List of Africa articles
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Chad police officers patrol in the capital. A Narrow Escape, a Massacre, an Invite to Washington
U.S. officials hatched a plan to smuggle Chad’s pro-democracy leader to safety—while Washington planned to fete his tormentor.
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A tailoring workshop in Lome, Togo in September 2016. To Tackle Poverty in Africa, Provide Job Training for Teenage Girls
Skills training programs must target those under age 18 to reduce adolescent birth rates and unemployment.
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U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks during the Leaders Session at the Africa Leaders Summit on Dec. 15, 2022 in Washington, DC. Are Autocratic Allies Damaging U.S. and EU Credibility?
From Equatorial Guinea’s leverage over Washington to Qatar’s scandal in Brussels, small resource-rich states are flexing their diplomatic muscle.
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Biden and Blinken sit side-by-side in a fairly dark room. Biden Seeks to Catch Up With Beijing in Africa
If showing up is half the battle, China may still have the advantage.
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Equatorial Guinea's President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo speaks after casting his ballot at the polling station of the former Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Malabo during Equatorial Guinea's presidential, legislative and municipal elections on November 20, 2022. Biden Plays Nice With Equatorial Guinea to Spoil China’s Atlantic Ambitions
The world’s longest-serving autocrat will be feted this week in Washington.
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A member of the Nigerian military dressed in camouflage holds a rifle. Armored vehicles can be seen in the distance behind him. A New U.S. Approach in Africa: Good Governance, Not Guns
The U.S. counterterrorism strategy in Africa isn’t working, and it hasn’t for decades. It’s time for a new approach.
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Chadian interim-President Mahamat Idriss Déby attends a forum. Chad’s Coup Leader Stops Democracy in Its Tracks
Chad’s transitional government asserts its power with violent repression.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks with with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Senegalese President Macky Sall. Biden’s Big Africa Summit Carefully Sidesteps China
In a U-turn from the Trump administration, Team Biden wants to court African nations without talking about Beijing.
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The Inheritors: An Intimate Portrait of South Africa's Racial Reckoning by Eve Fairbanks (Simon & Schuster, 416 pp., $27.99, July 2022). No Justice. No Peace.
Post-apartheid South Africa remains steeped in the “rainbow nation” ideals of reconciliation and forgiveness—but it has never truly reckoned with accountability.
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A Rwandan soldier watches fishermen as they come back to the shore in Mocímboa da Praia, in the Cabo Delgado province, Mozambique, on Sept. 27, 2022. How Rwanda Became Africa’s Policeman
From Benin to Mozambique, President Paul Kagame is flexing his small country’s military muscle—and transforming the continent’s security landscape.
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U.S. President Joe Biden and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi meet during the COP27 climate summit in Egypt's Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh. Biden’s Africa Summit Has Democracy on the Agenda, But Not the Invite List
Autocrats among those invited to summit in Washington.
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A boy in a blue shirt tends to cattle with long horns. Livestock Are More Than Just Emissions
Africa needs to reduce emissions and protect food security. Villainizing livestock will lead to neither.
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A woman carrying a USAID bag on June 18, 2021 in Mekelle, the capital of Ethiopia's Tigray region. How Eritrea Could Derail the Ethiopian Peace Deal
The Eritrean president has his own interests in Tigray, and they could undermine Ethiopia’s truce with the TPLF.
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A cow grazes in front of the Mooifontein Colliery coal supplier in South Africa. How to Slow Climate Change While Fighting Poverty
Falling aid budgets and ballooning debt in the developing world are impediments to climate action. Green aid projects can bring poorer countries on board.
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Living quarters are flooded in Bangui, Central Africa Republic The Obvious Climate Strategy Nobody Will Talk About
Economic development is the only proven path to climate resilience.
