Council on Foreign Relations

The Forever Counterinsurgency

August 29, 2024August 29, 2024
Business, Council on Foreign Relations
5 min read

What if the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria is ‘programmed’ to continue in perpetuity? The latest victims of Boko Haram’s decades-long insurgency in and around… Read More »The Forever Counterinsurgency

A Sense Of Foreboding

August 22, 2024August 22, 2024
Business, Council on Foreign Relations
7 min read

Nigerians’ frustration with the Tinubu government threatens to spill over. Ali Ndume, a stalwart of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and, until last weekend,… Read More »A Sense Of Foreboding

Bringing More Attention To Sudan’s Crisis

August 21, 2024August 21, 2024
Council on Foreign Relations
3 min read

As diplomacy ramps up, so too must humanitarian innovation. News that the Biden administration is spearheading a fresh initiative to end the conflict in Sudan is a… Read More »Bringing More Attention To Sudan’s Crisis

New Deals Open Old Wounds In The Horn Of Africa

August 14, 2024August 14, 2024
Business, Council on Foreign Relations
3 min read

An already tense security environment in the Horn of Africa is growing even more perilous. The new year has already brought a rapidly deteriorating security… Read More »New Deals Open Old Wounds In The Horn Of Africa

Uganda’s Inventive Protest Culture

July 25, 2024July 25, 2024
Business, Council on Foreign Relations
3 min read

In the face of growing repression, Ugandans continue to find new and creative ways to combat the entrenched system of state capture. Ugandans have limited… Read More »Uganda’s Inventive Protest Culture

A Sea Change In Kenya

July 10, 2024July 10, 2024
Business, Council on Foreign Relations
3 min read

Kenya’s protests mark a generational revolution in the country’s politics. The ferocity of Kenya’s uprising in opposition to President William Ruto’s Finance Bill should definitively… Read More »A Sea Change In Kenya

South Africa’s GNU: New Era Or Ever More Difficult Slog?

July 4, 2024July 4, 2024
Business, Council on Foreign Relations
2 min read

South Africa has formed a governing majority; whether they can successfully govern remains to be seen. South Africa’s new Government of National Unity (GNU) has… Read More »South Africa’s GNU: New Era Or Ever More Difficult Slog?

South Africans Poised To Shake Up Their Governing Status Quo

May 28, 2024May 31, 2024
Council on Foreign Relations, Headlines
5 min read

The provincial and national elections on May 29 come amid waning support for the ruling African National Congress thirty years after South Africa transitioned to… Read More »South Africans Poised To Shake Up Their Governing Status Quo

A Preview Of Kenya’s State Visit

May 22, 2024May 31, 2024
Business, Council on Foreign Relations
4 min read

During Kenya’s state visit, the United States should work toward building a more resilient model of U.S.-Africa partnerships. This week, the Joe Biden administration will… Read More »A Preview Of Kenya’s State Visit

Mutual Suspicion Grates U.S.-South Africa Relations

May 8, 2024May 8, 2024
Council on Foreign Relations, Feature Story
4 min read

Tensions in the U.S.-South Africa relationship only heighten as both countries head towards national elections. In 1994, when South African President Nelson Mandela made his… Read More »Mutual Suspicion Grates U.S.-South Africa Relations

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