Sub-Saharan Africa
Rwanda
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Financier of Rwandan Genocide Will Finally Face Justice in CourtOn May 17, twenty-six years after the Rwandan genocide, Félicien Kabuga was finally arrested outside of Paris. A wanted man for decades, he was the most notorious architect of the 1994 atrocities sti…
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Why Rwanda Needs to Prepare Now for Kagame’s Promised Departure in 2024Neil Edwards is an intern for the Atlantic Council's Africa Center in Washington, DC. He is a master's candidate at the School of International Service at American University. This April marks the…
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Women This Week: A Day Without Women in MexicoWelcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post, covering February 24 to March 6, was compiled by Maleeha Coleburn and Rebecca Turkington.
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Swift Response to Open Letter Alleging Gender-Based Corruption in Rwandan CyclingNeil Edwards is the volunteer intern for CFR's Africa Program in Washington, DC. He is a master's candidate at the School of International Service at American University and a returned Peace Corps Rw…
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Kagame’s Spat With Museveni Is Costing RwandansNeil Edwards is the volunteer intern for CFR's Africa Program in Washington, DC. He is a master's candidate at the School of International Service at American University and a returned Peace Corps Rw…
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Alongside Real Progress, Kagame’s Human Rights Abuses PersistNeil Edwards is the volunteer intern for CFR's Africa Program in Washington, DC. He is a master's candidate at the School of International Service at American University and is a returned Peace Corps…
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See How Much You Know About RwandaTest your knowledge of Rwanda, from its colonial history to the aftermath of its genocide.
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Women This Week: Women March WorldwideWelcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post, covering January 12 to January 19, was compiled with support from Rebecca Turkington and Rebecca Hughes.
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A Conversation With Paul Kagame of RwandaFor further reading, please see the Foreign Affairs article “Kagame’s Unrivaled Power” by Tom Gardner, the CFR blog post “Empowering Women in Developing Economies” by Melanne Verveer and Mathilde Mukantabana, and the CFR blog Africa in Transition by John Campbell.
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The Paradox of Rwanda's Paul KagamePresident Paul Kagame, along with many other chiefs of state, will be visiting New York for the opening week of the United Nations General Assembly. President Trump is scheduled to host African heads…
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The World Next Week: August 3rd, 2017The U.S. Department of Commerce releases its international trade figures on goods and services, and presidential elections take place in Rwanda and Kenya.
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Women Around the World: This WeekWelcome to “Women Around the World: This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post, covering from May 6 to May 12, was compiled with s…
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Beyond the Millennium Development Goals: Strengthening Health Systems for SustainabilityEmerging 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…
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The World Next Week: April 3, 2014India gears up for general elections; Afghanistan holds presidential elections; and Rwanda marks twenty years after its genocide.
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Dr. Denis Mukwege: A Surgeon in the “Rape Capital of the World”This is a guest post by Emily Mellgard, research associate for the Council on Foreign Relations Africa Studies program. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been back in the media over the…