Ebola virus, other countries are establishing protocols for keeping their… Read more »
March 25
Nigeria: U.S. Troops in Nigeria to Help Fight Terrorism Could End Up Making It Worse - Analyst
The recent deployment of US soldiers in Nigeria to assist the west African country in its counterterrorism campaign could worsen Nigeria's insecurity. Read more »
February 11
Nigeria: Why the U.S. Can Destroy Terrorist Camps in Nigeria, but Not Terrorism - Security Scholar
US military airstrikes on Islamic State-linked militants in north-western Nigeria on Christmas Day 2025 attracted global attention. The focus was on the international legal… Read more »
January 31
Africa: U.S. Exit From the World Health Organization Marks a New Era in Global Health Policy - Here's What the U.S., and World, Will Lose
The U.S. departure from the World Health Organization became official in late January 2026, according to the Trump administration - a year after President Donald Trump signed an… Read more »
January 28
Nigeria: Trump's Framing of Nigeria Insurgency As a War On Christians Risks Undermining Interfaith Peacebuilding
Nigeria "must do more to protect Christians," a senior U.S. State Department official demanded on Jan. 22, 2026, during a high-level security meeting in the African nation's… Read more »
January 20
Africa: How the U.S. Withdrawal From WHO Could Affect Global Health Powers and Disease Threats
Hours after Donald Trump began his second term as United States president on Jan. 20, 2024, he signed an executive order to end American membership in the World Health Organization… Read more »
December 31, 2025
Nigeria: The Pluses and Minuses of U.S. Airstrikes in Northern Nigeria
A month before the US carried out its Christmas day attack on militants linked to the Islamic State group (IS) in north-western Nigeria, president Donald Trump had declared Nigeria… Read more »
November 24, 2025
Africa: South Africa's G20 Presidency - Diplomatic Victory, but a Weak Final Declaration
US president Donald Trump's efforts to derail a successful wrap-up of the G20 summit in Johannesburg failed. Trump boycotted the meeting and the US told other countries through… Read more »
November 16, 2025
Nigeria: U.S.-Nigeria Relations - What It Means to Be a 'Country of Particular Concern' and Why It Matters
For the second time in five years, Nigeria has been designated a "country of particular concern" by the US government, in both cases by President Donald Trump. The first time was… Read more »
November 03, 2025
Africa: Africa's Trade Deal With the U.S. Was Left in Limbo - What Exporters Can Do About It
The US-Africa preferential trade deal - in place for a quarter century - expired on 30 September 2025. It's far from certain if the trade deal will be renewed and, if so, how.… Read more »
October 12, 2025
Africa: China and the U.S. Are in a Race for Critical Minerals. African Countries Need to Make the Rules
Critical minerals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, copper, rare earth elements, and platinum group metals are essential for modern technologies. They are key to industries ranging… Read more »
September 26, 2025
Egypt: Trump's Dip Into the Nile Waters Dispute Didn't Settle the Conflict - in Fact, It May Have Caused More Ripples
President Donald Trump chided the United Nations on Sept. 23, 2025, for failing to resolve dangerous international conflicts around the world. "All they seem to do," he groused… Read more »
September 18, 2025
Uganda: Uganda Has Signed a Deal With the U.S. to Take Asylum Seekers - What's Behind It and What's At Stake
A new deal to deport asylum seekers from the US to Uganda was announced in August 2025. The full agreement, already signed by the ambassadors of the two countries at the end of… Read more »
August 04, 2025
Africa: The Global Health System Can Build Back Better After U.S. Aid Cuts - Here's How
Steep cuts in US government funding have thrown much of the field of global health into a state of fear and uncertainty. Once a crown jewel of US foreign policy, valued at some… Read more »
March 09, 2023
Africa: Jimmy Carter's African Legacy - Peacemaker, Negotiator and Defender of Rights
When historians and pundits praise Jimmy Carter's achievements as the US President and extoll his exemplary post-presidential years they mention the recognition of China, the… Read more »
