List of Africa articles
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French President Emmanuel Macron at a G5 Sahel summit. Washington Scrambles France’s Mali Exit Strategy
Paris wants out of the quagmire. Biden’s not offering any lifelines.
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A man carries a banner during a demonstration in Ojota in Lagos, Nigeria on June 12, 2021. Nigeria’s Twitter Ban Is an Economic Disaster in the Making
A promising tech transformation may be disrupted by the president’s ego.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend a session meeting during the 10th BRICS summit in Johannesburg on July 27, 2018. Is India the New China in Africa?
Promising a more inclusive and transparent development model, New Delhi is looking to become the region’s biggest partner.
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A man rests against a wall of a sports stadium in Pemba, Mozambique, on May 22. The sports stadium is used as a transit camp for internally displaced persons fleeing attacks in the north of the country. The Islamic State Resurges in Mozambique
What happens there could decide the fate of terrorism—or peace—in Africa.
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Truck at a roadblock in Democratic Republic of the Congo It’s the Roads, Stupid
Armed checkpoints along key trade routes—not natural resources—are the key to financing rebel groups and insurgencies around the world.
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A health care worker salutes from a window of the Mulago National Referral Hospital on the first day of the country’s vaccination rollout after it received the first batch of AstraZeneca doses in Kampala, Uganda, on March 10. Lack of Vaccines Fuels Terrorism in Africa
To avoid more instability, it is time for all wealthy nations to start sharing.
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Sinopharm vaccine rollout in Zimbabwe We Need a Better Game Plan to Reach Global Herd Immunity
The world is still vaccinating the few while neglecting the many.
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An illustration representing Twitter's ban in Nigeria by Victor Ehikhamenor Nigeria’s Twitter Ban Is Another Sign Dictatorship Is Back
A hasty and extralegal restriction has been imposed by an increasingly tyrannical president.
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A soldier stands next to kidnapped girls. Nigeria’s Military Is Part of the Problem. It’s Also the Solution.
Soldiers don’t belong on the streets—and the army is uniquely placed to pressure the government for police reforms to tackle rampant insecurity.
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Yansakai vigilante members surrender their guns. Boko Haram Isn’t Nigeria’s Biggest Problem
Bandits in the country’s northwest are terrorizing civilians, destabilizing the region, and empowering jihadists.
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Security officers record Bobi Wine. Twitter’s Presence in Africa Won’t End Internet Censorship
Big Tech companies see an opportunity for growth on the continent, but they risk becoming accessories to authoritarian regimes.
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South African Police Service officers South African Police Are Undertrained, Uncontrolled, and Deadly
A disabled teenager’s killing underscores endemic police brutality.
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HIV-positive woman Tackling Pandemics Means Relearning the Lessons of Fighting HIV
Advocates fought hard for a truly global, representative approach.
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Rwandan President Paul Kagame The Dark Side of Rwanda’s Rebirth
A new book explores the historical roots and contemporary fallout of Paul Kagame’s aggressive foreign policy.
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A man throws a tire into a bonfire on the Kaduna-Abuja highway during a protest against kidnapping and killing in Gauraka, Nigeria, on May 24. Nigeria Is a Failed State
The first step to restoring stability and security is recognizing that the government has lost control.
