Sub-Saharan Africa
Gambia
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The International Court of Justice's Recent Ruling on the Rohingya GenocideDavid J. Scheffer, visiting senior fellow at CFR, discusses the International Court of Justice’s recent ruling on the Rohingya genocide. Learn more about CFR's Religion and Foreign Policy Program…
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Why the ICJ Is Trying to Protect Myanmar’s RohingyaThe International Court of Justice issued an important decision aimed at protecting Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya minority, but its impact is unclear.
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President Barrow’s Broken Promise Threatens Gambia’s Post-Jammeh FutureAdam 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…
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Gambia’s Tiny Population Belies Its Enormous ExampeMichelle 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…
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The Gambia Leaves the CommonwealthGambia’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…
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Slavery: As Modern as It Is AncientThis is a guest post by Emily Mellgard, research associate for the Council on Foreign Relations Africa Studies program. The Australia based, Walk Free Foundation on Oct 17 published their first annu…