Africa
An East African Port Deal the World Should Applaud
Many countries’ skepticism of a recently announced deal that gives Ethiopia naval basing rights in exchange for recognizing Somaliland’s independence is misguided. While the pact has stirred consternation, especially in...
Military Aid Will Not End Terrorism in Africa
As the Islamist military group al-Shabaab continues to pose a threat to Somalia, the United States continues to take action. In February, the administration announced its plan to build five...
Chaos In Chad
Over the night of February 28, 2024, a confusing and violent coup unfolded in the North-Central African nation of Chad. Following an announcement concerning the timetable of upcoming presidential elections,...
The Party of Nelson Mandela No Longer Deserves the World’s Deference
The ruling party of South Africa, the African National Congress (ANC), emerged three decades ago as a global voice of conscience due to its central role in overthrowing the oppressive...
Can Nigeria’s New Government Address Its Growing Security Challenges?
Editor’s Note: The authors met with Nigerian minister of defense Mohammed Badaru on his recent visit to Washington, DC to discuss China, governance, and sustainable solutions to security. The United States and...
The U.S. Strategic Bet on Angola Pays Off—and Vice Versa
There is much with the Biden administration’s approach to Africa, beginning with its much-ballyhooed but ultimately disappointing U.S. Strategy Towards Sub-Saharan Africa document, which, once one got past the seemingly...
Climate Change Is Harming Both Global Security and Human Dignity
Fazila, a midwife from Sindh Province, Pakistan, told the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (Global Fund) that she knew exactly how to prepare for the 2022 monsoon...
Why Ethiopia and Eritrea May be Heading for Another War
A year ago, Tigrayan and Ethiopian officials met in Pretoria to sign a cessation of hostilities agreement. The Pretoria Accords were supposed to end the Tigray War, which had claimed...
Africa Is Russia’s New Resource Outlet
On April 13, Russia’s Institute of Technological Development for the Fuel-Energy Complex organized a panel to discuss energy cooperation between Moscow and African countries. One of the experts, Gabriel Anicet...
Sudan’s Budding Civil War Must Be a U.S. Priority
The suffering of the Sudanese people becomes more dramatic by the hour: water and food supplies are shrinking while the injured are turned out of their hospital beds to make...
Abiy Ahmed and Ethiopia’s Perilous Path to Peace
When Abiy Ahmed assumed office as Ethiopia’s prime minister, he inherited a country grappling with long-standing internal tensions, including an imminent civil war in the Tigray region. Abiy’s initial approach...
Change Comes to Nigeria: The Consequences of the 2023 Election
The recent election in Nigeria was supposed to be about change. For months, millions of youth who had long been apathetic to politics enthusiastically flocked, both in social media and...