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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: October 23–29
This update represents violence in Nigeria and related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger from October 23 to October 29, 2021.
Blog Post by Michelle Gavin November 2, 2021 Africa in Transition
Ethiopia
One Year On, Ethiopia’s Tigray Conflict No Closer to Political Solution
Ethiopia's outlook a year on from the start of the Tigray crisis is increasingly dire.
Blog Post by Michelle Gavin November 1, 2021 Africa in Transition
Nigeria
Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: October 16–22
This update represents violence in Nigeria and related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger from October 16 to October 22, 2021.
Blog Post by Michelle Gavin October 26, 2021 Africa in Transition
  • Sudan
    Sudanese Military Leaders Seize Power, Dissolve Transitional Government
    The coup in Sudan shows that the military members of the transitional government were never truly committed to implementing democracy in the manner sought by protesters who forced Omar al-Bashir from power in 2019.
    Blog Post by Michelle Gavin October 25, 2021 Africa in Transition
  • Nigeria
    Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: October 9–15
    This update represents violence in Nigeria and related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger from October 9 to October 15, 2021.
    Blog Post by Michelle Gavin October 20, 2021 Africa in Transition