Category: Sub-Saharan Africa
28 Articles
- Sub-Saharan Africa
The End of MINUSMA: Russia Competes with the UN for Global Influence
In late December 2023, the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, MINUSMA, finalized its withdrawal from the country after over a decade on the ground. Its exodus came after…
April 12, 2024
- Gender, Identity, and Security
- Sub-Saharan Africa
Ethiopia: How A Gendered Lens Can Help Food Aid Distribution
On November 14, 2023, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced its decision to partially resume a year-long food assistance trial period…
December 6, 2023
- Geoeconomics & Resource Competition
- Sub-Saharan Africa
De-Risking, The Lobito Corridor, and the United States’ Approach to African Development
Catalyzed by geopolitical competition with the People’s Republic of China (PRC), and crises like the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States is approaching issues like…
December 5, 2023
- Sub-Saharan Africa
A Possible Vanguard for Security Cooperation? The Crisis in Cabo Delgado and the Potential for Positive Engagement with the African Continent
Among the multiplicity of security crises that beset the African continent, the rising jihadist insurgency in northern Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado often escapes the global…
November 16, 2023
- Gender, Identity, and Security
- Sub-Saharan Africa
A Reminder To Men: Ending Gender-Based Violence Requires Comprehensive Engagement
In principle, the civil war in South Sudan ended after a peace agreement was signed in 2018. In principle, South Sudan’s constitution ensures a 35 percent…
July 26, 2023
- Environment and Biosecurity
- Sub-Saharan Africa
The Need for Private Investment to Tackle Climate Change in Africa
The evidence is clear: within ten years the world is likely to surpass the 1.5°C global warming threshold. Surpassing this threshold will significantly endanger…
June 8, 2023
- Sub-Saharan Africa
Zambia: A Beacon of Democracy in Africa
President Joe Biden convened the second Summit for Democracy last month. This time, the U.S. government co-hosted the virtual event with regional partners, including…
May 5, 2023
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Terrorism & Transnational Threats
Globalized Crises: The War in Ukraine and COVID-19’s Impact on Al-Shabaab Recruitment
East Africa is a terrorist hotbed—surpassing the Middle East, South Asia, and North Africa for the most terrorist deaths in 2022. Sixty percent of the…
April 12, 2023
- Environment and Biosecurity
- Sub-Saharan Africa
Blame Governments, Not the Environment: How Political Failures Worsen the Effects of Climate Change in West Africa
With seven coups since 2020, West Africa is drawing global attention as a hotspot for conflict and a critical locus of discourse on climate security. Rising…
March 17, 2023
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Terrorism & Transnational Threats
Merci BeauCoup: How Terrorist Organizations Will Benefit from the Recent Military Coup in Burkina Faso
The recent military coup in Burkina Faso indicates a deepening governance and security crisis in the Sahel that threatens to impede regional and international counterterrorism…
November 28, 2022