Politics and Government

Heads of State and Government

  • Pakistan
    A Conversation With Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
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    SANGER: Good afternoon, and welcome to today’s Council on Foreign Relations meeting. It’s wonderful to see all of you here, and particularly to welcome the prime minister—still new Prime Minister of …
  • Rwanda
    The Paradox of Rwanda's Paul Kagame
    President Paul Kagame, along with many other chiefs of state, will be visiting New York for the opening week of the United Nations General Assembly. President Trump is scheduled to host African heads…
  • South Africa
    'Don't Underestimate Zuma'
    For those in South Africa and elsewhere devoted to the rule of law, the supremacy of constitutional institutions over individual personalities, and repelled by corruption, South Africa’s President Ja…
  • Zimbabwe
    Zimbabwe Grotesques
    In what is hopefully the twilight of the Mugabe regime, one weird episode follows another. On August 14, President Robert Mugabe publicly bragged that the murderers of twelve white farmers in Zimbabw…
  • Nigeria
    President Buhari Returns Home
    President Buhari returned to Nigeria on August 19 after over one-hundred days of medical leave in London. Various dignitaries gathered to greet him upon his arrival. The public aspect of President Bu…
  • Gender
    Violence Against Female Politicians
    Voices from the Field features contributions from scholars and practitioners highlighting new research, thinking, and approaches to development challenges. This article is authored by Hilary Matfess, research analyst on defense and security issues in  Africa and doctoral candidate at Yale University.