Putting African Aspirations First
By Ebenezer Obadare African aspirations, not African leaders, should be the focus of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit. This week’s U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit could not have come at a more opportune moment. …
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Climate Change And Regional Instability In The Horn Of Africa
Climate change and climate-induced migration in the Horn of Africa could seriously exacerbate security risks in the region. The sixth assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reiterates …
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The Complicated Role of Religion in Nigeria’s Democratic Transition
Horrendous killing of college sophomore highlights the country’s ethnoreligious fault line, but interdenominational rivalry in the south is of no less momentous. Ebenezer Obadare All in all, reactions to the murder of …
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The Horn of Africa’s Dubious Dialogues
The dialogues in the Horn of Africa inspire little confidence to resolve the region’s crises while U.S. diplomatic efforts seem insufficient in an area of strategic interest. Michelle Gavin It’s …
COVID-19 Is Gender-Blind, But Not Gender-Neutral
MELINDA GATES is Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. It began as a mysterious disease, a novel coronavirus soon designated SARS-CoV-2. As countries shut down their economies to slow …
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Africa’s ‘Leaders for Life’
Brittany Brown and Nathalie Bussemaker contributed to this report. Sub-Saharan Africa is home to many of the world’s longest-ruling heads of state, but civil society and regional blocs may be slowing the …
Why African Nations Support U.S. Anti-Racism Protesters
By Jendayi E. Frazer, CFR Expert The U.S. protests following the police killing of George Floyd have spurred solidarity among many Africans, who have expressed widespread outrage against police brutality. How …
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