Political Transitions

The split between ECOWAS and the mutinous AES states may be just what the regional body needed. 

President-Elect Masoud Pezeshkian campaigned as a moderate regarding issues such as the hijab law and nuclear negotiations, but the regime is unlikely to allow any sweeping changes.

South Africa has formed a governing majority; whether they can successfully govern remains to be seen. 

The United States should resist a “business as usual” approach to Chad.  

In assessing Chad’s upcoming elections, the junta’s actions should speak louder than their words.    

As external actors seem to lessen pressure on West Africa’s juntas, Guineans register their discontent with military governance.

The recent flurry of congressional and executive attention on Sudan needs to be married to a long-term strategy toward the Horn of Africa. 

President Macky Sall’s decision to postpone Senegal’s elections threatens the country’s democratic identity.

Gabon’s transitional government struggles to make the case for readmission into regional and global institutions.   

Attempts to promote “stability” in 2019 bear predictable consequences in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s most recent election.

Ethiopia has struggled to recover from the fallout of the Tigray conflict, with few signs of improvement for 2024. 

As Liberia heads to a closely contested runoff election, the possibilities are decidedly limited.