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April 28, 2020

Local and Traditional Leadership
How Nigeria Has Responded to COVID-19 So Far

As of April 29, Nigeria has recorded over 1,300 cases, with 40 deaths attributed to COVID-19. Nigeria’s coronavirus spread had been concentrated in Abuja, Lagos, and Ogun state, the latter effectively a suburb of Lagos. Those three areas have been under lockdown since March 30, with an announcement by President Buhari to begin easing some restrictions beginning on May 4.

Men load sacks of rice, which have the words "COVID-19: Palliative for the Vulnerable People" plastered on them, among other food aid in a truck, to be distributed for those affected by procedures taken to curb the spread of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Abuja, Nigeria, on April 17, 2020.
Blog Post by John Campbell and Jack McCaslin Africa in Transition

August 22, 2017

U.S. Foreign Policy
The Not-So-New "New" South Asia Strategy

President Donald J. Trump outlined last night the much-anticipated strategy his administration will adopt in Afghanistan, now the United States’ longest war. Trump placed Afghanistan in the context o…

U.S. President Donald Trump announces his strategy for the war in Afghanistan during an address to the nation from Fort Myer, Virginia, U.S., August 21, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
Blog Post by Alyssa Ayres Asia Unbound

November 2, 2017

Sub-Saharan Africa
The Trump Administration and Africa So Far

Some important Africa posts are filled and Nikki Haley makes her first visit to Africa, but Trump remains uninvolved and his Africa strategy remains unclear.

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Blog Post by John Campbell Africa in Transition

August 14, 2013

Education
Why is There So Little Hiring With So Many Open Jobs?

Over the past three years, a perplexing trend has materialized in the job market: openings have risen nearly 50 percent, but hiring has risen by less than 5 percent. In an op-ed for Bloomberg, CFR Ad…

Blog Post by Renewing America Staff Renewing America

September 7, 2008

Monetary Policy
So true ...

Floyd Norris in the New York Times: Remarkably, the country that prides itself on being the beacon of free enterprise finds itself with a financial system that needs government money to finance the…

Blog Post by Brad W. Setser Follow the Money