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Center for International Policy, Africa Program

Center for International Policy, Africa Program

Spotlight on Zambia

Hakainde Hichilema has won Zambia’s presidential election in a decisive victory over incumbent President Edgar Lungu, the electoral…

3 min readAug 17, 2021

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Spotlight on Zambia

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Center for International Policy, Africa Program

Spotlight on South Sudan

Fighting erupted in South Sudan on Saturday between rival factions of the SPLM-IO military wing. The SPLM-IO is one of the country’s two…

3 min readAug 12, 2021

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Spotlight on South Sudan

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Center for International Policy, Africa Program

COVID-19: Africa’s third wave

As the highly contagious Delta variant drives a global surge of COVID-19 cases, Africa is being hit especially hard. On July 15, the World…

3 min readAug 3, 2021

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COVID-19: Africa’s third wave

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Center for International Policy, Africa Program

The Pegasus Project: How the cyber-surveillance scandal affected Africa

When the Washington Post and 16 other media outlets published the findings of their Pegasus Project investigation last week, the results…

3 min readJul 27, 2021

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The Pegasus Project: How the cyber-surveillance scandal affected Africa

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Center for International Policy, Africa Program

Mozambique’s conflict goes regional

On June 23, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) agreed to deploy troops to Mozambique to combat the growing jihadist…

3 min readJul 21, 2021

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Mozambique’s conflict goes regional

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Center for International Policy, Africa Program

South Sudan at 10

On July 9, South Sudan marked ten years of independence but with little to celebrate. After a decade of self-rule, South Sudan faces…

4 min readJul 14, 2021

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South Sudan at 10

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Center for International Policy, Africa Program

Corruption in Africa: Holding leaders accountable

On 29 June, former President Jacob Zuma was sentenced to 15 months in prison for contempt of court by South Africa’s highest court. Zuma is…

4 min readJul 7, 2021

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Corruption in Africa: Holding leaders accountable

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Center for International Policy, Africa Program

Spotlight on Ethiopia: Elections, Tigray & GERD

On June 21, Ethiopia held national elections in what will be a key test of democracy under Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who entered office in…

6 min readJun 30, 2021

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Spotlight on Ethiopia: Elections, Tigray & GERD

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Center for International Policy, Africa Program

Russia’s growing influence in Africa

On June 15, CNN published a report implicating Russian private military contractors in a wide range of human rights abuses in the Central…

4 min readJun 23, 2021

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Russia’s growing influence in Africa

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Center for International Policy, Africa Program

Nigeria’s Twitter ban and the rise of internet censorship in Africa

On June 4, Nigeria announced it would indefinitely ban Twitter from operating in the country, with Minister of Information and Culture Lai…

4 min readJun 23, 2021

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Nigeria’s Twitter ban and the rise of internet censorship in Africa

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Center for International Policy, Africa Program

Center for International Policy, Africa Program

The Center for International Policy Africa Program analyzes U.S. foreign policy toward the nations of Africa to promote greater positive U.S. engagement

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