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December 29, 2020

COVID-19
Resurgence of COVID-19 in Africa

South Africa is once again the epicenter of the current wave of infections, driven, apparently, by a mutant strain of the virus. According to health experts, South Africa now accounts for an estimated 40 percent of COVID-19 cases in Africa.

A group of South African commuters can be seen sitting inside of a transport van. Some are wearing masks, while others are not.
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

February 26, 2016

Sub-Saharan Africa
South Africa and Barclays Africa

This is a guest post by Allen Grane, research associate for the Council on Foreign Relations Africa Studies program. The recent rumor of Barclays PLC’s potential sale of its African businesses has c…

Barclays South Africa
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for John Campbell Africa in Transition

September 19, 2024

United Nations
Security Challenges Cloud UN’s Summit of the Future

This year’s UN summit offers a rare chance for reform of the world’s leading peace and security body but is bedeviled by major power tensions over intractable wars.

People sit in rows of chairs around a C-shaped desk in a large conference room hall.
Expert Brief by Paul B. Stares and Natalie Caloca

May 3, 2021

Nigeria
In a Reversal, Nigeria Wants U.S. Africa Command Headquarters in Africa

On April 27, Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, in a virtual meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, requested that the United States move the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) headquarters from Stuttgart, Germany to Africa. The request marks a reversal of official Nigerian opposition—first made public twelve years ago—to AFRICOM plans to move to the continent.

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is seen on a television screen speaking during a virtual visit to the U.S. State Department, in which he spoke with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

June 13, 2023

Nigeria
Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: June 3-9

This update represents violence in Nigeria and related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger from June 3 to June 9, 2023. 

Map of Nigeria shaded in red to reflect Nigeria Security Tracker-documented deaths per state. Borno state, the northeastern-most state, is dark red, while the rest of the country are shades of pink. Regions of Cameroon, Chad, and Niger that have experienced Boko Haram-related violence are also shaded.
Blog Post by CFR Africa Program Africa in Transition