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

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters while visiting the U.S.-Mexico border in Calexico, California on April 5, 2019.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters while visiting the U.S.-Mexico border in Calexico, California on April 5, 2019. Kevin Lamarque/REUTERS
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An Immigration Debate Worth Having

by Ebenezer Obadare November 12, 2024

The best immigration policy is one that helps developing countries hold on to their best.

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Nigeria
Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: August 13-19
This update represents violence in Nigeria and related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger from August 13 to August 19, 2022.
Blog Post by CFR Africa Program August 22, 2022 Africa in Transition
Kenya
Taking Stock of the Kenyan Election
With a divided electoral commission and legal challenges in the works, Kenya’s presidential election is neither the disaster some feared, nor the unambiguous success hoped for by champions of democracy.
Blog Post by Michelle Gavin August 17, 2022 Africa in Transition
Nigeria
Massive Borrowing Puts Nigeria’s Future at Risk
The country’s bloated debt portfolio is the outcome of decades-long economic mismanagement.
Blog Post by Ebenezer Obadare August 16, 2022 Africa in Transition
  • Nigeria
    Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: August 6-12
    This update represents violence in Nigeria and related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger from August 6 to August 12, 2022.
    Blog Post by CFR Africa Program August 15, 2022 Africa in Transition
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
    Biden Signals Policy Reset, but African Leaders Must Meet Washington Halfway
    African leaders must hold the United States to its vow, even as they put their own house in order.
    Blog Post by Ebenezer Obadare August 10, 2022 Africa in Transition