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May 19, 2016

Sub-Saharan Africa
Questions About Nigeria’s Freed Chibok Schoolgirl

As has been the case since Boko Haram kidnapped hundreds of school girls that had been concentrated in Chibok to take their final examinations two years ago, there must be questions about Amina Ali D…

Chibok_girl_rescue

February 11, 2015

Sub-Saharan Africa
Nelson Mandela Freed Twenty-Five Years Ago Today

In 1964, Nelson Mandela was convicted of sabotage in conjunction with the armed struggle against apartheid in the Rivonia Trial. He was sentenced to life in prison. His statement at his sentencing wa…

Mandela 25 Years Prison

December 15, 2023

Technology and Innovation
Cyber Week in Review: December 15, 2023

EU negotiators announce agreement on AI Act; SEC cyber incident disclosure rules take effect; Ukraine's largest phone network hit by cyberattack; Coker confirmed as NCD; Human trafficking for cyber s…

French President Emmanuel Macron delivers a speech during the Global Forum on Artificial Intelligence for Humanity (GFAIH) at the Institut de France in Paris, France on October 30, 2019.

February 5, 2024

China
China’s New Currency Playbook

China’s pivot to a new strategy of indirect intervention through its large state banks requires new approaches to policing currency policies by both the U.S. Treasury and IMF.

Settlement by banks in China vs. Yuan-Dollar Exchange Rate

January 27, 2023

Sierra Leone
Women This Week: Women’s Rights Victory in Sierra Leone

Welcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers January 21 to January 27.

A Sierra Leonen woman carries a pot of peanuts on her head in Freetown, Sierra Leone, December 16, 2014.

March 3, 2021

Nigeria
Mass Kidnapping in Nigeria Captures International Attention—Again

On February 27 "bandits" attacked the Government Girls Secondary School in Jangebe, Zamfara State and kidnapped some three hundred girls. Government reaction was predictable: search-and-rescue missions and strong statements.

A line of young girls, most without shoes and wearing blue Islamic headdress, leave a building after being released from captivity by bandits. A Nigerian policeman carrying an assault rifle is standing next to the line of girls.