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May 25, 2012

Sub-Saharan Africa
Guest Post: Lake Chad Shrinks, Conflict Grows

This is a guest post by Laura Dimon. Laura is the Africa program intern at the Council on Foreign Relations. Earlier this week, the New York Times detailed the impact of Niger’s desertification on c…

Chadian men collect water with plastic canisters loaded on a hand cart in Lake Chad, on the island of Kouirom, January 27, 2007.
Blog Post by Guest Blogger for John Campbell Africa in Transition

March 7, 2024

Women and Women's Rights
Abortion Law: Global Comparisons

The U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, which guaranteed the constitutional right to abortion for almost fifty years. How does regulation of abortion in the United States compare to that in th…

People hold signs in favor of abortion rights.
Article by Women and Foreign Policy Program Staff Women and Foreign Policy Program

February 14, 2024

Global Governance
Academic Webinar: Governing the Global Commons

Esther Brimmer, James H. Binger senior fellow in global governance at CFR, leads the conversation on governing the global commons. FASKIANOS: Welcome to today’s session of the Winter/Spring 2024 C…

Play Satellite in outer space.
Virtual Event by Esther Brimmer and Irina A. Faskianos Academic and Higher Education Webinars

March 10, 2024

China
China’s Record Manufacturing Surplus

The U.S. likes talking about the dominance of the dollar. But don’t short-change China’s current dominance of manufacturing trade. Trade imbalances need to be taken seriously again.

Manufactured Goods Surpluses
Blog Post by Brad W. Setser, Michael Weilandt, and Volkmar Baur Follow the Money

March 6, 2024

International Law
Academic Webinar: Complex Humanitarian Emergencies

David J. Scheffer, senior fellow at CFR, leads the conversation on complex humanitarian emergencies. CASA: Welcome to today’s session of the Winter/Spring 2024 CFR Academic Webinar Series. I’m Mar…

Play Humanitarian aid being delivered in a community.
Webinar by David J. Scheffer and Maria Casa Academic and Higher Education Webinars

December 12, 2023

Peacekeeping
The Role of Peacekeeping in Africa

Africa continues to have more peacekeeping missions than any other continent. As conflict-stricken countries increasingly look outside the United Nations for support, experts say reforms are necessar…

A peacekeeping vehicle transports troops on a dirt road in the DRC.
Backgrounder by Claire Klobucista and Mariel Ferragamo

July 7, 2023

Nigeria
Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: June 24-30

This update represents violence in Nigeria and related to Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, and Niger from June 24 to June 30, 2023. 

Map of Nigeria shaded in red to reflect Nigeria Security Tracker-documented deaths per state. Borno state, the northeastern-most state, is dark red, while the rest of the country are shades of pink. Regions of Cameroon, Chad, and Niger that have experienced Boko Haram-related violence are also shaded.
Blog Post by CFR Africa Program Africa in Transition

February 2, 2024

West Africa
ECOWAS Split Spells Trouble for Democracy in West Africa

Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger have left the most important West African regional bloc due to escalating tensions over their democratic decline, leaving room for Russia to assert itself in the region…

In Brief by Ebenezer Obadare and Reina Patel Africa Program