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The Fall Of Goma

January 29, 2025January 29, 2025
Business, Council on Foreign Relations
4 min read

By Michelle Gavin As civilians in Goma once again flee chaos, leaders fail to take responsibility for the crisis. Once again, the eastern Congolese city of… Read More »The Fall Of Goma

Accountability Gone Missing In Kenya

January 23, 2025January 23, 2025
Business, Council on Foreign Relations
3 min read

By Michelle Gavin Amid a spate of abductions and disappearances in Kenya, President Ruto’s government feigns ignorance. In the wake of last year’s Gen Z protests,… Read More »Accountability Gone Missing In Kenya

Sudan’s Civilians Deserve Better

January 20, 2025January 20, 2025
Business, Council on Foreign Relations
3 min read

Complexity is no excuse for the world’s continued inaction on the war in Sudan. By Michelle Gavin It is often suggested that the horrific crisis in… Read More »Sudan’s Civilians Deserve Better

The Problem With Transactionalism

January 14, 2025January 14, 2025
Business, Council on Foreign Relations
3 min read

By Michelle Gavin For some, the future of U.S.-Africa policy is looking up. Optimists are trumpeting the virtues of President-elect Trump’s enthusiasm for transactionalism, noting that it… Read More »The Problem With Transactionalism

The Ruse Of Sovereignty

January 7, 2025January 7, 2025
Business, Council on Foreign Relations
7 min read

By Ebenezer Obadare Getting rid of foreign military presence may be the least of African countries’ problems. Of late, a distinct note of self-assertiveness has found… Read More »The Ruse Of Sovereignty

What’s At Stake For Africa In 2025

December 23, 2024December 23, 2024
Business, Council on Foreign Relations
3 min read

By Michelle Gavin No one expects a great deal of focus on Africa policy from the incoming Trump administration. But the Africa portfolio in 2025 will present… Read More »What’s At Stake For Africa In 2025

What Is the BRICS Group And Why Is It Expanding?

December 19, 2024December 19, 2024
Business, Council on Foreign Relations
5 min read

By Mariel Ferragamo As BRICS grows in both membership and global sway, its expansion comes with divisions among its members old and new on how… Read More »What Is the BRICS Group And Why Is It Expanding?

Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang Elected As Ghana’s First Female Vice President

December 18, 2024December 18, 2024
Business, Council on Foreign Relations
3 min read

By Noël James and Uma Fox Ghanaians Celebrate Win for Gender-Inclusivity in Politics Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang—a member of the National Democratic Congress party (NDC)—has been elected as the next vice… Read More »Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang Elected As Ghana’s First Female Vice President

Africa’s Democratic Momentum

December 13, 2024December 13, 2024
Business, Council on Foreign Relations
5 min read

By Ebenezer Obadare Contrary to doomsayers, liberal democracy is building up a head of steam on the continent. To judge by the tone of commentary… Read More »Africa’s Democratic Momentum

Domestic Politics Overshadow Biden’s Africa Visit

December 6, 2024December 7, 2024
Business, Council on Foreign Relations
3 min read

By Michelle Gavin The pardoning of Hunter Biden raises discomforting parallels as President Biden lands in Angola. President Biden’s sweeping pardon of his son, Hunter Biden,… Read More »Domestic Politics Overshadow Biden’s Africa Visit

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