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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
A Reformer’s Dilemma
Tinubu’s macroeconomics gets a reality check from Nigeria’s micropolitics.
Blog Post by Ebenezer Obadare July 24, 2023 Africa in Transition
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lessons From a New Era of African Statecraft
African populations are eager for partners and reform in the international system, the United States should embrace change.
Blog Post by Michelle Gavin July 18, 2023 Africa in Transition
Nigeria
Asset Stripping
What attitudes toward public infrastructure tell us about the state of the social contract in Nigeria.
Blog Post by Ebenezer Obadare July 17, 2023 Africa in Transition
  • Nigeria
    Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: June 24-30
    This update represents violence in Nigeria and related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger from June 24 to June 30, 2023. 
    Blog Post by CFR Africa Program July 7, 2023 Africa in Transition
  • Senegal
    Power to the People
    Senegalese leader’s belated disavowal of a third term ambition is a win for the country’s civil society and the region’s prodemocracy coalition.  
    Blog Post by Ebenezer Obadare July 6, 2023 Africa in Transition