Despite the bitter exit of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger from ECOWAS and their formation of the rival AES, the destinies of the two blocs remain deeply intertwined.The split between the Economic ...

Sub-Saharan Africa’s export profile—heavily skewed toward raw commodities—limits its benefits to African states, while Gulf countries capitalise on higher-value imports and exports. Africa’s vast ...

When we resumed at Harvard Kennedy School last year, Africa became a topic of interest among many of our fellow students. As discussions unfolded during our classes and informal gatherings, it became ...

Join presenter, Chioma, for an introduction to the physical geography of the continent of Africa, from the Sahara Desert in the north, to the Cape region in the south. Join presenter, Chioma, as she ...

MICHAEL BECKLEY is Associate Professor of Political Science at Tufts University, a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the American ...

The capture of the capital by Sudan’s military marked a momentous shift in Africa’s largest war ... its stronghold in Sudan’s far west, analysts said, where it has vowed to establish ...

Better security has been key to a recovery in the nation’s output, which rose 40% over the past few years after slumping to little more than half its historic peak. In January, Africa’s ...

The Comptroller-General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, has urged West and Central African nations ... and poor interconnectivity as major obstacles to trade facilitation. He emphasized the need for ...

The Saya de Malha Bank is one of the world’s largest seagrass fields and the planet’s most important carbon sinks. It faces ...

While the two countries are war-weary, there is little appetite for major concessions ... East and Central Europe, based in Warsaw. He has also reported extensively from Iraq and Africa.

The conflict in Sudan constitutes a major driver of humanitarian needs both within the country and in the region. In West and Central Africa, €150.6 million will support the humanitarian response in ...

The countries of the Horn of Africa suffer from violence and insecurity. The region is a hub on the trade and migration route in the Red Sea, bordering the ...