The startling death of Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza earlier this week raises new questions about the future direction of his country.
Nkurunziza’s legacy is not a happy one. After taking …
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s full steam ahead in Burundi with regard to the presidential and parliamentary elections slated for May 20. As recent weeks brought news of the first recorded cases…
Michelle Gavin is a senior fellow for Africa studies at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York. From 2011 to 2014, she served as the U.S. ambassador to Botswana and to the Southern African Deve…
In this episode of Africa in Transition, John Campbell speaks with Richard Moncrieff and EJ Hogendoorn of the International Crisis Group. The podcast addresses some of the many political and security…
Podcastwith EJ Hogendoorn, John Campbell and Richard Moncreiff April 26, 2017
Africa in Transition
This is a guest post by Cheryl Strauss Einhorn. Cheryl is an adjunct professor at Columbia Business School.
Burundi, Gambia, and now South Africa have all recently announced their intentions to wi…
Tyler Falish is an intern for the Council on Foreign Relations Africa Studies program, and a student in Fordham University’s Graduate Program in International Political Economy & Development.
On Feb…
The ongoing tragedy in eastern Congo is closely related to the history of genocide in Rwanda. Herman J. Cohen, former assistant secretary of state for Africa, former ambassador to Senegal and Gambia …
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