List of Africa articles
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World Bank President Ajay Banga clasps hands with Kenyan President William Ruto at the New Global Financial Pact Summit in Paris on June 23, 2023. Washington’s Energy U-Turn Is Good News for Africa
After Trump administration pressure, the World Bank may make sweeping changes to global energy finance.
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A gray cloud of smoke billows over a cityscape of low-rise buildings and vehicles. The sky behind the smoke is pale blue. Military Rule Is Not the Answer to Sudan’s Conflict
The country’s civil society leaders must be at the forefront of postwar reconstruction.
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A collage photo illustration shows Donald Trump gesturing with arms wide. In front of him are headshots of Benjamin Netanyahu and Vlodymyr Zelensky, images of immigratns and ICE police, a tattered EU flag and America First signs. Trump’s First 100 Days on the Global Stage
Ten thinkers on what to make of the opening salvo of the president’s second term.
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People walk among stacks of sacks as seen through a bullet-shattered glass. Sudan’s Civil War, Two Years on
What the forgotten war has revealed about the international system.
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Mandarin language teacher Liu Mei gestures at the blackboard at the Confucius Institute in Sierra Leone during a class for students in Freetown. The Fight Over Language, From Haiti to Kyrgyzstan
Reads on one of the most powerful tools of imperialism.
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A group of four women in colorful dresses and head scarves sits on the floor around a setting of tea vessels and food. The Long Road to Justice for Sexual War Crimes
Sexual violence in Sudan is common. Accountability isn’t.
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A member of the pharmacology department at Lodwar County Referral Hospital takes inventory of the last boxes of drugs delivered by the now-dismantled USAID amid medical supply shortages in Lodwar, Kenya, on April 1. The Fatal Impact of Trump’s Foreign Aid Cuts
The head of the Danish Refugee Council speaks on the far-reaching consequences of Trump slashing U.S. foreign aid.
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A middle-aged man in a tunic sits on a colorful woven carpet inside a tent with white walls that are brightly lit with light from outside. Past him, a woman in a blue-and-purple dress and matching headscarf walks by on bare feet, holding a bowl in her hands. South Sudan Is Returning to War
Recent fighting and the arrest of opposition leaders has put a spotlight on the country’s worsening interethnic tensions—and the fragility of its 2018 peace agreement.
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A man looks on as a fire rages in Sudan. Congress Has a Choice on Sudan
Trump’s indifference and aid cuts are exacerbating the world’s largest humanitarian crisis.
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A soldier from the Central African Territorial Infantry Battalion drives past a Russian flag during a military parade in Bangui, Central African Republic, on Dec. 1, 2022. Are China and Russia on a Collision Course in Africa?
While Beijing seeks influence and prizes a stable investment climate, Moscow is sowing chaos and selling private security services to quell it.
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A rape survivor poses for a portrait in Ethiopia. Tigray Needs Justice for Peace to Hold
The West can play an important role in examining a “forgotten” war.
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An illustration shows a golden Cybertruck blasting through a U.S. seal of an eagle holding arrows and laurel. Is America a Kleptocracy?
Here’s how life could change for the rich, poor, and everyone in between.
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Two men are seen behind bars with people milling about in the foreground. Into the Lions’ Den
A scorching legal thriller from Zambia.
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A USAID logo is visible on a box vanalized by looters following clashes at the World Food Programme (WFP) warehouse in Bukavu, Congo on Feb. 21. The End of USAID Is an Opportunity for Africa
Reducing foreign aid can help end dependency and promote African agency.
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A woman carries dried reeds while walking on a dirt road. The Global South Must Back Sudan’s ICJ Case Against the UAE
Dozens of countries supported South Africa’s genocide charges against Israel. Failure to do the same for Sudan would be a moral and diplomatic disaster.
