Sub-Saharan Africa
Cameroon
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Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: May 23–29Below is a visualization and description of some of the most significant incidents of political violence in Nigeria from May 23 to 29, 2020. This update also represents violence related to Boko Haram…
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Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: April 4–10Below is a visualization and description of some of the most significant incidents of political violence in Nigeria from April 4 to 10, 2020. This update also represents violence related to Boko Hara…
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Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: February 1–7Below is a visualization and description of some of the most significant incidents of political violence in Nigeria from February 1 to 7, 2020. This update also represents violence related to Boko Ha…
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Lessons From the Past on Cameroon’s CrisisHerman J. Cohen is the former assistant secretary of state for African affairs (1989–1993), the former U.S. ambassador to the Gambia and Senegal (1977–80), and was a member of the U.S. Foreign Servic…
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Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: November 30–December 6Below is a visualization and description of some of the most significant incidents of political violence in Nigeria from November 30 to December 6, 2019. This update also represents violence related …
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The Origins of African States, and Their NamesAn article on the origins of the names of African countries was recently published in Quartz. It includes a map of the continent in 1885, at the time of the Berlin Conference. Portuguese and Arabic t…
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Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: June 8–14Below is a visualization and description of some of the most significant incidents of political violence in Nigeria from June 8 to 14, 2019. This update also represents violence related to Boko Haram…
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Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: April 13–19Below is a visualization and description of some of the most significant incidents of political violence in Nigeria from April 13 to 19, 2019. This update also represents violence related to Boko Har…
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Dim Outlook for Peace Talks Between Separatist Rebels and CameroonCameroon is spiraling downward, with fighting between rebels in the Anglophone regions (the Northwest and Southwest regions) and President Paul Biya’s security forces intensifying. At a briefing befo…
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Nigeria Security Tracker Weekly Update: November 24–30Below is a visualization and description of some of the most significant incidents of political violence in Nigeria from November 24 to 30, 2018. This update also represents violence related to Boko …
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Cameroon's Future Looks Grim as Biya Begins Another TermPresident Paul Biya’s regime seems intent on establishing itself as one of Africa’s worst. The eighty-five-year-old president, with an estimated personal wealth of some $250 million (though nobody is…
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Conflict at the Root of Food Insecurity in AfricaThe Africa Center for Strategic Studies has published a report, “Africa’s Unresolved Conflicts Key Driver of Food Insecurity.” The report includes a graphic with a map showing the overlap between foo…
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Cameroon's Future Uncertain Despite Biya's Impending Election VictoryAs Cameroon-watchers await the official results of this month’s elections amid court challenges, the outcome is highly predictable—victories for the ruling Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement (CPDM…
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Refugees From Anglophone Cameroon Enter Nigeria, Straining RelationsAdam Valavanis is a volunteer intern in the Africa program at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, DC. On October 7, Cameroonians voted in the presidential election. Despite the opposit…
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America's Dilemma in Cameroon: Supporting an Abusive MilitaryPresident Paul Biya, the authoritarian leader of Cameroon, has kept in office for thirty-six years through rigged elections and repression of actual or potential opposition, including the country’s E…