Our Sub-Saharan Africa desk covers the regions of the African continent that lie south of the Sahara. These include Central Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa, and West Africa.
Abstract When Nigeria gained its independence in 1960, many wondered what the long-lasting implications of colonization would be. There have been several ...
Chapter I: General Introduction and Background of Study General Introduction The goal of this research is to understand the role of international no...
On February 10th, 2025, activists Milain Fayulu and Jeffrey Smith wrote in Foreign Policy that in regard to the Eastern Congo Conflict, “Kagame is an arsonist m...
In early January 2025, French President Emmanuel Macron sparked outrage across West Africa after insinuating that countries like Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger h...
This transcript comes from a written interview conducted in February 2025 with Nimi Princewill. Nimi Princewill is a news producer with CNN based in Abuja, Nige...
“We’ve been standing here for 26 seconds, and nobody has been raped”. On the 2nd of February 2000, the late Minister of Safety and Security went on an American ...
Cameroonians are in a waiting game. As elections approach this October, all signs point to an 8th term for president Paul Biya, now age 92. For decades, opposit...
After years of political unrest and division, Ethiopia may be headed towards yet another civil war. The nation has faced instability and violence within its eth...
As part of a series of conversations with the 2024 Class of the Maurice R. Greenberg World Fellows Program, Abla Abdulkadir, Sarah Jeddy, and Owen Haywood of th...
Last month, the YRIS Interview and Events Team sat down with Babra Ontibile Bhebe, a member of the 2024 Maurice R. Greenberg World Fellows Program. A native Zim...
