This is a guest post by Emily Mellgard, research associate for the Council on Foreign Relations Africa Studies program. The illegal trade in “bloody teeth,” the name traffickers have given ivory, re…

This is a guest post by Emily Mellgard, research associate for the Council on Foreign Relations Africa Studies program. Over the past month, international policy makers have started to recognize th…

My cousin, Ari Lieberman, is a keen observer of arts and culture in Israel.  With the passing of Arik Einstein last week, I thought readers would be interested in Ari’s take on the life and work of t…

This is a guest post by Emily Mellgard, research associate for the Council on Foreign Relations Africa Studies program. Michel Djotodia’s long held political aspirations came to an ignominious end l…

This is a guest post by Emily Mellgard, research associate for the Council on Foreign Relations Africa Studies program. Five months since the imposition of the state of emergency in Borno, Adamawa, …