Category: Sub-Saharan Africa
28 Articles
- Sub-Saharan Africa
Cloaked in a Cause: Madagascar’s ‘Gen Z’ Protests and the Inadvertent Preservation of Power
Although the October 2025 military coup in Madagascar occurred within a broader context of social upheaval and youth political participation, observers should refrain from…
October 31, 2025
- Sub-Saharan Africa
Côte d’Ivoire’s 2025 Election: Sacrificing Long-Term Stability for Short-Term Gains
On October 25, nearly nine million voters will head to the polls to elect the next president of Côte d’Ivoire. They are likely to choose incumbent President Alassane Ouattara,…
October 24, 2025
- Sub-Saharan Africa
East Africa’s Shadow Network: Coordinated Repression and the Fight Against Opposition
Leaders in Sub-Saharan Africa are increasingly partaking in a global authoritarian trend of using state power to curtail dissent outside their own borders, a practice known as…
October 15, 2025
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Terrorism & Transnational Threats
The Transnational Smuggling Fueling Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo
In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), an escalation in fighting between the Congolese armed forces and Rwandan-backed March 23 Movement (M23) rebels has brought the…
April 10, 2025
- Sub-Saharan Africa
Coalition of Coups: The AES-ECOWAS Split and West Africa’s Security Crisis
Though a regional dilemma, a fracturing alliance in West Africa has called into question the efficacy of Western hegemony and has affirmed claims that the liberal international…
March 17, 2025
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Technology
Silicon Savannah or Digital Debt Trap? Unpacking Foreign Tech in Sub-Saharan Africa
Foreign tech investments in Sub-Saharan Africa bring opportunities and risks. While fueling innovation and economic growth, they also raise concerns about neocolonialism and…
February 21, 2025
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Technology
Bending the Baobab: AI’s Erosion of Security in the Sahel
Foreign, domestic, and non-state actors have manipulated the information landscape to secure their interests across Sub-Saharan Africa. Malign actors use information warfare to…
January 3, 2025
- Sub-Saharan Africa
The President is Dead, Long Live the President: Succession Crises in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa has the youngest population on earth. The region also hosts several of the world’s oldest and longest-serving national leaders. Concerns about…
December 11, 2024
- Environment and Biosecurity
- Sub-Saharan Africa
Violent Extremism in the Shadows of Climate Change: The Case of Lake Chad and Boko Haram
Resource scarcity, instability, and violent extremist groups are becoming undeniably–yet indirectly–linked and have significant implications for West Africa. Research…
October 17, 2024
- Sub-Saharan Africa
Remembering a Forgotten War: United States Policy Options to Resolve Sudan’s Civil War
Wars have dominated this year’s election news cycle, with the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza featuring prominently in President Biden’s 2024 State of the Union Address.…
May 1, 2024