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Michelle Gavin, Ebenezer Obadare, and other experts track political and security developments across sub-Saharan Africa.

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U.S. President Joe Biden, Angolan President Joao Manuel Goncalves Lourenco, Democratic Republic of the Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi, President of Zambia Hakainde Hichilema, and Tanzania’s Vice President Philip Isdor Mpango pose for a photo, during a
U.S. President Joe Biden, Angolan President Joao Manuel Goncalves Lourenco, Democratic Republic of the Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi, President of Zambia Hakainde Hichilema, and Tanzania’s Vice President Philip Isdor Mpango pose for a photo, during a Elizabeth Frantz/REUTERS
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What's at Stake for Africa in 2025

by Michelle Gavin December 20, 2024

The incoming administration should think twice before ignoring the Africa portfolio. 

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Rwanda
Kagame's Crusade
The Rwandan President’s attempt to regulate faith-based organizations raises more questions than answers.
Post by Ebenezer Obadare August 26, 2024 Africa in Transition
Sub-Saharan Africa
Uncivil Society
The standard state versus society framework for analyzing African politics is no longer fit for purpose.
Post by Ebenezer Obadare August 22, 2024 Africa in Transition
Democratic Republic of Congo
DRC-Rwanda Talks Underway, But Lasting Peace Remains Elusive
The peacebuilding challenge in the Democratic Republic of Congo is daunting, to be sure. But the alternative is, and has been, a catastrophe.
Post by Michelle Gavin August 20, 2024 Africa in Transition
  • Zimbabwe
    Zimbabwe’s Pre-SADC Crackdown
    As SADC leaders gather in Harare for their annual summit, Zimbabwe’s government rounds up perceived “enemies of the state.”
    Post by Michelle Gavin August 13, 2024 Africa in Transition
  • Nigeria
    A Loud Silence
    Pentecostal leaders’ avoidance of the #EndBadGovernance protests in Nigeria speaks volumes about the protests’ ethnoreligious undercurrents.
    Post by Ebenezer Obadare August 12, 2024 Africa in Transition
  • Nigeria
    The Myth of the ‘Leaderless’ African Protest
    Rather than being leaderless, contemporary African protests are being steered by a leadership no one saw coming.
    Post by Ebenezer Obadare August 8, 2024 Africa in Transition
  • Nigeria
    A False Dilemma
    Bad governance, not dissent, is the real threat to law and order in Nigeria.
    Post by Ebenezer Obadare July 29, 2024 Africa in Transition
  • Nigeria
    The Forever Counterinsurgency
    What if the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeri­a is ‘programmed’ to continue in perpetuity?
    Post by Ebenezer Obadare and Natalie Caloca July 24, 2024 Africa in Transition
  • Sudan
    Bringing More Attention to Sudan’s Crisis
    As diplomacy ramps up, so too must humanitarian innovation.
    Post by Michelle Gavin July 23, 2024 Africa in Transition
  • Nigeria
    A Sense of Foreboding
    Nigerians’ frustration with the Tinubu government threatens to spill over.
    Post by Ebenezer Obadare July 22, 2024 Africa in Transition