Peace in a Pandemic: Containing Africa’s Conflicts
COVID-19 is upending local security dynamics in some of the most vulnerable parts of Africa.
A Different Contagion: India’s Bank Bailouts
The potential collapse of India’s banking sector is a contagion of a different kind, and its ramifications could be felt far longer than the COVID-19 pandemic.
Petropolitics 101: The Case of Guyana
Guyana failed to evade the “resource curse” once. Will it happen again?
Ethiopia: COVID-19 & Constitutional Crisis
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed must stem the spread of both COVID-19 and ethnic strife if his new Prosperity Party is to prevail in this year’s elections.
Oil’s Armageddon: Implications for African Exporters
Africa’s largest oil exporters are not in a position to weather the massive price disruptions wrought by COVID-19 and Saudi-Russian acrimony.
Huawei’s Scramble for Africa
Barring the emergence of a credible alternative, the controversial CCP-linked telecom is unlikely to be knocked off course in Africa.
The African Union: Summitry or Substance?
Can the African Union make this an “African Century,” or is it destined to share the same fate as the Organisation of African Unity that preceded it?
Luanda Leaks: Angola’s Anti-Corruption Crusade
Angola can recover from decades of mismanagement, but only if the government proves willing to address the problems that enabled pervasive corruption in the first place.
The Beijing Consensus: Exporting Authoritarian Governance to Africa
Africa’s emulation of the China model doesn’t stop at the economy.
