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Michelle Gavin, Ebenezer Obadare, and other experts track political and security developments across sub-Saharan Africa.

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President Joe Biden meets with Angola's President Joao Lourenco in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, on November 30, 2023
President Joe Biden meets with Angola's President Joao Lourenco in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, on November 30, 2023 Evelyn Hockstein/REUTERS
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Washington Woos Angola

by Michelle Gavin September 18, 2024

Reports of an upcoming presidential visit to Angola raise thorny policy questions.   Read More

Nigeria
The Unmaking of an Elite
The great tragedy of Nigerian tertiary education is the debasement of its professoriate.
Blog Post by Ebenezer Obadare September 16, 2024 Africa in Transition
Sub-Saharan Africa
The Truth About Africa's "Debt Crisis"
Africa has a governance crisis, not a debt crisis.
Blog Post by Ebenezer Obadare September 5, 2024 Africa in Transition
Sub-Saharan Africa
Ruling Parties Gear Up for Coming Elections
Despite a summer of protests, African leaders are doubling down on the status quo.
Blog Post by Michelle Gavin September 4, 2024 Africa in Transition
  • Rwanda
    Kagame's Crusade
    The Rwandan President’s attempt to regulate faith-based organizations raises more questions than answers.
    Blog Post by Ebenezer Obadare August 26, 2024 Africa in Transition
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
    Uncivil Society
    The standard state versus society framework for analyzing African politics is no longer fit for purpose.
    Blog Post by Ebenezer Obadare August 22, 2024 Africa in Transition
  • Democratic Republic of Congo
    DRC-Rwanda Talks Underway, But Lasting Peace Remains Elusive
    The peacebuilding challenge in the Democratic Republic of Congo is daunting, to be sure. But the alternative is, and has been, a catastrophe.
    Blog Post by Michelle Gavin August 20, 2024 Africa in Transition
  • Zimbabwe
    Zimbabwe’s Pre-SADC Crackdown
    As SADC leaders gather in Harare for their annual summit, Zimbabwe’s government rounds up perceived “enemies of the state.”
    Blog Post by Michelle Gavin August 13, 2024 Africa in Transition
  • Nigeria
    A Loud Silence
    Pentecostal leaders’ avoidance of the #EndBadGovernance protests in Nigeria speaks volumes about the protests’ ethnoreligious undercurrents.
    Blog Post by Ebenezer Obadare August 12, 2024 Africa in Transition
  • Nigeria
    The Myth of the ‘Leaderless’ African Protest
    Rather than being leaderless, contemporary African protests are being steered by a leadership no one saw coming.
    Blog Post by Ebenezer Obadare August 8, 2024 Africa in Transition
  • Nigeria
    A False Dilemma
    Bad governance, not dissent, is the real threat to law and order in Nigeria.
    Blog Post by Ebenezer Obadare July 29, 2024 Africa in Transition