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When the Pandemic Hits the Most Vulnerable

If nothing changes, the prospect of millions of deaths is far from unrealistic.

Robert Malley and Richard Malley

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Coronavirus Mar 31, 2020 Snapshot

When the Pandemic Hits the Most Vulnerable

If nothing changes, the prospect of millions of deaths is far from unrealistic.

Robert Malley and Richard Malley

Energy Jan 20, 2020 Snapshot

Striking Oil Ain’t What It Used to Be

Poor Countries Find Fossil Fuels Just as the Rich World Swears Them Off

Amy Myers Jaffe

Africa Dec 16, 2019 Snapshot

Africa’s Slums Aren’t Harbingers of Anarchy—They’re Engines of Democracy

Rapid urbanization is improving governance across the African continent.

Amaka Anku and Tochi Eni-Kalu

Monetary Issues Aug 20, 2019 Snapshot

History Repeats Itself in Zimbabwe

Why Robert Mugabe’s ruinous legacy will live on as long as his party is in power.

Tendai Biti

Africa Jul 19, 2019 Snapshot

What Happens in Sudan Doesn’t Stay in Sudan

The struggle for Sudan is a microcosm of a broader battle to reshape the regional order of the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea.

Michael Woldemariam and Alden Young

Sudanese demonstrators wave flags at a rally in Khartoum honoring fallen protesters in July 2019

Politics & Society July/August 2019 Essay

Africa’s Democratic Moment?

The rise of five exciting new leaders in Africa suggests that the region could finally be turning a corner, politically and economically.

Judd Devermont and Jon Temin

Five guys: Abiy, Lourenço, Ramaphosa, Tshisekedi, and Buhari

Democratization Apr 25, 2019 Snapshot

People Power Is Rising in Africa

A new tide of people power is rising in Africa.

Zoe Marks, Erica Chenoweth, and Jide Okeke

Protesters in Khartoum, Sudan, April 2019

Democratization Jan 17, 2019 Snapshot

The Retreat of African Democracy

African democracy is in for a rough 2019.

Nic Cheeseman and Jeffrey Smith

A man counts votes at the Independent National Electoral Commission, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, January 2019.

Trump Administration Dec 21, 2018 Snapshot

Trump’s Africa Policy Is Destined for Failure

The United States needs a more holistic strategy toward Africa.

Grant T. Harris

Chinese and Nigerien construction workers work on a building site in Niamey, Niger, February 2016.

Energy Sep 25, 2018 Snapshot

Can Nigeria Solve Its Energy Crisis?

To meet the economic aspirations of its booming, youthful population, Nigeria needs to solve its energy crisis. Small-scale solutions, such as renewable home systems,...

Todd Moss and Judd Devermont

A girl attends morning devotion at a floating school in the Makoko fishing community on the Lagos Lagoon, Nigeria, February 2016

EU Sep 5, 2018 Snapshot

Europe Is Making Its Migration Problem Worse

European development aid is unlikely to stem the flow of people crossing the Mediterranean. Instead, it will deepen authoritarian patterns of governance across North...

Loren B. Landau, Caroline Wanjiku Kihato and Hannah Postel

Law & Institutions Aug 29, 2018 Snapshot

South Africa’s Misrepresented Land Debate

The “land question” in South Africa is a powerful symbol of the failures of post-apartheid democracy to adequately address the structural roots of poverty and...

Ben Cousins

A man uses plastic to mark vacant land in Olievenhoutbosch near Centurion, South Africa, March 2018.

U.S. Foreign Policy Aug 28, 2018 Snapshot

A Post-American Africa

While countries such as China, India, and Turkey rapidly expand their economic engagement with African countries, the United States is lagging behind.

Reuben Brigety

African leaders gathered at the Assembly of Heads of State and the Governments in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, July 2017.

U.S. Foreign Policy Aug 21, 2018 Snapshot

What the United States Got Wrong in South Sudan

Washington should seize the opportunity provided by the recent peace deal to learn from its past policy mistakes in South Sudan.

Jon Temin

South Sudan's President Salva Kiir holds hands with South Sudanese rebel leader Riek Machar as Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir and Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta witness before the signing a ceasefire and power sharing agreement in Khartoum, Sudan on A

Environment Aug 9, 2018 Snapshot

Water Wars on the Nile

Ethiopia's Renaissance Dam project—set to become Africa's biggest hydroelectic dam—has set the country on a collision course with Egypt. The outcome may well hinge on...

Daniel Benaim and Michael Wahid Hanna

African Union May 23, 2018 Snapshot

How Africa Is Bucking the Isolationist Trend

The world is turning isolationist. Africa is a striking exception.

Landry Signé

African leaders pose for a group photograph during an African Union summit in Addis Ababa, January 2013.

Globalization March/April 2018 Review Essay

Stranger in Strange Lands

Joseph Conrad lived in a far wider world than even the greatest of his contemporaries. His involvement with imperialism, political rebels, and the life of the sea...

Reviewed by Adam Hochschild

Economic Development January/February 2018 Essay

Congo’s Slide Into Chaos

Weak institutions, rampant corruption, and sustained violence have brought the Democratic Republic of Congo to the brink of collapse.

Stuart A. Reid

Blood in the streets: at a protest against Kabila in Kinshasa, September 2016.

Domestic Politics Oct 25, 2017 Snapshot

Kenya’s Electoral Impasse

After Kenya’s Supreme Court voided the results of the August 8 presidential election, it is unclear what will happen in the upcoming polls.

Nic Cheeseman, Gabrielle Lynch, and Justin Willis

Supporters of Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta cheer during a Jubilee Party campaign caravan rally in Nairobi, Kenya, October 2017.

Campaigns & Elections Aug 15, 2017 Snapshot

Were the Kenyan Elections Conducted Successfully?

For the most part, the Kenyan elections showed how digital technology can help to overcome problems of distrust during the voting process.

Nic Cheeseman, Gabrielle Lynch, and Justin Willis

The Kenyan Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) prepare to announce election results at the Bomas of Kenya, in Nairobi, August 2017.

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When the Pandemic Hits the Most Vulnerable

Striking Oil Ain’t What It Used to Be

Africa’s Slums Aren’t Harbingers of Anarchy—They’re Engines of Democracy

History Repeats Itself in Zimbabwe

What Happens in Sudan Doesn’t Stay in Sudan

Africa’s Democratic Moment?

People Power Is Rising in Africa

The Retreat of African Democracy

Trump’s Africa Policy Is Destined for Failure

Can Nigeria Solve Its Energy Crisis?

Europe Is Making Its Migration Problem Worse

South Africa’s Misrepresented Land Debate

A Post-American Africa

What the United States Got Wrong in South Sudan

Water Wars on the Nile

How Africa Is Bucking the Isolationist Trend

Stranger in Strange Lands

Congo’s Slide Into Chaos

Kenya’s Electoral Impasse

Were the Kenyan Elections Conducted Successfully?

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