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August 8, 2024

Sub-Saharan Africa
Africa and the Gulf Are Growing Closer. Will It Increase Global Tensions?

The Gulf states are angling for closer ties with African countries, and the feeling is mutual. But critics say differences over governance values, labor rights, and ongoing conflicts could stoke tens…

In Brief by Alexandra Dent and Mariel Ferragamo

March 19, 2021

Niger
Niger's Mahamadou Issoufou Awarded Mo Ibrahim Prize for Excellence in African Leadership

Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou, set to step down after two terms as president, was last week awarded the Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership.

A picture of Nigerien President Mahamadou Issoufou speaking before the UN General Assembly.
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

May 12, 2021

Nigeria
Germany to Return Some African Art to Nigeria

The German minister of culture has announced plans to return hundreds of art objects to Nigeria. Their provenance is the Benin Royal Palace—located in Benin City, which is situated in southern Nigeria—looted and destroyed by the British in 1897. Apparently, the objects will be deposited at the Edo Museum of West African Art, under construction in Benin City.

A close-up photo of a Benin Bronze resembling a leopard on display in the Bode-Museum in Berlin, Germany.
Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

December 4, 2019

European Union
Democracy and Identity in the European Union

Council on Foreign Relations 12/4/2019 Academic Conference Call: Democracy and Identity in the European Union with Kathleen R. McNamara.

Podcast
Conference Call by Kathleen R. McNamara and Irina A. Faskianos

October 24, 2024

Georgia
France Presses for Lebanon Aid, Japan Holds Snap Election, Georgia’s Divided Vote, and More

France seeks to spur international support for humanitarian aid for Lebanon as fighting grinds on between Israel and Hezbollah; Japan holds a snap general election as Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru ho…

Podcast Supporters of Georgia's pro-Western and pro-EU opposition groups hold a joint final campaign rally ahead of parliamentary elections in Tbilisi, Georgia, on October 20, 2024. Irakli Gedenidze/Reuters
Podcast by Robert McMahon and Carla Anne Robbins The World Next Week

December 9, 2015

Sub-Saharan Africa
African Drought and Hydropower

This is a guest post by Jameson McBride, an intern for Energy and the Environment at the Council on Foreign Relations Africa Program. He is currently studying Political Science and Sustainable Develo…

Dam Construction in DRC
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for John Campbell Africa in Transition