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International efforts, such as the Paris Agreement, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But experts say countries aren’t doing enough to limit dangerous global warming.
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December 29, 2016
Sub-Saharan Africa
After Shift from East to West, Maritime Piracy Remains Threat to U.S. Seafarers and Interests
This is a guest post by Michael Clyne. Michael is an assistant director at Drum Cussac, a global risk management consultancy. When President Obama took office nearly eight years ago, his first natio…
January 24, 2019
Sub-Saharan Africa
Unpacking Africa’s 2019 GDP Growth Prospects
The World Bank released its annual Global Economic Prospects report for sub-Saharan Africa earlier this month, forecasting a GDP growth rate of 3.4 percent in sub-Saharan Africa for 2019. This is up from 2018 and represents a modest recovery from a downturn that began in 2015.
February 23, 2018
South Africa
The State of President Ramaphosa’s Nation
The ascendancy of Cyril Ramaphosa to the presidency of South Africa has been greeted with a mix of enthusiasm, relief, and skepticism. It comes as South Africa prepares to celebrate the centenary of Nelson Mandela’s birth and it is worth remembering that Ramaphosa was Mandela’s first choice as his deputy.
November 18, 2016
China
Fallout Over The Poacher’s Pipeline Documentary
This is a guest post by Allen Grane, research associate for the Council on Foreign Relations Africa Studies program. Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit has released a new documentary titled The Poacher…
November 17, 2016
Sub-Saharan Africa
Misaligned Incentives Handcuff the ICC
This is a guest post by Cheryl Strauss Einhorn. Cheryl is an adjunct professor at Columbia Business School. Burundi, Gambia, and now South Africa have all recently announced their intentions to wi…
