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Global Governance

The ICC, the Trump Administration, and Africa

On November 2—the day before the U.S. presidential election—more than seventy-one states party to the treaty that established the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a statement in a UN General…

Blog Post by John Campbell November 4, 2020 Africa in Transition
Myanmar

Why the ICJ Is Trying to Protect Myanmar’s Rohingya

The International Court of Justice issued an important decision aimed at protecting Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya minority, but its impact is unclear.

Article by David J. Scheffer January 24, 2020
Gambia

President Barrow’s Broken Promise Threatens Gambia’s Post-Jammeh Future

Adam Valavanis is a former intern with the Africa Program at the Council on Foreign Relations. He received a master’s degree in conflict studies from the London School of Economics and Political Scie…

Blog Post by Guest Blogger for John Campbell January 15, 2020 Africa in Transition

Gambia

Gambia’s Tiny Population Belies Its Enormous Exampe

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…

Blog Post by Michelle Gavin June 7, 2018 Africa in Transition
Sub-Saharan Africa

The Gambia Leaves the Commonwealth

Gambia’s dictator, Yahya Jammeh, announced that Gambia is leaving the Commonwealth of Nations, a “neo-colonialist” institution, in his view. He provided no official explanation for the departure. The…

Blog Post by John Campbell October 7, 2013 Africa in Transition