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Dangerous Trends in Eastern CongoThe resurgence of the M23 rebel group in Eastern Congo increases suffering for civilians and heightens international tensions.
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What’s at Stake for Biden at the 2022 Summit of the AmericasWith the United States hosting the regional meeting for the first time since 1994, all eyes are on how President Biden will navigate growing divisions over democracy, migration, and other issues.
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The EAC’s Challenges in Eastern CongoAs the DRC becomes the newest member of the East African Community, the regional organization confronts multiple challenges in its effort to tackle insecurity in eastern Congo.
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What Is ASEAN?The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is a regional organization that brings together disparate neighbors to address economic and security issues, but the group’s impact remains limited.
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Coup in Burkina Faso Bodes Ill for Stability in West AfricaPutschists in West Africa should not interpret initial popular support for coups as an indication that citizens no longer desire responsive, accountable governance.
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Crisis in eSwatini Raises Uncomfortable Questions for SADCThe protests in eSwatini, one of the world’s last absolute monarchies, call renewed attention to the gulf between Southern Africa’s professed principles and the region’s realities.
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Benin's Democracy Continues its Downward SpiralBenin has been something of a poster child for African democracy following its move away from Marxism–Leninism after the collapse of the Soviet Union. No longer. On paper, Benin is a constitutional d…
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SADC Punts on Mozambique—For the Time BeingOn April 8, the leaders of Botswana, Malawi, South Africa, and Zimbabwe met with Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi to consider next steps with respect to the crisis in Cabo Delgado. They decided to s…
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Foreign Involvement Growing in Mozambique CounterinsurgencyJihadi attacks in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province are accelerating, with heavy fighting breaking out around the town of Palma. In response, South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa sent South Afri…
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Diplomatic Dithering Over Western Sahara Bodes Ill for Other African DisputesFrancesca Eremeeva is a research associate for the Council on Foreign Relations’ Middle East Program. Nolan Quinn is a research associate for the Council on Foreign Relations’ Africa Program. O…
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COVID-19 Death Rate Rising in AfricaThe Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) has announced that the COVID-19 case fatality rate in Africa is now 2.5 percent, higher than the worldwide level of 2.2 percent. (Ac…
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EU Task Force Takuba in MaliAs a jihadi insurgency spreads across the Sahel, EU countries are responding to France's call for increased troop deployments in the region. A Franco-Estonian elite unit, styled Task Force Takuba, ha…
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NAFTA and the USMCA: Weighing the Impact of North American TradePresident Trump reached a deal with Canada and Mexico to restructure the North American Free Trade Agreement, hoping a new trilateral accord will reinvigorate the U.S. manufacturing sector.
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Perspectives on a Changing World Order
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Although the world seems destined to grow more competitive, congested, and contested in the coming years, the logic of major power cooperation remains inescapable. Any effort to shape a new international order that is stable, inclusive, and beneficial to all must be a collaborative undertaking. -
Guinea-Bissau Prepares for a Presidential Runoff ElectionAdam Valavanis is a former intern with the Africa Program at the Council on Foreign Relations. He received a master’s degree in conflict studies from the London School of Economics and Political Scie…
