Council on Foreign Relations

Fear And Loathing In The Sahel

October 21, 2024October 21, 2024
Business, Council on Foreign Relations
6 min read

Across the region, the promise of a better life under the military is fast turning into a nightmare. By Ebenezer Obadare In recent times, as the… Read More »Fear And Loathing In The Sahel

Kenyan Politics Fail To Meet The Moment

October 11, 2024October 11, 2024
Business, Council on Foreign Relations
2 min read

By Michelle Gavin The impeachment of Kenya’s deputy president is a sideshow distracting from the urgent issues before the country Kenya’s parliament has voted to impeach… Read More »Kenyan Politics Fail To Meet The Moment

DRC-Rwanda Talks Underway, But Lasting Peace Remains Elusive

October 7, 2024October 7, 2024
Business, Council on Foreign Relations
3 min read

by Michelle Gavin The peacebuilding challenge in the Democratic Republic of Congo is daunting, to be sure. But the alternative is, and has been, a catastrophe.… Read More »DRC-Rwanda Talks Underway, But Lasting Peace Remains Elusive

The Unmaking Of An Elite

September 24, 2024September 24, 2024
Business, Council on Foreign Relations, Education
6 min read

By Ebenezer Obadare The great tragedy of Nigerian tertiary education is the debasement of its professoriate. When, last month, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU),… Read More »The Unmaking Of An Elite

Ruling Parties Gear Up For Coming Elections

September 8, 2024September 11, 2024
Business, Council on Foreign Relations
3 min read

By Michelle Gavin Despite a summer of protests, African leaders are doubling down on the status quo. The spring and summer of 2024 have given a… Read More »Ruling Parties Gear Up For Coming Elections

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

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