List of Africa articles
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Firestone workers carry buckets of latex down a road lined with rubber trees in Harbel, Liberia, in 1978. When the Rubber Hits the Road
A new book on Firestone Liberia highlights the stark choices faced by countries where capital is in short supply.
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Food aid is delivered to a community in Chena, Ethiopia. State Starts Ethiopia Task Force as It Urges U.S. Citizens to Leave
The Ethiopian government says there is no imminent threat to the capital despite claims from rebel forces.
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People walk in the illuminated streets in a village in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where electricity is a rarity, on July 17, 2016. Rich Countries’ Climate Policies Are Colonialism in Green
At COP26, developed-world governments are working to keep the global south poor.
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The movie poster from 2020's remake of "Nneka the Pretty Serpent." Nigeria’s Cinematic Witches Were Rooted in Horrifying Reality
Witch hunts against the poor and vulnerable remain a serious problem.
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The author Abdulrazak Gurnah Tanzanians Are Very Proud of the Nobel Winner We Haven’t Read
In a country divided over identity and language, literature can be tricky.
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Sudan's top army general Abdel Fattah al-Burhan holds a press conference at the General Command of the Armed Forces in Khartoum on October 26, 2021. It’s Not Too Late to Defeat the Coup in Sudan
The United States and its allies need to do more than talk about democracy; they must act to defend it.
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A Zimbabwean boy does his homework by candlelight in Harare, Zimbabwe, on June 26, 2019. The Developing World Needs Energy—and Lots of It
At COP26, leaders must find ways to allow much greater economic growth across large parts of the world.
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Abdel Fattah al-Burhan holds a press conference. Sudan’s Coup Is a Gamble That Nobody Will Care
The Sudanese military seized power expecting not to face resistance at home or abroad. That’s wishful thinking.
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Top Sudanese Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan speaks at a press conference. Sudanese General Blew Off Final U.S. Effort to Avert Power Grab
Military junta faces widespread international backlash for upending Sudan’s shaky democratic transition.
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People enter the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, on June 20, 2006. Does the ICC Obstruct Peace?
In Ivory Coast, the court’s blind pursuit of justice undermined reconciliation efforts.
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un-sanctions-inspectors-africa-foreign-policy-illustration ‘The Worst Bloody Job in the World’
U.N. sanctions inspectors feel unsupported and unsafe.
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Students gather in an amphitheater at the Université Thomas Sankara near Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso on Oct. 15. Africa’s Youth Unemployment Crisis Is a Global Problem
Governments and donors must stop focusing solely on skills development and entrepreneurship—or risk more youth migration, unrest, and terrorism.
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Ronald Muwenda Mutebi II of Buganda stands under a shelter during his enthronement ceremony in 1993. How Land Reform Became Uganda’s Most Controversial Problem
The land debate is a tussle for power between an indigenous kingdom and an authoritarian state.
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A general view of a garment factory at the Hawassa Industrial Park in Hawassa, southern Ethiopia on Oct. 1, 2019. Don’t Remove Ethiopia’s AGOA Trade Privileges
The Biden administration has threatened to end Addis Ababa’s eligibility under the African Growth and Opportunity Act. Doing so would hurt the poor the most.
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Nigerian politicians celebrate the country’s independence. Nigeria’s Legislature Is Siding With Autocracy
Democracy is at risk as Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s power grows unchecked.
