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  • Diplomacy and International Institutions
    A Dispiriting UNGA
    Leaders devalue democracy under the guise of standing up to the West.
    Blog Post by Michelle Gavin September 27, 2023 Africa in Transition
  • Niger
    The Rise of the Gangsta Militariat
    The latest generation of African coupists offers definitive proof that the armed forces are the greatest victims of military rule.
    Blog Post by Ebenezer Obadare August 28, 2023 Africa in Transition
  • West Africa
    Preventing Conflict in Coastal West Africa
    The Global Fragility Act allows the United States to encourage greater stability in Benin, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, and Togo over the next ten years, argues Eric Silla, though it will be contentious and require high-level diplomacy.
    Report by Eric Silla August 25, 2022 Center for Preventive Action
  • Guinea
    Coups are Back in West Africa
    The recent coup in Guinea is part of a resurgence of "coup culture" in West Africa.
    Blog Post by John Campbell September 8, 2021 Africa in Transition
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    Divergent Paths in West African Democracy: Guinea and Côte d'Ivoire
    Last weekend, as Americans pondered how our election cycle will proceed in the midst of the constraints and disruption necessitated by the coronavirus, the people of Guinea found themselves deciding …
    Blog Post by Michelle Gavin March 26, 2020 Africa Program
  • Elections and Voting
    Ten Elections to Watch in 2020
    Numerous countries will hold elections in 2020. Here are ten to watch. 
    Blog Post by James M. Lindsay December 19, 2019 The Water's Edge
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    Guinea Confronts Third Termism
    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 November 20, 2019 Africa in Transition
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
    After Shift from East to West, Maritime Piracy Remains Threat to U.S. Seafarers and Interests
    This is a guest post by Michael Clyne. Michael is an assistant director at Drum Cussac, a global risk management consultancy. When President Obama took office nearly eight years ago, his first natio…
    Blog Post by Guest Blogger for John Campbell December 29, 2016 Africa in Transition
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
    The Sub-Saharan Security Tracker
    The Council on Foreign Relations’ Africa Program has just “soft-launched” a new online tool we call the Sub-Saharan Security Tracker (SST). We anticipate a roundtable at the Council’s New York and Wa…
    Blog Post by John Campbell June 8, 2016 Africa in Transition
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    Jihadis Still Active in Mali
    Activities of the self-proclaimed Islamic State in Libya, al-Shabab in Somalia and Kenya, and Boko Haram in Nigeria have pushed awareness of jihadi activities in Mali into the background. But, the Un…
    Blog Post by John Campbell February 18, 2016 Africa in Transition
  • Development
    Beyond the Millennium Development Goals: Strengthening Health Systems for Sustainability
    Emerging Voices features contributions from scholars and practitioners highlighting new research, thinking, and approaches to development challenges. This article is from Amit Chandra, an emergency p…
    Blog Post by Guest Blogger for Shannon K. O'Neil June 29, 2015 Development Channel
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    Maybe Better News on Ebola?
    The New York Times and other media are reporting a drop in Ebola infection rates and empty beds in the emergency field hospitals set up by the U.S. military in Monrovia. While there is Ebola all alon…
    Blog Post by John Campbell October 31, 2014 Africa in Transition
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    Ebola and Counterinsurgency—A Struggle for Legitimacy
    This is a guest post by Colonel Clint Hinote. He is the 2014-2015 U.S. Air Force Military Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. The opinions expressed here are his own. As the United States se…
    Blog Post by Guest Blogger for John Campbell October 1, 2014 Africa in Transition
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    Ebola: The Dog That Has Not Barked
    Especially in Sierra Leone and Liberia, the Ebola news gets worse and worse, with victims and deaths seeming to grow exponentially. Yet the disease does not appear to have spread east along the Gulf …
    Blog Post by John Campbell September 30, 2014 Africa in Transition
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    Ebola “a Complete Disaster”
    This is the conclusion of Dr. Joanne Liu, MD, president of Doctors Without Borders (Medicins Sans Frontieres-MSF). Her interview in the New York Times is a compelling must-read for those watching Ebo…
    Blog Post by John Campbell August 21, 2014 Africa in Transition
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